American Ballet Caravan
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American Ballet Caravan was a touring ballet company founded in the 1930s by Lincoln Kirstein to present innovative American works and early collaborations with choreographer George Balanchine.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Ballet Caravan canonical | 4 |
| Ballet Caravan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T313157 — 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.
Target entity: American Ballet Caravan Context triple: [Concerto Barocco, premiereCompany, American Ballet Caravan]
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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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The Nutcracker (Balanchine version)
The Nutcracker (Balanchine version) is George Balanchine’s iconic and widely performed staging of Tchaikovsky’s holiday ballet, renowned for its classical choreography, imaginative storytelling, and enduring influence on American ballet tradition.
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“Don Quixote” (Balanchine version)
“Don Quixote” (Balanchine version) is George Balanchine’s neoclassical ballet adaptation of Cervantes’ novel, originally created for the New York City Ballet and later performed by companies such as The Suzanne Farrell Ballet.
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International Ballet Festival of Havana
The International Ballet Festival of Havana is a prestigious biennial dance event in Cuba that brings together leading ballet companies and artists from around the world for performances, workshops, and cultural exchange.
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E.
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette is a celebrated 1876 painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir that vividly captures a lively Sunday afternoon gathering at a Montmartre dance garden, exemplifying the light, color, and social scenes characteristic of Impressionism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: American Ballet Caravan Target entity description: American Ballet Caravan was a touring ballet company founded in the 1930s by Lincoln Kirstein to present innovative American works and early collaborations with choreographer George Balanchine.
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A.
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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B.
The Nutcracker (Balanchine version)
The Nutcracker (Balanchine version) is George Balanchine’s iconic and widely performed staging of Tchaikovsky’s holiday ballet, renowned for its classical choreography, imaginative storytelling, and enduring influence on American ballet tradition.
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C.
“Don Quixote” (Balanchine version)
“Don Quixote” (Balanchine version) is George Balanchine’s neoclassical ballet adaptation of Cervantes’ novel, originally created for the New York City Ballet and later performed by companies such as The Suzanne Farrell Ballet.
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D.
International Ballet Festival of Havana
The International Ballet Festival of Havana is a prestigious biennial dance event in Cuba that brings together leading ballet companies and artists from around the world for performances, workshops, and cultural exchange.
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E.
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette is a celebrated 1876 painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir that vividly captures a lively Sunday afternoon gathering at a Montmartre dance garden, exemplifying the light, color, and social scenes characteristic of Impressionism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet company
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touring dance company ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| artisticFocus |
collaborations between American composers and choreographers
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new American ballets ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
George Balanchine
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Lincoln Kirstein ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| collaboratedWith |
American composers
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George Balanchine ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 1940s ⓘ |
| employed | American dancers ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Lincoln Kirstein ⓘ |
| genre | ballet ⓘ |
| hasArtisticDirector | George Balanchine ⓘ |
| hasFounder | Lincoln Kirstein ⓘ |
| hasPatron | Lincoln Kirstein ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early platform for George Balanchine in the United States
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precursor to major American ballet institutions ⓘ |
| inception | 1930s ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ballet Society
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New York City Ballet ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | wordless dance ⓘ |
| movement | development of American ballet ⓘ |
| notableChoreographer | George Balanchine ⓘ |
| notableWorkPresented |
Ballet Imperial
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“Concerto Barocco” ⓘ
surface form:
Concerto Barocco
“Serenade” ⓘ
surface form:
Serenade
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| performanceType | touring productions ⓘ |
| purpose |
to present innovative American ballet works
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to promote American choreographers and composers ⓘ |
| repertoireType |
contemporary ballet
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neoclassical ballet ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | private patrons ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| touringArea |
Latin America
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North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
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Subject: American Ballet Caravan Description of subject: American Ballet Caravan was a touring ballet company founded in the 1930s by Lincoln Kirstein to present innovative American works and early collaborations with choreographer George Balanchine.
Referenced by (5)
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