The Ballerina
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The Ballerina is a principal puppet character in Igor Stravinsky’s ballet "Petrushka," representing an idealized, graceful love interest within the story’s tragic fairground romance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ballerina Swan | 1 |
| The Ballerina canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8770503 — 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 Ballerina Context triple: [Petrushka, featuresCharacter, The Ballerina]
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A.
A Ballerina’s Tale
A Ballerina’s Tale is a documentary film that chronicles Misty Copeland’s groundbreaking rise in the world of classical ballet and the obstacles she faced as one of the few prominent Black ballerinas.
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B.
Ballerina
Ballerina is an action-thriller spin-off set in the John Wick universe, following a young female assassin seeking vengeance.
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C.
The Dancer
The Dancer is a biographical drama film in which Lily-Rose Depp portrays a pioneering early-20th-century performer in the world of modern dance.
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D.
The White Ballet
The White Ballet is a painting by American Ashcan School artist Everett Shinn that captures an intimate, atmospheric view of a ballet performance.
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E.
The Dance
The Dance is a painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, known for its dynamic composition and elegant depiction of figures in motion.
- 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 Ballerina Target entity description: The Ballerina is a principal puppet character in Igor Stravinsky’s ballet "Petrushka," representing an idealized, graceful love interest within the story’s tragic fairground romance.
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A.
A Ballerina’s Tale
A Ballerina’s Tale is a documentary film that chronicles Misty Copeland’s groundbreaking rise in the world of classical ballet and the obstacles she faced as one of the few prominent Black ballerinas.
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B.
Ballerina
Ballerina is an action-thriller spin-off set in the John Wick universe, following a young female assassin seeking vengeance.
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C.
The Dancer
The Dancer is a biographical drama film in which Lily-Rose Depp portrays a pioneering early-20th-century performer in the world of modern dance.
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D.
The White Ballet
The White Ballet is a painting by American Ashcan School artist Everett Shinn that captures an intimate, atmospheric view of a ballet performance.
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E.
The Dance
The Dance is a painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, known for its dynamic composition and elegant depiction of figures in motion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ puppet character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Petrushka
ⓘ
linked to:
the Ballerina in Petrushka
|
| artFormContext | classical ballet ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
Russian ballet
ⓘ
ballet ⓘ |
| associatedWithSetting |
Shrovetide Fair
ⓘ
linked to:
Shrovetide
|
| characterType |
ballerina
ⓘ
love interest ⓘ |
| createdBy | Igor Stravinsky ⓘ |
| embodiesTrait |
elegance
ⓘ
emotional distance ⓘ grace ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1911 ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Petrushka
ⓘ
The Moor ⓘ |
| hasRoleInWork | principal character in Petrushka ⓘ |
| hasThemeContext |
puppets and human emotions
ⓘ
tragic romance ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| medium | stage performance ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
idealized romantic figure
ⓘ
object of Petrushka’s affection ⓘ |
| partOf |
Petrushka puppet trio
ⓘ
linked to:
the Ballerina in Petrushka
|
| portrayedBy | human dancer ⓘ |
| romanticTriangleWith |
Petrushka and the Moor
ⓘ
linked to:
Petrushka
|
| setInWorkContext | Russian Shrovetide fairground ⓘ |
| workChoreographer | Michel Fokine ⓘ |
| workDesigner | Alexandre Benois ⓘ |
| workLanguageContext | Russian ⓘ |
| workPremieredAt | Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris ⓘ |
| workPremieredBy | Ballets Russes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ballerina Description of subject: The Ballerina is a principal puppet character in Igor Stravinsky’s ballet "Petrushka," representing an idealized, graceful love interest within the story’s tragic fairground romance.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Ballerina