stage vs performing arts

stage and performing arts both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stage	Yes	No	Yes	No
performing arts	Yes	No	No	No

stage (noun)	performing arts (noun)
a section or portion of a journey or course	arts or skills that require public performance
a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')
any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
any distinct time period in a sequence of events

stage (verb)	performing arts (verb)
perform (a play), especially on a stage
plan, organize, and carry out (an event)