Joffrey Ballet
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The Joffrey Ballet is a renowned American dance company based in Chicago, celebrated for its innovative repertoire that blends classical ballet with contemporary works.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joffrey Ballet canonical | 1 |
| Joffrey Ballet School | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9141367 — 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: Joffrey Ballet Context triple: [Twyla Tharp, hasWorkedWith, Joffrey Ballet]
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A.
American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre is one of the leading classical ballet companies in the United States, renowned for its extensive repertoire and international touring.
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B.
Houston Ballet
Houston Ballet is a leading American ballet company based in Houston, Texas, renowned for its world-class dancers, innovative repertoire, and prominent role in the international dance community.
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C.
Ballet Society
Ballet Society was a mid-20th-century American ballet organization founded by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein that served as a precursor to the New York City Ballet.
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D.
School of American Ballet
The School of American Ballet is a premier ballet academy in New York City that serves as the official training school for the New York City Ballet and a leading center for classical dance education in the United States.
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E.
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet is one of the world’s leading ballet companies, renowned for its extensive repertoire of neoclassical works and its influential role in American dance.
- 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: Joffrey Ballet Target entity description: The Joffrey Ballet is a renowned American dance company based in Chicago, celebrated for its innovative repertoire that blends classical ballet with contemporary works.
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A.
American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre is one of the leading classical ballet companies in the United States, renowned for its extensive repertoire and international touring.
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B.
Houston Ballet
Houston Ballet is a leading American ballet company based in Houston, Texas, renowned for its world-class dancers, innovative repertoire, and prominent role in the international dance community.
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C.
Ballet Society
Ballet Society was a mid-20th-century American ballet organization founded by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein that served as a precursor to the New York City Ballet.
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D.
School of American Ballet
The School of American Ballet is a premier ballet academy in New York City that serves as the official training school for the New York City Ballet and a leading center for classical dance education in the United States.
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E.
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet is one of the world’s leading ballet companies, renowned for its extensive repertoire of neoclassical works and its influential role in American dance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet company
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dance company ⓘ |
| artisticDirector | Ashley Wheater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | Lyric Opera of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educationProgram |
Joffrey Academy of Dance
NERFINISHED
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summer intensive programs ⓘ trainee program ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
innovation in ballet
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preservation of important historical ballets ⓘ |
| formerHeadquartersLocation |
Los Angeles
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Gerald Arpino
NERFINISHED
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Robert Joffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder |
Gerald Arpino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Joffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet
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contemporary ballet ⓘ |
| hasDivision | Joffrey Academy of Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableChoreographer |
Christopher Wheeldon
NERFINISHED
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George Balanchine NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerald Arpino NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerome Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ Jiří Kylián NERFINISHED ⓘ Justin Peck NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Joffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Twyla Tharp NERFINISHED ⓘ William Forsythe NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuri Possokhov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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| inception | 1956 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Joffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending classical and contemporary works
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innovative repertoire ⓘ revivals of landmark 20th‑century ballets ⓘ |
| performs |
Romeo and Juliet
NERFINISHED
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Swan Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nutcracker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| permanentHomeVenue |
Lyric Opera House, Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Lyric Opera of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repertoireIncludes |
classical ballets
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contemporary works ⓘ neoclassical works ⓘ new commissions ⓘ |
| website | https://joffrey.org ⓘ |
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Subject: Joffrey Ballet Description of subject: The Joffrey Ballet is a renowned American dance company based in Chicago, celebrated for its innovative repertoire that blends classical ballet with contemporary works.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Joffrey Ballet School