Alicia Alonso
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Alicia Alonso was a renowned Cuban prima ballerina and choreographer, best known as the founder and longtime director of the Cuban National Ballet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alicia Alonso canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T230022 — 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: Alicia Alonso Context triple: [Gran Teatro de La Habana, associatedWith, Alicia Alonso]
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A.
Suzanne Farrell
Suzanne Farrell is an acclaimed American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, best known as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and as a muse of choreographer George Balanchine.
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B.
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet was a ballet company founded by legendary ballerina Suzanne Farrell, renowned for preserving and performing the works of choreographer George Balanchine.
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C.
Maryse Alberti
Maryse Alberti is an acclaimed French cinematographer known for her work on independent and documentary films, including projects like "The Wrestler" and "Creed."
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D.
Marie Mosquini
Marie Mosquini was an American silent film actress best known for her work in Hal Roach comedies during the 1910s and 1920s.
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E.
Agnes de Mille
Agnes de Mille was an influential American choreographer and dancer renowned for integrating character-driven, narrative choreography into mid-20th-century Broadway and 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: Alicia Alonso Target entity description: Alicia Alonso was a renowned Cuban prima ballerina and choreographer, best known as the founder and longtime director of the Cuban National Ballet.
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A.
Suzanne Farrell
Suzanne Farrell is an acclaimed American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, best known as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and as a muse of choreographer George Balanchine.
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B.
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet was a ballet company founded by legendary ballerina Suzanne Farrell, renowned for preserving and performing the works of choreographer George Balanchine.
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C.
Maryse Alberti
Maryse Alberti is an acclaimed French cinematographer known for her work on independent and documentary films, including projects like "The Wrestler" and "Creed."
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D.
Marie Mosquini
Marie Mosquini was an American silent film actress best known for her work in Hal Roach comedies during the 1910s and 1920s.
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E.
Agnes de Mille
Agnes de Mille was an influential American choreographer and dancer renowned for integrating character-driven, narrative choreography into mid-20th-century Broadway and ballet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic director
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ballet dancer ⓘ choreographer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Heroine of Labour of the Republic of Cuba
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Lenin Peace Prize ⓘ Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form:
National Order of the Legion of Honour
Order of José Martí ⓘ Order of the Aztec Eagle ⓘ UNESCO Pablo Picasso Medal ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| continuedToDanceDespite | serious vision problems ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Cuba ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-12-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-10-17 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cuban ⓘ |
| eyeCondition | partial blindness ⓘ |
| familyName | Alonso ⓘ |
| founded |
Ballet Alicia Alonso
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Ballet Nacional de Cuba ⓘ |
| fullName | Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez del Hoyo ⓘ |
| genre | romantic ballet ⓘ |
| givenName | Alicia ⓘ |
| influenced |
Carlos Acosta
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Viengsay Valdés ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the Cuban National Ballet
ⓘ
interpretations of Carmen ⓘ interpretations of Giselle ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Ballet Theatre ⓘ |
| movementSpecialization | classical ballet ⓘ |
| nationality | Cuban ⓘ |
| notableFor | developing the Cuban school of ballet ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Carmen
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surface form:
Carmen (ballet staging)
Giselle (interpretation and staging) ⓘ |
| occupation |
artistic director
ⓘ
ballet teacher ⓘ choreographer ⓘ prima ballerina ⓘ |
| performedRole |
Carmen in Carmen
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Giselle in Giselle ⓘ |
| performedWith | American Ballet Theatre ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Havana, Cuba
ⓘ
surface form:
Havana
|
| placeOfDeath |
Havana, Cuba
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surface form:
Havana
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| positionHeld |
artistic director of the Cuban National Ballet
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director of the Cuban National Ballet ⓘ |
| residence |
Havana, Cuba
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surface form:
Havana
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Fernando Alonso ⓘ |
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Subject: Alicia Alonso Description of subject: Alicia Alonso was a renowned Cuban prima ballerina and choreographer, best known as the founder and longtime director of the Cuban National Ballet.
Referenced by (8)
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