Nikiya in La Bayadère
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Nikiya in La Bayadère is the tragic temple dancer heroine of Marius Petipa’s classical ballet, renowned for her ethereal purity, emotional depth, and iconic scenes such as the Kingdom of the Shades.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nikiya in La Bayadère canonical | 9 |
| temple dancer (bayadère) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11220555 — 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: Nikiya in La Bayadère Context triple: [Natalia Makarova, notableRole, Nikiya in La Bayadère]
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A.
Swan Lake
Swan Lake is a renowned classical ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, telling the tragic love story of Prince Siegfried and the enchanted swan princess Odette.
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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 Art of the Dance
The Art of the Dance is a collection of essays and lectures by modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan, articulating her revolutionary philosophy of natural, expressive movement.
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D.
Ballet des sylphes
Ballet des sylphes is a delicate, ethereal ballet sequence featuring dancing sylphs, best known as one of the most poetic and atmospheric episodes in Hector Berlioz’s dramatic legend *La damnation de Faust*.
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E.
Le ballet
"Le ballet" is a popular French pop ballad by Canadian singer Céline Dion, featured on her 1995 album "D'eux," the best-selling French-language album of all time.
- 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: Nikiya in La Bayadère Target entity description: Nikiya in La Bayadère is the tragic temple dancer heroine of Marius Petipa’s classical ballet, renowned for her ethereal purity, emotional depth, and iconic scenes such as the Kingdom of the Shades.
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A.
Swan Lake
Swan Lake is a renowned classical ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, telling the tragic love story of Prince Siegfried and the enchanted swan princess Odette.
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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 Art of the Dance
The Art of the Dance is a collection of essays and lectures by modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan, articulating her revolutionary philosophy of natural, expressive movement.
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D.
Ballet des sylphes
Ballet des sylphes is a delicate, ethereal ballet sequence featuring dancing sylphs, best known as one of the most poetic and atmospheric episodes in Hector Berlioz’s dramatic legend *La damnation de Faust*.
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E.
Le ballet
"Le ballet" is a popular French pop ballad by Canadian singer Céline Dion, featured on her 1995 album "D'eux," the best-selling French-language album of all time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ temple dancer ⓘ tragic heroine ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of La Bayadère
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Act II of La Bayadère ⓘ Act III of La Bayadère ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kingdom of the Shades
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temple of the sacred fire ⓘ |
| betrayedBy | Solor ⓘ |
| centralScene |
Kingdom of the Shades
ⓘ
betrothal scene of Solor and Gamzatti ⓘ death scene with the basket of flowers ⓘ |
| characterIn | La Bayadère ⓘ |
| choreographicTradition | Petipa tradition ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
High Brahmin
ⓘ
linked to:
Brahmins
Rajah Dugmanta ⓘ |
| createdBy | Marius Petipa ⓘ |
| danceStyle | romantic classical ⓘ |
| deathCause | poison ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | La Bayadère ⓘ |
| genre | classical ballet ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Solor ⓘ |
| killedBy | snake bite ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic acting
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emotional depth ⓘ ethereal purity ⓘ iconic death scene ⓘ lyrical adagio dancing ⓘ vision scene in Kingdom of the Shades ⓘ |
| legacyInBallet | one of the great classical ballerina roles ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ludwig Minkus ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | Indian ⓘ |
| occupationInStory | temple dancer ⓘ |
| oftenPortrayedBy | ballerina ⓘ |
| persecutedBy | Gamzatti ⓘ |
| relationshipToHighBrahmin | desired by High Brahmin ⓘ |
| relationshipToSolor | beloved ⓘ |
| requiresQualities |
dramatic artistry
ⓘ
expressive port de bras ⓘ strong classical technique ⓘ |
| rivalOf | Gamzatti ⓘ |
| roleType |
ballerina role
ⓘ
principal role ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | India ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
purity
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self‑sacrifice ⓘ spiritual love ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | mythic past ⓘ |
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Referenced by (10)
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