Ballet Theatre
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Ballet Theatre, now known as American Ballet Theatre, is one of the United States’ leading classical ballet companies, renowned for its extensive repertoire and international touring.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ballet Theatre canonical | 5 |
| Ballet Theatre (later American Ballet Theatre) | 1 |
| Ballet Theatre of New York | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1922425 — 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: Ballet Theatre Context triple: [Theme and Variations, premiereCompany, Ballet Theatre]
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A.
Ballet Society
Ballet Society was a mid-20th-century American ballet organization founded by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein that served as a precursor to the New York City Ballet.
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B.
Ballet Imperial
Ballet Imperial is a grand classical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2, evoking the opulence of the Russian Imperial Ballet tradition.
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C.
Imperial Ballet School
The Imperial Ballet School was the prestigious ballet academy of the Russian Imperial Theatres in St. Petersburg, renowned for training many of the 20th century’s most influential dancers and choreographers.
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D.
Mariinsky Ballet
The Mariinsky Ballet is a world-renowned Russian ballet company based in Saint Petersburg, celebrated for its classical repertoire, technical excellence, and historic influence on the art of ballet.
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E.
School of American Ballet
The School of American Ballet is a premier ballet academy in New York City that serves as the official training school for the New York City Ballet and a leading center for classical dance education in the United States.
- 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: Ballet Theatre Target entity description: Ballet Theatre, now known as American Ballet Theatre, is one of the United States’ leading classical ballet companies, renowned for its extensive repertoire and international touring.
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A.
Ballet Society
Ballet Society was a mid-20th-century American ballet organization founded by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein that served as a precursor to the New York City Ballet.
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B.
Ballet Imperial
Ballet Imperial is a grand classical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2, evoking the opulence of the Russian Imperial Ballet tradition.
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C.
Imperial Ballet School
The Imperial Ballet School was the prestigious ballet academy of the Russian Imperial Theatres in St. Petersburg, renowned for training many of the 20th century’s most influential dancers and choreographers.
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D.
Mariinsky Ballet
The Mariinsky Ballet is a world-renowned Russian ballet company based in Saint Petersburg, celebrated for its classical repertoire, technical excellence, and historic influence on the art of ballet.
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E.
School of American Ballet
The School of American Ballet is a premier ballet academy in New York City that serves as the official training school for the New York City Ballet and a leading center for classical dance education in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet company
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ballet company ⓘ performing arts organization ⓘ performing arts organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
ABT
ⓘ
ABT ⓘ |
| artForm | ballet ⓘ |
| audience |
American audiences
ⓘ
international audiences ⓘ |
| basedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| city |
New York City
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentName | American Ballet Theatre ⓘ |
| focus |
presentation of new choreography
ⓘ
preservation of classical ballet heritage ⓘ |
| formerName | Ballet Theatre self-link ⓘ |
| genre | classical ballet ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
international guest artists
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large-scale productions ⓘ live orchestral accompaniment ⓘ |
| hasType | touring company ⓘ |
| industry | performing arts ⓘ |
| language | non-verbal performance ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableFor |
extensive classical ballet repertoire
ⓘ
international touring ⓘ |
| performs |
Coppélia
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Don Quixote ⓘ ballet "Giselle" ⓘ
surface form:
Giselle
La Bayadère ⓘ Le Corsaire ⓘ Manon ⓘ Eugene Onegin ⓘ
surface form:
Onegin
Romeo and Juliet ⓘ Swan Lake ⓘ The Nutcracker (Balanchine version) ⓘ
surface form:
The Nutcracker
modern and contemporary ballets ⓘ |
| primaryPerformanceVenue | New York City ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
worldwide ⓘ |
| repertoireType |
classical ballets
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full-length narrative ballets ⓘ mixed repertory programs ⓘ |
| reputation | one of the United States’ leading classical ballet companies ⓘ |
| touringScope | international ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ballet Theatre Description of subject: Ballet Theatre, now known as American Ballet Theatre, is one of the United States’ leading classical ballet companies, renowned for its extensive repertoire and international touring.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ballet Theatre (later American Ballet Theatre)
subject surface form:
Alicia Alonso
this entity surface form:
Ballet Theatre of New York