Murray Louis Dance Company
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The Murray Louis Dance Company was a prominent American modern dance troupe known for its innovative choreography and close association with choreographer Murray Louis and the Nikolais/Louis dance tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Murray Louis Dance Company canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9434259 — 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: Murray Louis Dance Company Context triple: [Murray Louis, founded, Murray Louis Dance Company]
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The Philadelphia Dance Company
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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Judson Dance Theater
Judson Dance Theater was a pioneering 1960s collective of choreographers, dancers, and artists in New York City that radically redefined modern dance through experimental, interdisciplinary, and democratic approaches to movement.
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C.
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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D.
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.
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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.
- 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: Murray Louis Dance Company Target entity description: The Murray Louis Dance Company was a prominent American modern dance troupe known for its innovative choreography and close association with choreographer Murray Louis and the Nikolais/Louis dance tradition.
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A.
The Philadelphia Dance Company
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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B.
Judson Dance Theater
Judson Dance Theater was a pioneering 1960s collective of choreographers, dancers, and artists in New York City that radically redefined modern dance through experimental, interdisciplinary, and democratic approaches to movement.
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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dance troupe
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modern dance company ⓘ |
| artisticDirector | Murray Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alwin Nikolais
NERFINISHED
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Nikolais Dance Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
contemporary dance
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performing arts ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Murray Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | modern dance ⓘ |
| hasChoreographicStyle |
abstract movement
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ensemble-based work ⓘ multimedia staging ⓘ |
| hasFocus | original choreography by Murray Louis ⓘ |
| hasType | touring dance company ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alwin Nikolais
NERFINISHED
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Murray Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| movement | Nikolais/Louis dance tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Murray Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| notableFor | innovative choreography ⓘ |
| partOf | American modern dance tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Murray Louis Dance Company Description of subject: The Murray Louis Dance Company was a prominent American modern dance troupe known for its innovative choreography and close association with choreographer Murray Louis and the Nikolais/Louis dance tradition.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.