Carlos Acosta
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Carlos Acosta is a renowned Cuban ballet dancer and choreographer celebrated for his virtuosic technique, powerful stage presence, and groundbreaking career with major international ballet companies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carlos Acosta canonical | 3 |
| Carlos Acosta: A Classical Selection | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carlos Acosta Context triple: [Alicia Alonso, influenced, Carlos Acosta]
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A.
Alicia Alonso
Alicia Alonso was a renowned Cuban prima ballerina and choreographer, best known as the founder and longtime director of the Cuban National Ballet.
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B.
Ballet Alicia Alonso
Ballet Alicia Alonso is a Cuban ballet company and school renowned for its classical repertoire and for promoting the legacy and style of legendary ballerina Alicia Alonso.
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C.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov is a Latvian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor widely regarded as one of the greatest ballet artists of the 20th century.
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D.
Suzanne Farrell
Suzanne Farrell is an acclaimed American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, best known as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and as a muse of choreographer George Balanchine.
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E.
Maribel Verdú
Maribel Verdú is a Spanish actress acclaimed for her work in films such as "Pan’s Labyrinth" and "Y Tu Mamá También."
- 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: Carlos Acosta Target entity description: Carlos Acosta is a renowned Cuban ballet dancer and choreographer celebrated for his virtuosic technique, powerful stage presence, and groundbreaking career with major international ballet companies.
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A.
Alicia Alonso
Alicia Alonso was a renowned Cuban prima ballerina and choreographer, best known as the founder and longtime director of the Cuban National Ballet.
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B.
Ballet Alicia Alonso
Ballet Alicia Alonso is a Cuban ballet company and school renowned for its classical repertoire and for promoting the legacy and style of legendary ballerina Alicia Alonso.
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C.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov is a Latvian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor widely regarded as one of the greatest ballet artists of the 20th century.
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D.
Suzanne Farrell
Suzanne Farrell is an acclaimed American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, best known as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and as a muse of choreographer George Balanchine.
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E.
Maribel Verdú
Maribel Verdú is a Spanish actress acclaimed for her work in films such as "Pan’s Labyrinth" and "Y Tu Mamá También."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic director
ⓘ
author ⓘ ballet dancer ⓘ choreographer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the British Empire
ⓘ
Prix Benois de la Danse ⓘ
linked to:
Benois de la Danse prize
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award ⓘ |
| birthName | Carlos Yunior Acosta Quesada ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Cuba ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1973-06-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
National Ballet School of Cuba
ⓘ
linked to:
Ballet Nacional de Cuba
|
| employer |
Birmingham Royal Ballet
ⓘ
English National Ballet ⓘ Houston Ballet ⓘ National Ballet of Cuba ⓘ
linked to:
Ballet Nacional de Cuba
The Royal Ballet ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Afro-Cuban ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ballet
ⓘ
choreography ⓘ |
| genre |
classical ballet
ⓘ
contemporary ballet ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.carlosacosta.com ⓘ |
| hasWritten | No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer’s Story ⓘ |
| influenced | younger generations of Cuban ballet dancers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
groundbreaking international ballet career
ⓘ
powerful stage presence ⓘ virtuosic ballet technique ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| name |
Carlos Acosta
ⓘ
linked to:
Carlos Yunior Acosta Quesada
|
| nationality | Cuban ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Albrecht in Giselle
ⓘ
linked to:
ballet "Giselle"
Basilio in Don Quixote ⓘ Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake ⓘ
linked to:
Swan Lake
Spartacus in Spartacus ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Acosta Danza productions
ⓘ
Carlos Acosta: A Classical Selection ⓘ
linked to:
Carlos Acosta
choreography for Carmen ⓘ choreography for Don Quixote (Royal Ballet production) ⓘ performances with The Royal Ballet ⓘ |
| occupation |
artistic director
ⓘ
ballet dancer ⓘ choreographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Havana
ⓘ
linked to:
Havana, Cuba
|
| positionHeld |
artistic director of Birmingham Royal Ballet
ⓘ
founder and artistic director of Acosta Danza ⓘ principal guest artist of The Royal Ballet ⓘ |
| residence | Birmingham ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Carlos Acosta