Ballet Society
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ballet Society canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1821418 — 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: Ballet Society Context triple: [American Ballet Caravan, influenced, Ballet Society]
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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.
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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C.
Imperial Ballet School
The Imperial Ballet School was the prestigious ballet academy of the Russian Imperial Theatres in St. Petersburg, renowned for training many of the 20th century’s most influential dancers and choreographers.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Ballet Society Target entity description: 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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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.
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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C.
Imperial Ballet School
The Imperial Ballet School was the prestigious ballet academy of the Russian Imperial Theatres in St. Petersburg, renowned for training many of the 20th century’s most influential dancers and choreographers.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet company
ⓘ
performing arts organization ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1948 ⓘ |
| field |
ballet
ⓘ
dance ⓘ |
| foundedAs | subscription-only performance organization ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
George Balanchine
ⓘ
Lincoln Kirstein ⓘ |
| genre | ballet ⓘ |
| hasFounder |
George Balanchine
ⓘ
Lincoln Kirstein ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to develop a permanent American ballet company
ⓘ
to present new ballets by George Balanchine ⓘ |
| hasType | subscription-based ballet company ⓘ |
| inception | 1946 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| notableMember |
George Balanchine
ⓘ
Lincoln Kirstein ⓘ |
| notableWork | early repertory that evolved into New York City Ballet repertoire ⓘ |
| operatedIn | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| partOf | American ballet history ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | New York City Ballet ⓘ |
| presentedAt |
City Center of Music and Drama
ⓘ
New York City Center ⓘ |
| servedAs | precursor to the New York City Ballet ⓘ |
| successor | New York City Ballet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ballet Society Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.