José Limón
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Mexican-American artist
choreographer
modern dance company
modern dance technique
modern dancer
person
José Limón was a pioneering Mexican-American modern dancer and choreographer renowned for his powerful, humanistic works and for founding the influential Limón Dance Company.
All labels observed (1)
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| José Limón canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6427096 — 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: José Limón Context triple: [Doris Humphrey, influenced, José Limón]
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A.
Martha Graham
Martha Graham was a pioneering American modern dancer and choreographer whose innovative techniques and emotionally driven works revolutionized 20th-century dance.
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B.
Doris Humphrey
Doris Humphrey was a pioneering American modern dance choreographer and performer known for developing the fall-and-recovery technique and shaping the evolution of contemporary dance in the early 20th century.
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C.
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.
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D.
George Balanchine
George Balanchine was a pioneering 20th-century choreographer and co-founder of the New York City Ballet, renowned for shaping the style and repertoire of neoclassical ballet.
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E.
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins was an influential American choreographer and director renowned for his groundbreaking work in ballet and on Broadway, including classics like "West Side Story" and "Fiddler on the Roof."
- 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: José Limón Target entity description: José Limón was a pioneering Mexican-American modern dancer and choreographer renowned for his powerful, humanistic works and for founding the influential Limón Dance Company.
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A.
Martha Graham
Martha Graham was a pioneering American modern dancer and choreographer whose innovative techniques and emotionally driven works revolutionized 20th-century dance.
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B.
Doris Humphrey
Doris Humphrey was a pioneering American modern dance choreographer and performer known for developing the fall-and-recovery technique and shaping the evolution of contemporary dance in the early 20th century.
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C.
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.
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D.
George Balanchine
George Balanchine was a pioneering 20th-century choreographer and co-founder of the New York City Ballet, renowned for shaping the style and repertoire of neoclassical ballet.
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E.
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins was an influential American choreographer and director renowned for his groundbreaking work in ballet and on Broadway, including classics like "West Side Story" and "Fiddler on the Roof."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mexican-American artist
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choreographer ⓘ modern dance company ⓘ modern dance technique ⓘ modern dancer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1972 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Mexico
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-01-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1972-12-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Humphrey-Weidman School of Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Juilliard School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mexican ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
choreography
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modern dance ⓘ |
| founded | Limón Dance Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | José Arcadio Limón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | humanistic modern dance ⓘ |
| influenced | Limón technique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Doris Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| movement | modern dance movement ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
José Limón
NERFINISHED
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José Limón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward | Dance Magazine Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of humanistic and emotional themes in dance
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powerful, dramatic movement style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
La Malinche
NERFINISHED
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Missa Brevis NERFINISHED ⓘ The Moor’s Pavane NERFINISHED ⓘ The Traitor NERFINISHED ⓘ There Is a Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
choreographer
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costume designer ⓘ dance teacher ⓘ dancer ⓘ dancer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Flemington, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Pauline Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Charles Weidman
NERFINISHED
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Doris Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: José Limón Description of subject: José Limón was a pioneering Mexican-American modern dancer and choreographer renowned for his powerful, humanistic works and for founding the influential Limón Dance Company.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.