Natalia Makarova
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Natalia Makarova is a renowned Russian prima ballerina and choreographer celebrated for her work with the Kirov Ballet and later the American Ballet Theatre, as well as for her influential interpretations of classical roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Natalia Makarova canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natalia Makarova Context triple: [Mariinsky Theatre, notableResident, Natalia Makarova]
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A.
Maya Plisetskaya
Maya Plisetskaya was a legendary Soviet and Russian ballerina renowned worldwide for her dramatic intensity, technical brilliance, and iconic performances with the Bolshoi Ballet.
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B.
Tatiana Tarasova
Tatiana Tarasova is a renowned Russian figure skating coach and choreographer known for guiding numerous skaters to Olympic and World Championship titles.
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C.
Irina Virganskaya
Irina Virganskaya is the daughter of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, known for largely avoiding public political life while occasionally appearing in media related to her father's legacy.
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D.
Alexandra Danilova
Alexandra Danilova was a renowned Russian-American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, celebrated for her work with the Ballets Russes and later as a leading figure at the School of American Ballet.
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E.
Galina Ulanova
Galina Ulanova was a legendary Soviet ballerina, celebrated as one of the greatest classical dancers of the 20th century and a prima ballerina assoluta of the Bolshoi Ballet.
- 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: Natalia Makarova Target entity description: Natalia Makarova is a renowned Russian prima ballerina and choreographer celebrated for her work with the Kirov Ballet and later the American Ballet Theatre, as well as for her influential interpretations of classical roles.
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A.
Maya Plisetskaya
Maya Plisetskaya was a legendary Soviet and Russian ballerina renowned worldwide for her dramatic intensity, technical brilliance, and iconic performances with the Bolshoi Ballet.
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B.
Tatiana Tarasova
Tatiana Tarasova is a renowned Russian figure skating coach and choreographer known for guiding numerous skaters to Olympic and World Championship titles.
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C.
Irina Virganskaya
Irina Virganskaya is the daughter of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, known for largely avoiding public political life while occasionally appearing in media related to her father's legacy.
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D.
Alexandra Danilova
Alexandra Danilova was a renowned Russian-American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, celebrated for her work with the Ballets Russes and later as a leading figure at the School of American Ballet.
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E.
Galina Ulanova
Galina Ulanova was a legendary Soviet ballerina, celebrated as one of the greatest classical dancers of the 20th century and a prima ballerina assoluta of the Bolshoi Ballet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet dancer
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choreographer ⓘ human ⓘ prima ballerina ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Kennedy Center Honors
ⓘ
Laurence Olivier Award ⓘ Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical ⓘ
surface form:
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
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| birthDate | 1940-11-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Leningrad
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russia
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Russian ⓘ |
| familyName | Makarova ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
choreography
ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ |
| genre |
classical ballet
ⓘ
neoclassical ballet ⓘ |
| givenName |
Natalya
ⓘ
surface form:
Natalia
|
| hasOccupation | ballet teacher ⓘ |
| influenced | interpretation of 19th-century classical ballets ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Ballet Theatre
ⓘ
Mariinsky Ballet ⓘ
surface form:
Kirov Ballet
|
| movement | classical ballet ⓘ |
| name | Natalia Makarova self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | defected from the Soviet Union to the West ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic expressiveness on stage
ⓘ
refined classical technique ⓘ |
| notableRole |
ballet "Giselle"
ⓘ
surface form:
Giselle in Giselle
Nikiya in La Bayadère ⓘ Odette-Odile in Swan Lake ⓘ |
| notableWork |
On Your Toes
ⓘ
surface form:
Broadway musical On Your Toes
interpretations of classical ballet roles ⓘ productions of Giselle ⓘ productions of La Bayadère ⓘ productions of Swan Lake ⓘ staging of La Bayadère for American Ballet Theatre ⓘ staging of La Bayadère for Royal Ballet ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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ballet dancer ⓘ choreographer ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
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Input
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mariinsky Theatre