Bolshoi Ballet Academy
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The Bolshoi Ballet Academy is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious ballet schools, renowned for training many of Russia’s and the world’s leading dancers in the classical Russian ballet tradition.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2465967 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bolshoi Ballet Academy Context triple: [Bolshoi Ballet, hasPart, Bolshoi Ballet Academy]
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Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
The Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet is a prestigious Saint Petersburg ballet school renowned for its rigorous training method and for producing many of the world’s leading classical dancers.
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National Academy for the Performing Arts
The National Academy for the Performing Arts is a major cultural and performance venue in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, known for hosting concerts, theatrical productions, and other artistic events.
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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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Bolshoi Ballet
The Bolshoi Ballet is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious classical ballet companies, renowned for its grand productions, virtuosic dancers, and strong theatrical tradition based in Moscow, Russia.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bolshoi Ballet Academy Target entity description: The Bolshoi Ballet Academy is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious ballet schools, renowned for training many of Russia’s and the world’s leading dancers in the classical Russian ballet tradition.
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A.
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
The Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet is a prestigious Saint Petersburg ballet school renowned for its rigorous training method and for producing many of the world’s leading classical dancers.
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B.
National Academy for the Performing Arts
The National Academy for the Performing Arts is a major cultural and performance venue in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, known for hosting concerts, theatrical productions, and other artistic events.
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C.
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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Bolshoi Ballet
The Bolshoi Ballet is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious classical ballet companies, renowned for its grand productions, virtuosic dancers, and strong theatrical tradition based in Moscow, Russia.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet school
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educational institution ⓘ performing arts school ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Bolshoi Theatre ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bolshoi Ballet Academy
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surface form:
Bolshoi Ballet School
Bolshoi Ballet Academy ⓘ
surface form:
Moscow State Academy of Choreography
Bolshoi Ballet Academy ⓘ
surface form:
Moscow State Choreographic Academy
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| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| educationalLevel |
post-secondary
ⓘ
secondary ⓘ |
| field | performing arts education ⓘ |
| focus | professional dancer training ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1773 ⓘ |
| founder |
Catherine II of Russia
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surface form:
Catherine the Great
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| governedBy | Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
| hasAlumni |
many leading dancers of Russian ballet companies
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many leading dancers of international ballet companies ⓘ many principal dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
boarding facilities for students
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dance studios ⓘ performance halls ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Bolshoi style of classical ballet ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Moscow
ⓘ
Moscow ⓘ
surface form:
Moscow, Russia
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| notableFor |
Vaganova-based training system with Bolshoi stylistic features
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producing world-class ballet dancers ⓘ rigorous ballet training ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
academic education combined with ballet
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pre-professional ballet training ⓘ professional ballet training ⓘ |
| primaryDiscipline | ballet ⓘ |
| providesDegree |
choreographic education
ⓘ
professional qualification in ballet performance ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
one of the world’s most prestigious ballet schools
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one of the world’s oldest ballet schools ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Russia
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international students ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | highly competitive entrance examinations ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
Russian ballet
ⓘ
classical ballet ⓘ |
| studentAgeRange |
children
ⓘ
teenagers ⓘ young adults ⓘ |
| trainingTradition | classical Russian ballet tradition ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | state academy ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Moscow State Academy of Choreography
this entity surface form:
Bolshoi Theatre School
this entity surface form:
Bolshoi Ballet training system
this entity surface form:
Moscow State Academy of Choreography
this entity surface form:
Moscow State Choreographic Academy
this entity surface form:
Bolshoi Ballet School
this entity surface form:
Moscow State Choreographic School
this entity surface form:
Moscow Choreographic School