The Living Theatre
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The Living Theatre is an influential experimental theatre company founded in 1947, known for its radical political performances, avant-garde staging, and pioneering role in the off-off-Broadway and international alternative theatre movements.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Living Theatre canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13004367 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Living Theatre Context triple: [Judith Malina, notableWork, The Living Theatre]
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A.
The Wooster Group
The Wooster Group is an experimental New York City theater company renowned for its avant-garde, multimedia stage productions and influential role in contemporary performance art.
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B.
San Francisco Mime Troupe
The San Francisco Mime Troupe is a long-running, politically radical theater collective known for its satirical, socially engaged performances often staged in public spaces.
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C.
Provincetown Players
Provincetown Players was an influential early 20th-century American theater company known for pioneering modern drama and launching the careers of playwrights like Eugene O’Neill.
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D.
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is a pioneering off-off-Broadway theater in New York City renowned for nurturing experimental and avant-garde performance and launching the careers of numerous influential playwrights and artists.
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E.
Group Theatre (New York)
The Group Theatre (New York) was a pioneering American theater collective founded in the 1930s that introduced socially conscious drama and method acting techniques to the U.S. stage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Living Theatre Target entity description: The Living Theatre is an influential experimental theatre company founded in 1947, known for its radical political performances, avant-garde staging, and pioneering role in the off-off-Broadway and international alternative theatre movements.
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A.
The Wooster Group
The Wooster Group is an experimental New York City theater company renowned for its avant-garde, multimedia stage productions and influential role in contemporary performance art.
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B.
San Francisco Mime Troupe
The San Francisco Mime Troupe is a long-running, politically radical theater collective known for its satirical, socially engaged performances often staged in public spaces.
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C.
Provincetown Players
Provincetown Players was an influential early 20th-century American theater company known for pioneering modern drama and launching the careers of playwrights like Eugene O’Neill.
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D.
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is a pioneering off-off-Broadway theater in New York City renowned for nurturing experimental and avant-garde performance and launching the careers of numerous influential playwrights and artists.
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E.
Group Theatre (New York)
The Group Theatre (New York) was a pioneering American theater collective founded in the 1930s that introduced socially conscious drama and method acting techniques to the U.S. stage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avant-garde theatre company
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experimental theatre company ⓘ theatre company ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
anarchism
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anti-authoritarian politics ⓘ audience participation ⓘ breaking the fourth wall ⓘ collective creation ⓘ non-hierarchical ensemble ⓘ pacifism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| foundedBy |
Judith Malina
NERFINISHED
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Julian Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
collective creation
ⓘ
experimental theatre ⓘ political theatre ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson |
Hanon Reznikov
NERFINISHED
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Judith Malina NERFINISHED ⓘ Julian Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | http://www.livingtheatre.org/ ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| influenced |
environmental theatre
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off-off-Broadway movement ⓘ performance art ⓘ political performance groups ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
alternative theatre
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avant-garde theatre ⓘ experimental theatre ⓘ off-off-Broadway theatre ⓘ political theatre ⓘ |
| notableProductionStyle |
collective devising
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direct political address ⓘ improvisation ⓘ nudity on stage ⓘ physical theatre ⓘ site-specific performance ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Antigone
NERFINISHED
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Frankenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Paradise Now NERFINISHED ⓘ The Brig NERFINISHED ⓘ The Connection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touringActivity | international touring company ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Living Theatre Description of subject: The Living Theatre is an influential experimental theatre company founded in 1947, known for its radical political performances, avant-garde staging, and pioneering role in the off-off-Broadway and international alternative theatre movements.
Referenced by (2)
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