English National Ballet
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English National Ballet is a major British ballet company based in London, renowned for its classical and contemporary productions and international touring.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| English National Ballet canonical | 7 |
| The English National Ballet headquarters, London | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5204303 — 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: English National Ballet Context triple: [Outstanding Achievement in Dance, hasNotableRecipient, English National Ballet]
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A.
The Royal Ballet
The Royal Ballet is one of the world’s leading classical ballet companies, based at London’s Royal Opera House and renowned for its rich heritage, star dancers, and extensive repertoire of 19th- and 20th-century masterpieces.
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B.
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Birmingham Royal Ballet is one of the United Kingdom’s leading classical ballet companies, based in Birmingham and renowned for its extensive repertoire and international touring.
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C.
Scottish Ballet
Scottish Ballet is Scotland’s national ballet company, renowned for its classical and contemporary dance productions and based in Glasgow.
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D.
National Ballet of Canada
The National Ballet of Canada is one of the country’s leading classical ballet companies, renowned internationally for its diverse repertoire and world-class dancers.
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E.
Royal Ballet School
The Royal Ballet School is a prestigious London-based institution that provides elite professional training for young dancers aspiring to join companies such as The Royal 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: English National Ballet Target entity description: English National Ballet is a major British ballet company based in London, renowned for its classical and contemporary productions and international touring.
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A.
The Royal Ballet
The Royal Ballet is one of the world’s leading classical ballet companies, based at London’s Royal Opera House and renowned for its rich heritage, star dancers, and extensive repertoire of 19th- and 20th-century masterpieces.
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B.
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Birmingham Royal Ballet is one of the United Kingdom’s leading classical ballet companies, based in Birmingham and renowned for its extensive repertoire and international touring.
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C.
Scottish Ballet
Scottish Ballet is Scotland’s national ballet company, renowned for its classical and contemporary dance productions and based in Glasgow.
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D.
National Ballet of Canada
The National Ballet of Canada is one of the country’s leading classical ballet companies, renowned internationally for its diverse repertoire and world-class dancers.
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E.
Royal Ballet School
The Royal Ballet School is a prestigious London-based institution that provides elite professional training for young dancers aspiring to join companies such as The Royal Ballet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet company
ⓘ
performing arts organisation ⓘ |
| Aaron S. WatkinTenureStartYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| artForm | dance ⓘ |
| associatedWith | English National Ballet School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedWorksFrom |
Akram Khan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christopher Wheeldon NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Maliphant NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Eagling NERFINISHED ⓘ William Forsythe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
classical ballet
ⓘ
contemporary ballet ⓘ |
| foundedAs |
Festival Ballet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London Festival Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alicia Markova
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anton Dolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | ballet ⓘ |
| hasArtisticDirector |
Aaron S. Watkin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamara Rojo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDivision | English National Ballet School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicDirector | Gavin Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutreachProgramme |
Dance for Parkinson's
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
engagement and education projects across the UK ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London City Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersMoveYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accessible ticket pricing
ⓘ
international touring ⓘ large-scale productions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| performs |
classical repertoire
ⓘ
contemporary works ⓘ full-length narrative ballets ⓘ mixed bills ⓘ |
| performsAt |
London Coliseum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Festival Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Sadler's Wells Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamed | English National Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedIn | 1989 ⓘ |
| repertoireIncludes |
Coppélia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Giselle NERFINISHED ⓘ Romeo and Juliet NERFINISHED ⓘ Sleeping Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ Swan Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nutcracker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Tamara RojoTenureStartYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| touringScope |
international
ⓘ
national ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: English National Ballet Description of subject: English National Ballet is a major British ballet company based in London, renowned for its classical and contemporary productions and international touring.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The English National Ballet headquarters, London