The performing arts are complex, dynamic and embedded into societal and political systems. Providing
means to research historical performing arts data is therefore crucial for understanding our history and
culture. However, currently no commonly accepted ontology for historical performing arts data exists.
On the example of the Linked Stage Graph, this position paper presents the ongoing process of creating
an application-driven and efficient data model by leveraging and building upon existing standards and
ontologies like CIDOC-CRM, FRBR, and FRBRoo.
