Cinderella (ballet)

E452524

ballet full-length classical ballet

Cinderella (ballet) is a full-length classical ballet, renowned for Sergei Prokofiev’s lyrical and dramatic score, that retells the traditional Cinderella fairy tale through dance.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cinderella (ballet) canonical	2
Cinderella (Mariinsky Theatre production)	1
Cinderella (Prokofiev score)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4560333 — 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: Cinderella (ballet)
Context triple: [Sergei Prokofiev, notableWork, Cinderella (ballet)]

A. Swan Lake
Swan Lake is a renowned classical ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, telling the tragic love story of Prince Siegfried and the enchanted swan princess Odette.
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.
C. Большой балет
Большой балет — это одна из старейших и самых известных в мире балетных трупп, базирующаяся в Большом театре в Москве и являющаяся символом российского классического балета.
D. Cinderella (stage adaptation)
Cinderella (stage adaptation) is a stage musical version of the classic fairy tale, featuring songs and storytelling tailored for live theatrical performance.
E. Coppélia
Coppélia is a classic comic ballet, originally choreographed in the 19th century, that blends folk-inspired dances with a whimsical story about a life-sized doll and mistaken identity.
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: Cinderella (ballet)
Target entity description: Cinderella (ballet) is a full-length classical ballet, renowned for Sergei Prokofiev’s lyrical and dramatic score, that retells the traditional Cinderella fairy tale through dance.

A. Swan Lake
Swan Lake is a renowned classical ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, telling the tragic love story of Prince Siegfried and the enchanted swan princess Odette.
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.
C. Большой балет
Большой балет — это одна из старейших и самых известных в мире балетных трупп, базирующаяся в Большом театре в Москве и являющаяся символом российского классического балета.
D. Cinderella (stage adaptation)
Cinderella (stage adaptation) is a stage musical version of the classic fairy tale, featuring songs and storytelling tailored for live theatrical performance.
E. Coppélia
Coppélia is a classic comic ballet, originally choreographed in the 19th century, that blends folk-inspired dances with a whimsical story about a life-sized doll and mistaken identity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ballet ⓘ full-length classical ballet ⓘ
artForm	performing arts ⓘ
basedOn	Cinderella (fairy tale) ⓘ
composer	Sergei Prokofiev ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union ⓘ
genre	classical ballet ⓘ narrative ballet ⓘ
hasAdaptation	stage productions by major ballet companies worldwide ⓘ
hasCharacter	Cinderella ⓘ linked to: Cinderella (fairy tale) Fairy Godmother ⓘ Prince ⓘ four seasonal fairies ⓘ stepmother ⓘ two stepsisters ⓘ
hasMotif	clock striking midnight ⓘ glass slipper ⓘ
hasPart	ballroom scene ⓘ grand pas de deux ⓘ midnight scene ⓘ seasons variations ⓘ transformation scene ⓘ
hasScore	Cinderella (Prokofiev score) ⓘ linked to: Cinderella (ballet)
hasSetting	fairy-tale kingdom ⓘ
intendedAudience	general audience ⓘ
intendedFor	theatrical performance ⓘ
language	none (wordless dance work) ⓘ
medium	dance ⓘ
musicStyle	20th-century Russian classical ⓘ
narrativeForm	pantomime and classical choreography ⓘ
notableFor	lyrical and dramatic score by Sergei Prokofiev ⓘ retelling of the traditional Cinderella fairy tale through dance ⓘ
orchestration	full symphony orchestra ⓘ
period	20th century ⓘ
premiereDate	1945 ⓘ
premierePlace	Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow ⓘ linked to: Bolshoi Theatre
structure	three acts ⓘ
style	character dance elements ⓘ classical pointe work ⓘ
subject	Cinderella ⓘ linked to: Cinderella (fairy tale) Fairy Godmother ⓘ Prince Charming ⓘ evil stepmother ⓘ stepsisters ⓘ
theme	kindness rewarded ⓘ love ⓘ transformation ⓘ triumph over adversity ⓘ
workTitle	Cinderella ⓘ linked to: Cinderella (fairy tale)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sergei Prokofiev → notableWork → Cinderella (ballet) ⓘ

Cinderella (stage adaptation) → distinguishedFrom → Cinderella (ballet) ⓘ

Cinderella (ballet) → hasScore → Cinderella (Prokofiev score) ⓘ

linked to: Cinderella (ballet)

Alexei Ratmansky → notableWork → Cinderella (Mariinsky Theatre production) ⓘ