Les Biches
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Les Biches is a 1924 neoclassical ballet choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, noted for its modernist style and playful exploration of gender and social mores.
All labels observed (1)
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| Les Biches canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9225690 — 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: Les Biches Context triple: [Bronislava Nijinska, notableWork, Les Biches]
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Les Biches
Les Biches is a 1968 French psychological drama film by Claude Chabrol that explores a complex love triangle and bourgeois decadence on the French Riviera.
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Pierrot le Fou
Pierrot le Fou is a 1965 French New Wave crime-romance film by Jean-Luc Godard, known for its vibrant visual style, fragmented narrative, and exploration of existential themes.
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C.
La Fille mal gardée
La Fille mal gardée is a lighthearted, pastoral comic ballet—one of the oldest still regularly performed—celebrated for its charming love story, folk-inspired dances, and enduring place in the classical ballet repertoire.
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D.
Beau Travail
Beau Travail is a 1999 French art-house drama film directed by Claire Denis, loosely inspired by Herman Melville’s "Billy Budd" and acclaimed for its minimalist storytelling, striking desert imagery, and exploration of masculinity and repressed desire within the French Foreign Legion.
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E.
La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles is a popular musical comedy about a gay couple who run a drag nightclub, celebrated for its heartfelt story, humor, and iconic anthem "I Am What I Am."
- 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: Les Biches Target entity description: Les Biches is a 1924 neoclassical ballet choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, noted for its modernist style and playful exploration of gender and social mores.
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A.
Les Biches
Les Biches is a 1968 French psychological drama film by Claude Chabrol that explores a complex love triangle and bourgeois decadence on the French Riviera.
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B.
Pierrot le Fou
Pierrot le Fou is a 1965 French New Wave crime-romance film by Jean-Luc Godard, known for its vibrant visual style, fragmented narrative, and exploration of existential themes.
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C.
La Fille mal gardée
La Fille mal gardée is a lighthearted, pastoral comic ballet—one of the oldest still regularly performed—celebrated for its charming love story, folk-inspired dances, and enduring place in the classical ballet repertoire.
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D.
Beau Travail
Beau Travail is a 1999 French art-house drama film directed by Claire Denis, loosely inspired by Herman Melville’s "Billy Budd" and acclaimed for its minimalist storytelling, striking desert imagery, and exploration of masculinity and repressed desire within the French Foreign Legion.
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E.
La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles is a popular musical comedy about a gay couple who run a drag nightclub, celebrated for its heartfelt story, humor, and iconic anthem "I Am What I Am."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet
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neoclassical ballet ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bronislava Nijinska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francis Poulenc NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Diaghilev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| balletsRussesProductionNumber | late Diaghilev period work ⓘ |
| choreographer | Bronislava Nijinska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographicApproach | abstract characterization rather than narrative plot ⓘ |
| choreographicStyle | sharp, architectural movement ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Sergei Diaghilev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Francis Poulenc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Marie Laurencin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCompany | Ballets Russes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | ballet in one act ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Hostess
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Les Biches (young women ensemble) NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Male Athletes ⓘ |
| hasOrchestration | full orchestra ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 20th-century modernism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | 1920s Parisian society ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| medium | dance ⓘ |
| musicCatalogueNumber | FP 36 ⓘ |
| musicForm | orchestral suite ⓘ |
| notedFor |
modernist style
ⓘ
playful exploration of gender and social mores ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| originalCompany | Ballets Russes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | interwar period ⓘ |
| premiereCompany | Ballets Russes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Ernest Ansermet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1924-01-06 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Monte Carlo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | Ballets Russes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reception | critical success at its premiere ⓘ |
| revivedBy |
Paris Opera Ballet
NERFINISHED
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Royal Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDesigner | Marie Laurencin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary French salon ⓘ |
| structure | suite of dances ⓘ |
| style |
modernism
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neoclassicism ⓘ |
| theme |
exploration of gender roles
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flirtation and erotic play ⓘ social mores ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
The Darlings
NERFINISHED
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The Does NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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