Akram Khan
E503337
Akram Khan is a renowned British-Bangladeshi choreographer and dancer known for his innovative fusion of contemporary dance with classical Kathak.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akram Khan canonical | 4 |
| Akram Khan Company | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5204302 — 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: Akram Khan Context triple: [Outstanding Achievement in Dance, hasNotableRecipient, Akram Khan]
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A.
Wayne McGregor
Wayne McGregor is a renowned British choreographer and director known for his innovative, experimentally driven contemporary works and long-standing collaborations with major ballet companies and arts institutions worldwide.
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B.
William Forsythe
William Forsythe is an American character actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in action and crime films and television series.
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C.
William Forsythe
William Forsythe is an influential American choreographer renowned for revolutionizing contemporary ballet through his innovative, deconstructive approach to classical technique.
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D.
Mark Morris
Mark Morris is an acclaimed American choreographer and founder of the Mark Morris Dance Group, renowned for his musicality, wit, and innovative contemporary ballet and modern dance works.
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E.
Shareef Dancer
Shareef Dancer was a high-priced American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and influential sire known for his success on the track and at stud in the 1980s.
- 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: Akram Khan Target entity description: Akram Khan is a renowned British-Bangladeshi choreographer and dancer known for his innovative fusion of contemporary dance with classical Kathak.
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A.
Wayne McGregor
Wayne McGregor is a renowned British choreographer and director known for his innovative, experimentally driven contemporary works and long-standing collaborations with major ballet companies and arts institutions worldwide.
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B.
William Forsythe
William Forsythe is an American character actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in action and crime films and television series.
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C.
William Forsythe
William Forsythe is an influential American choreographer renowned for revolutionizing contemporary ballet through his innovative, deconstructive approach to classical technique.
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D.
Mark Morris
Mark Morris is an acclaimed American choreographer and founder of the Mark Morris Dance Group, renowned for his musicality, wit, and innovative contemporary ballet and modern dance works.
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E.
Shareef Dancer
Shareef Dancer was a high-priced American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and influential sire known for his success on the track and at stud in the 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choreographer
ⓘ
dance company ⓘ dancer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bessie Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ISPA Distinguished Artist Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence Olivier Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1974-07-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographed |
Desh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Giselle (English National Ballet, 2016 production) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaash NERFINISHED ⓘ Until the Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ Xenos NERFINISHED ⓘ Zero Degrees NERFINISHED ⓘ iTMOi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Anish Kapoor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juliette Binoche NERFINISHED ⓘ Nitin Sawhney NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylvie Guillem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | English National Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Bangladeshi ⓘ |
| field |
Kathak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
contemporary dance ⓘ |
| founded | Akram Khan Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Akram Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
South Asian dance
ⓘ
contemporary dance ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Akram Khan Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fusion of contemporary dance and classical Kathak ⓘ |
| language |
Bengali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| name | Akram Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Desh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gnosis NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaash NERFINISHED ⓘ Until the Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ Xenos NERFINISHED ⓘ Zero Degrees NERFINISHED ⓘ iTMOi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
choreographer
ⓘ
dancer ⓘ |
| parentalOrigin | Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| role | artistic director of Akram Khan Company ⓘ |
| trainedIn |
Kathak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
contemporary dance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Akram Khan Description of subject: Akram Khan is a renowned British-Bangladeshi choreographer and dancer known for his innovative fusion of contemporary dance with classical Kathak.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Akram Khan Company