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Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	Hamlet <instance of> play	-
author	P50	Item	author, writer and creator: main creator(s) of a written work (use on works, not humans); use P2093 (author name string) when Wikidata item is unknown or does not exist	Hamlet <author> William Shakespeare	-
librettist	P87	Item	librettist: author of the libretto (words) of an opera, operetta, oratorio or cantata, or of the book of a musical	The Marriage of Figaro <librettist> Lorenzo Da Ponte	-
possible creator	P1779	Item	creator: for a creative work with considerable uncertainty about the author	Rampin Rider <possible creator> Rampin Master	-
contributor to the creative work or subject	P767	Item	contributor, session musician and coauthor: person or organization that contributed to a subject: co-creator of a creative work or subject	Discworld Noir <contributor to the creative work or subject> Terry Pratchett	contributed to creative work
choreographer	P1809	Item	choreographer: person(s) who did the choreography	Flames of Paris <choreographer> Vasili Vainonen	-
composer	P86	Item	composer: person(s) who wrote the music [for lyricist, use "lyrics by" (P676)]	Madama Butterfly <composer> Giacomo Puccini	-
commissioned by	P88	Item	commissioner: person or organization that commissioned this work	Arc de Triomphe <commissioned by> Napoleon	-
title	P1476	Monolingual text	original title and title: published name of a work, such as a newspaper article, a literary work, piece of music, a website, or a performance work	Hamlet <title> Hamlet	-
subtitle	P1680	Monolingual text	subtitle: for works, when the title is followed by a subtitle	Les Rougon-Macquart <subtitle> Histoire naturelle et sociale d'une famille sous le Second Empire	-
language of work or name	P407	Item	language: language associated with this creative work (such as books, shows, songs, broadcasts or websites) or a name (for persons use "native language" (P103) and "languages spoken, written or signed" (P1412))	Autobiografia di Alice Toklas (translation) <language of work or name> Italian	-
country of origin	P495	Item	country of origin: country of origin of this item (creative work, food, phrase, product, etc.)	Breaking Bad <country of origin> United States of America	-
inception	P571	Point in time	date of establishment, founding and date of the first award: time when an entity begins to exist; for date of official opening use P1619	Society of Jesus <inception> 1539	-
movement	P135	Item	cultural movement: literary, artistic, scientific or philosophical movement or scene associated with this person or work. For political ideologies use P1142.	Max Horkheimer <movement> Frankfurt School	-
genre	P136	Item	genre, by genre and award for best album (genre): creative work's genre or an artist's field of work (P101). Use main subject (P921) to relate creative works to their topic	Winter in Wartime <genre> war film	-
main subject	P921	Item	topic, matter and subject: primary topic of a work (see also P180: depicts)	Marina <main subject> Rocco Granata	statement is subject of
based on	P144	Item	based on: the work(s) or inputs used as the basis for subject item; for fictional analog use P1074	A <based on> Α	derivative work
inspired by	P941	Item	artistic inspiration and inspired: work, human, place or event which inspired this creative work or fictional entity	The Matrix <inspired by> Alice's Adventures in Wonderland	-
after a work by	P1877	Item	creative work: artist whose work strongly inspired / was copied in this item	The bellows repairer <after a work by> Hieronymus Bosch	-
characters	P674	Item	fictional character: characters which appear in this item (like plays, operas, operettas, books, comics, films, TV series, video games)	Les Misérables <characters> Cosette	present in work
narrative location	P840	Item	narrative location: the narrative of the work is set in this location	Paul et Virginie <narrative location> Mauritius Island	-
used metre	P2551	Item	metre: rhythmic structure of the poetic text or musical piece	Punica <used metre> dactylic hexameter	-
number of parts of this work	P2635	Quantity	part of a work: the number of parts that a work comprises	The Albatross <number of parts of this work> 4 strophe and 16 verse	-
intended public	P2360	Item	target audience: this work, product, object or event is intended for, or has been designed to that person or group of people, animals, plants, etc	Naive Set Theory <intended public> teenager	-
has edition or translation	P747	Item	version, edition or translation, translated edition and source text: link to an edition of this item	Pride and Prejudice <has edition or translation> Pride and Prejudice	edition or translation of
award received	P166	Item	award, honorary citizenship, title of honor and decoration: award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work	Jehan Sadat <award received> Pearl S. Buck Award	-
nominated for	P1411	Item	nomination: award nomination received by a person, organisation or creative work (inspired from "award received" (Property:P166))	Arctic Monkeys <nominated for> Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album	nominee
Theatricalia play ID	P1242	External identifier	identifier for a theatrical work, in the Theatricalia database	Frozen <Theatricalia play ID> 834	-
Internet Broadway Database show ID	P1219	External identifier	identifier for a play or other work (which may have had 1 or more productions)	The Tempest <Internet Broadway Database show ID> 8555	-

Edition of a play

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	<instance of> version, edition or translation	-
edition or translation of	P629	Item	version, edition or translation: is an edition or translation of this entity	Pride and Prejudice <edition or translation of> Pride and Prejudice	has edition or translation
language of work or name	P407	Item	language: language associated with this creative work (such as books, shows, songs, broadcasts or websites) or a name (for persons use "native language" (P103) and "languages spoken, written or signed" (P1412))	Autobiografia di Alice Toklas (translation) <language of work or name> Italian	-
author	P50	Item	author, writer and creator: main creator(s) of a written work (use on works, not humans); use P2093 (author name string) when Wikidata item is unknown or does not exist	Pride and Prejudice <author> Jane Austen	-
translator	P655	Item	translator: agent who adapts any kind of written text from one language to another	Autobiografia di Alice Toklas (translation) <translator> Cesare Pavese	-
illustrator	P110	Item	illustrator: person drawing the pictures or taking the photographs in a book or similar work	The Little Prince <illustrator> Antoine de Saint-Exupéry	-
contributor to the creative work or subject	P767	Item	contributor, session musician and coauthor: person or organization that contributed to a subject: co-creator of a creative work or subject	Discworld Noir <contributor to the creative work or subject> Terry Pratchett	contributed to creative work
title	P1476	Monolingual text	original title and title: published name of a work, such as a newspaper article, a literary work, piece of music, a website, or a performance work	Nature <title> Nature	-
subtitle	P1680	Monolingual text	subtitle: for works, when the title is followed by a subtitle	Les Rougon-Macquart <subtitle> Histoire naturelle et sociale d'une famille sous le Second Empire	-
edition number	P393	String	version number: number of an edition (first, second, ... as 1, 2, ...) or event	10th edition of Systema Naturae <edition number> 10	-
place of publication	P291	Item	place of publication and place of first publication: geographical place of publication of the edition (use 1st edition when referring to works)	Le petit prince <place of publication> New York City	-
publisher	P123	Item	publishing company and publisher: organization or person responsible for publishing books, periodicals, printed music, podcasts, games or software	Oxford English Dictionary <publisher> Oxford University Press	-
publication date	P577	Point in time	publication date: date or point in time when a work was first published or released	The standardisation of mineral group hierarchies: application to recent nomenclature proposals <publication date> 2009	-
printed by	P872	Item	printing: organization or person who printed the creative work (if different from "publisher")	Gutenberg Bible <printed by> Johannes Gutenberg	-
number of pages	P1104	Quantity	page, leaf, page of plates, leaf of plates, unnumbered page of plates and number of pages: number of pages in an edition of a written work; see allowed units constraint for valid values to use for units in conjunction with a number	The Diary of a Young Girl (First Edition) <number of pages> 285 page	-
ISBN-10	P957	External identifier	former identifier for a book (edition), ten digits. Used for all publications up to 2006 (convertible to ISBN-13 for some online catalogs; useful for old books or fac-similes not reedited since 2007)	Hamlet, Prince of Denmark <ISBN-10> 0-521-22151-X	-
ISBN-13	P212	External identifier	identifier for a book (edition), thirteen digit	La Fraternité de l'Anneau <ISBN-13> 978-2-26-702700-6	-

Theatrical production

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	Moscow Art Theatre production of The Seagull <instance of> theatrical production	-
native label	P1705	Monolingual text	native label: label for the items in their official language (P37) or their original language (P364)	Der Hauptmann von Köpenick <native label> "Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (German)"	-
language of work or name	P407	Item	language: language associated with this creative work (such as books, shows, songs, broadcasts or websites) or a name (for persons use "native language" (P103) and "languages spoken, written or signed" (P1412))	Der Hauptmann von Köpenick <language of work or name> German	-
based on	P144	Item	based on: the work(s) or inputs used as the basis for subject item; for fictional analog use P1074	Der Hauptmann von Köpenick <based on> The Captain of Köpenick	derivative work
premiere type	P4634	Item	première: indicates the premiere type (world premiere, language premiere, country premiere) of a performing arts production	Eine kleine Stadt <premiere type> language premiere	-
has part(s) of the class	P2670	Item	has parts of class: the subject has one or more parts of the object class	L'école des femmes (The School for Wives) <has part(s) of the class> guest performance	-
director	P57	Item	director, theatrical director, film director, film or television director, television director, radio director and puppet film maker: director(s) of film, TV-series, stageplay, video game or similar	Der Hauptmann von Köpenick <director> Leonard Steckel	-
musical conductor	P3300	Item	conductor and music director: the person who directs a musical group, orchestra or chorus	Orfeó Català <musical conductor> Simon Halsey	-
production company	P272	Item	production company: company that produced this film, audio or performing arts work	Der Hauptmann von Köpenick <production company> Schauspielhaus Zürich	-
producer	P162	Item	producer and dubbing producer: person(s) who produced the film, musical work, theatrical production, etc. (for film, this does not include executive producers, associate producers, etc.) [for production company, use P272, video games - use P178]	Bambi <producer> Walt Disney	-
author	P50	Item	author, writer and creator: main creator(s) of a written work (use on works, not humans); use P2093 (author name string) when Wikidata item is unknown or does not exist	Pride and Prejudice <author> Jane Austen	-
cast member	P161	Item	cast member, actor, film actor, television actor, ballet dancer, stage actor, animal actor, performing artist, seiyū, pornographic actor, radio drama actor, model, musical theatre actor, actress, reality television participant, opera singer, drag queen, kabuki actor, public figure and pornographic actress: actor in the subject production [use "character role" (P453) and/or "name of the character role" (P4633) as qualifiers] [use "voice actor" (P725) for voice-only role]	L'école des femmes (The School for Wives) <cast member> Louis Jouvet	-
choreographer	P1809	Item	choreographer: person(s) who did the choreography	Flames of Paris <choreographer> Vasili Vainonen	-
composer	P86	Item	composer: person(s) who wrote the music [for lyricist, use "lyrics by" (P676)]	Madama Butterfly <composer> Giacomo Puccini	-
production designer	P2554	Item	production designer: person(s) responsible for overall aesthetic of the story of this motion picture, play, video game or similar; responsible for visual concept, producing interior, exterior, location, graphics, etc; deals with many and varied logistic related to this	Gone with the Wind <production designer> William Cameron Menzies	-
costume designer	P2515	Item	costume designer: person who designed the costumes for a film, television programme, etc.	The Great Gatsby <costume designer> Catherine Martin	-
lyricist	P676	Item	lyricist: author of song lyrics	De clowns <lyricist> Herman van Veen	-
location	P276	Item	physical location: location of the object, structure or event. In the case of an administrative entity as containing item use P131. For statistical entities use P8138. In the case of a geographic entity use P706. Use P7153 for locations associated with the object	Der Hauptmann von Köpenick <location> Main Stage (Schauspielhaus Zürich)	contains
time period	P2348	Item	era, season, season, historical period, Hebrew calendar year, month of the Hebrew calendar and days of week on Hebrew calendar: time period (historic period or era, sports season, theatre season, legislative period etc.) in which the subject occurred or with which it is associated	Der Hauptmann von Köpenick <time period> European Theater Season 1947/48	-
date of first performance	P1191	Point in time	première: date a work was first debuted, performed or live-broadcasted	Der Hauptmann von Köpenick <date of first performance> "18 October 1947"	-
location of first performance	P4647	Item	première: location where a work was first debuted, performed or broadcasted	Der Hauptmann von Köpenick <location of first performance> Main Stage (Schauspielhaus Zürich)	-
significant event	P793	Item	key event: significant or notable events associated with the subject	Dennewitz <significant event> Battle of Dennewitz	-
end time	P582	Point in time	end time: moment when an entity ceases to exist or a statement stops being valid	Baroque <end time> 1750sdate QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/8	-
movement	P135	Item	cultural movement: literary, artistic, scientific or philosophical movement or scene associated with this person or work. For political ideologies use P1142.	Max Horkheimer <movement> Frankfurt School	-
intended public	P2360	Item	target audience: this work, product, object or event is intended for, or has been designed to that person or group of people, animals, plants, etc	Naive Set Theory <intended public> teenager	-
duration	P2047	Quantity	duration: length of time of an event or process	La Grande Vadrouille <duration> 132 minute	-
award received	P166	Item	award, honorary citizenship, title of honor and decoration: award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work	Jehan Sadat <award received> Pearl S. Buck Award	-
nominated for	P1411	Item	nomination: award nomination received by a person, organisation or creative work (inspired from "award received" (Property:P166))	Arctic Monkeys <nominated for> Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album	nominee
Internet Broadway Database production ID	P1218	External identifier	identifier for a specific run of a show	The Crucible <Internet Broadway Database production ID> 2211	-

• Use subject named as (P1810), character role (P453), and/or name of the character role (P4633) as qualifiers of cast member (P161).
• Use author (P50), choreographer (P1809), composer (P86), lyricist (P676) only if they are specific to the performing arts production; if they apply to the work the performing arts production is based on, they should be indicated on the item for the work.
• For premiere type (P4634) and has part(s) of the class (P2670), refer to the controlled vocabulary.
• significant event (P793) should not be used to indicate the premiere of a performing arts production; use date of first performance (P1191) and location of first performance (P4647) instead. You may even point to the item describing the premiere itself (example).

A specific representation

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	Der Hauptmann von Köpenick <instance of> première	-
representation of	P4646	Item	performance: performing arts production the item is a representation of	Der Hauptmann von Köpenick <representation of> Der Hauptmann von Köpenick	-
point in time	P585	Point in time	point in time: date something took place, existed or a statement was true; for providing time use the "refine date" property (P4241)	Der Hauptmann von Köpenick <point in time> "18 October 1947"	-
location	P276	Item	physical location: location of the object, structure or event. In the case of an administrative entity as containing item use P131. For statistical entities use P8138. In the case of a geographic entity use P706. Use P7153 for locations associated with the object	Der Hauptmann von Köpenick <location> Main Stage (Schauspielhaus Zürich)	contains

A series of representations (e.g. the subset of the performances of a performing arts production taking place at the same venue)

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	L'école des femmes (The School for Wives) <instance of> series of performances	-
has part(s) of the class	P2670	Item	has parts of class: the subject has one or more parts of the object class	L'école des femmes (The School for Wives) <has part(s) of the class> guest performance	-
representation of	P4646	Item	performance: performing arts production the item is a representation of	Der Hauptmann von Köpenick <representation of> Der Hauptmann von Köpenick	-
location	P276	Item	physical location: location of the object, structure or event. In the case of an administrative entity as containing item use P131. For statistical entities use P8138. In the case of a geographic entity use P706. Use P7153 for locations associated with the object	L'école des femmes (The School for Wives) <location> Main Stage (Schauspielhaus Zürich)	contains
date of first performance	P1191	Point in time	première: date a work was first debuted, performed or live-broadcasted	L'école des femmes (The School for Wives) <date of first performance> "11 February 1941"	-
time period	P2348	Item	era, season, season, historical period, Hebrew calendar year, month of the Hebrew calendar and days of week on Hebrew calendar: time period (historic period or era, sports season, theatre season, legislative period etc.) in which the subject occurred or with which it is associated	L'école des femmes (The School for Wives) <time period> European Theater Season 1940/41	-

• To be used for guest performances consisting of several representations. If there is no Wikidata item (yet) for the performing arts production the series of representations is associated with, further properties may be used to provide additional information (see the properties used for performing arts productions). The same goes if the values of some properties differ from the ones given for the production (e.g. changing cast members).

Theatre Seasons

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	European Theater Season 1938/39 <instance of> European Theater Season	-
start time	P580	Point in time	start time: time an entity begins to exist or a statement starts being valid	European Theater Season 1938/39 <start time> "1 August 1938"	-
end time	P582	Point in time	end time: moment when an entity ceases to exist or a statement stops being valid	European Theater Season 1938/39 <end time> "31 July 1939"	-

Venues

The data structure for culture venues is migrated to the following WikiProject site: Wikidata:WikiProject_Cultural_venues/Data_structure

Awards

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical <instance of> Tony Awards	-
subclass of	P279	Item	subclass of: this item is a subclass (subset) of that item; all instances of this item are instances of that item; different from P31 (instance of), e.g.: volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform); Everest is an instance of mountain	Tony Awards <subclass of> theatre award	-

See the WikiProject Award for a more detailed list of properties.

People

The following data structure for theatre persons is being migrated to the following WikiProject site: Wikidata:WikiProject_Performing_arts/Data_structure#Properties_for_Persons

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	Ben Whishaw <instance of> human	-
occupation	P106	Item	occupation, by occupation or profession and profession: occupation of a person; see also "field of work" (Property:P101), "position held" (Property:P39)	J. M. G Clézio <occupation> writer	-
award received	P166	Item	award, honorary citizenship, title of honor and decoration: award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work	Jehan Sadat <award received> Pearl S. Buck Award	-
nominated for	P1411	Item	nomination: award nomination received by a person, organisation or creative work (inspired from "award received" (Property:P166))	Arctic Monkeys <nominated for> Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album	nominee
Internet Broadway Database person ID	P1220	External identifier	identifier for personnel or organizations on Broadway	Anton Chekhov <Internet Broadway Database person ID> 4213	-
CESAR person ID	P2340	External identifier	identifier for a person in the CESAR database of French theatre of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries	Catherine-Marie-Jeanne Quinault-Dufresne <CESAR person ID> 307207	-
Theatricalia person ID	P2469	External identifier	identifier for a person in the Theatricalia database	Denis Martin <Theatricalia person ID> t4z	-

Other

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
Theaterlexikon der Schweiz ID	P1362	External identifier	identifier in the online edition of the Theater Dictionary of	Gottfried Keller <Theaterlexikon der Schweiz ID> Gottfried_Keller	-