Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is a renowned modern dance company based in New York City, celebrated for its powerful performances that highlight African American cultural expression and contemporary choreography.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alvin Ailey American Dance Center | 1 |
| Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9920137 — 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: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Context triple: [Joan Weill, donatedTo, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater]
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A.
Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dance Theatre of Harlem is a renowned American ballet company and school founded to promote classical ballet among African American and other minority communities, based in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Alwin Nikolais Dance Company
The Alwin Nikolais Dance Company is a pioneering American modern dance troupe renowned for its innovative multimedia productions that integrate abstract movement with inventive lighting, costumes, and sound.
- 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: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Target entity description: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is a renowned modern dance company based in New York City, celebrated for its powerful performances that highlight African American cultural expression and contemporary choreography.
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A.
Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dance Theatre of Harlem is a renowned American ballet company and school founded to promote classical ballet among African American and other minority communities, based in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Alwin Nikolais Dance Company
The Alwin Nikolais Dance Company is a pioneering American modern dance troupe renowned for its innovative multimedia productions that integrate abstract movement with inventive lighting, costumes, and sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dance company
ⓘ
modern dance company ⓘ performing arts organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
AAADT
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticDirector |
Judith Jamison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Battle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | The Ailey School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | United States National Medal of Arts (to Alvin Ailey posthumously, associated with the company) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| focusesOn |
African American cultural expression
ⓘ
modern dance repertoire ⓘ |
| founded | 1958 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Alvin Ailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary dance
ⓘ
modern dance ⓘ |
| hasEducationalProgram |
Ailey Extension
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ailey II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFounderRole | Alvin Ailey as artistic director ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| inception | 1958 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| mission |
to enrich American modern dance heritage
ⓘ
to preserve African American cultural experience through dance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
highlighting African American experiences
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powerful ensemble work ⓘ spirituals and gospel-based choreography ⓘ |
| notableWork | Revelations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | The Ailey Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performs |
international tours
ⓘ
national tours in the United States ⓘ |
| performsAt |
New York City Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various theaters worldwide ⓘ |
| performsWorkBy |
Alvin Ailey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judith Jamison NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Battle NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald K. Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses Dove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
culturally significant African American institution
ⓘ
leading modern dance company ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| style | blend of modern dance, ballet, jazz, and African dance forms ⓘ |
| website | https://www.alvinailey.org/ ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Alvin Ailey American Dance Center