The Philadelphia Dance Company
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African American dance company
modern dance company
nonprofit organization
performing arts organization
The Philadelphia Dance Company, commonly known as Philadanco, is a renowned professional modern dance company based in Philadelphia, celebrated for its innovative choreography and commitment to African American dance traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Philadelphia Dance Company canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8218359 — 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: The Philadelphia Dance Company Context triple: [Philadanco, fullName, The Philadelphia Dance Company]
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Martha Graham Dance Company
The Martha Graham Dance Company is a pioneering American modern dance troupe renowned for advancing Martha Graham’s revolutionary movement technique and emotionally expressive choreography.
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B.
White Oak Dance Project
White Oak Dance Project was a contemporary dance company co-founded and led by renowned ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, known for its innovative repertory and collaborations with prominent choreographers.
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C.
Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Dallas Black Dance Theatre is a renowned professional modern dance company based in Dallas, Texas, celebrated for its diverse repertory and commitment to African American and contemporary dance.
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D.
Charles Weidman Theatre Dance Company
The Charles Weidman Theatre Dance Company was a modern dance troupe established by pioneering American choreographer Charles Weidman to present his innovative theatrical and expressive works.
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E.
Katherine Dunham Dance Company
The Katherine Dunham Dance Company was a pioneering American modern dance troupe renowned for integrating African and Caribbean dance forms with contemporary choreography and for advancing Black representation in the performing arts.
- 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: The Philadelphia Dance Company Target entity description: The Philadelphia Dance Company, commonly known as Philadanco, is a renowned professional modern dance company based in Philadelphia, celebrated for its innovative choreography and commitment to African American dance traditions.
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A.
Martha Graham Dance Company
The Martha Graham Dance Company is a pioneering American modern dance troupe renowned for advancing Martha Graham’s revolutionary movement technique and emotionally expressive choreography.
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B.
White Oak Dance Project
White Oak Dance Project was a contemporary dance company co-founded and led by renowned ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, known for its innovative repertory and collaborations with prominent choreographers.
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C.
Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Dallas Black Dance Theatre is a renowned professional modern dance company based in Dallas, Texas, celebrated for its diverse repertory and commitment to African American and contemporary dance.
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D.
Charles Weidman Theatre Dance Company
The Charles Weidman Theatre Dance Company was a modern dance troupe established by pioneering American choreographer Charles Weidman to present his innovative theatrical and expressive works.
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E.
Katherine Dunham Dance Company
The Katherine Dunham Dance Company was a pioneering American modern dance troupe renowned for integrating African and Caribbean dance forms with contemporary choreography and for advancing Black representation in the performing arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American dance company
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modern dance company ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ performing arts organization ⓘ |
| basedIn | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
African American choreographers
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contemporary choreographers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
African American dance traditions
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Black dance ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Joan Myers Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Joan Myers Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet-influenced modern dance
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contemporary dance ⓘ modern dance ⓘ |
| hasArtisticDirector | Joan Myers Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtisticFocus | culturally specific work rooted in the African diaspora ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Philadanco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
D/2 Apprentice Company
NERFINISHED
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D/3 Youth Ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ D/PHILADANCO! (training and education programs) ⓘ Philadanco Training Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationalRole |
community outreach in Philadelphia
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training young dancers ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
leader in African American concert dance
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renowned American modern dance company ⓘ |
| hasShortName | Philadanco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyle | blend of modern, ballet, and Africanist movement vocabularies ⓘ |
| inception | 1970 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commitment to African American choreographers
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innovative choreography ⓘ virtuosic dancers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia ⓘ West Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission |
to preserve and present predominantly African American traditions in dance
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to provide opportunities for Black dancers and choreographers ⓘ |
| performs |
mainstage concert seasons in Philadelphia
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touring repertory ⓘ |
| performsIn |
international tours
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national tours in the United States ⓘ |
| sector | arts and culture ⓘ |
| servesCommunity |
African American dance community
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Philadelphia arts community ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | professional dance company ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The Philadelphia Dance Company Description of subject: The Philadelphia Dance Company, commonly known as Philadanco, is a renowned professional modern dance company based in Philadelphia, celebrated for its innovative choreography and commitment to African American dance traditions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.