Durham Performing Arts Center
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Durham Performing Arts Center is a major contemporary theater and concert venue in downtown Durham, North Carolina, known for hosting Broadway tours, concerts, and other large-scale live performances.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Durham Performing Arts Center canonical | 10 |
| Durham Performing Arts Center area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8004 — 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: Durham Performing Arts Center Context triple: [Durham, North Carolina, hasPerformingArtsVenue, Durham Performing Arts Center]
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Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina is a major city in the Research Triangle region known for Duke University, a strong research and tech economy, and a rich civil rights and tobacco-industry history.
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B.
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a world-renowned concert venue in New York City celebrated for its exceptional acoustics and historic role in classical and popular music performance.
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Johnson Athletic Center
Johnson Athletic Center is an indoor sports and recreation facility on the MIT campus that hosts the MIT Engineers’ athletic events and training.
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Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center
Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center is MIT’s primary athletics and recreation complex, featuring facilities for varsity sports, fitness, and aquatics on the Cambridge campus.
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Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the United States’ national cultural center and a major venue in Washington, D.C. for theater, music, dance, and other performing arts.
- 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: Durham Performing Arts Center Target entity description: Durham Performing Arts Center is a major contemporary theater and concert venue in downtown Durham, North Carolina, known for hosting Broadway tours, concerts, and other large-scale live performances.
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A.
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is a major multidisciplinary performance venue on the University of Pennsylvania campus, known for presenting theater, dance, music, and innovative contemporary works.
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B.
Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina is a major city in the Research Triangle region known for Duke University, a strong research and tech economy, and a rich civil rights and tobacco-industry history.
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C.
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a world-renowned concert venue in New York City celebrated for its exceptional acoustics and historic role in classical and popular music performance.
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D.
Johnson Athletic Center
Johnson Athletic Center is an indoor sports and recreation facility on the MIT campus that hosts the MIT Engineers’ athletic events and training.
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E.
Gill Coliseum
Gill Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis, primarily serving as the home venue for the university’s basketball and other athletic programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert hall
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performing arts center ⓘ theater venue ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | public transit in Durham ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | DPAC ⓘ |
| architect |
Phil Szostak
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Szostak Design ⓘ |
| buildingStyle | contemporary architecture ⓘ |
| constructionType | public-private partnership project ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| fundedBy |
City of Durham
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linked to:
Durham, North Carolina
private partners ⓘ |
| genreOfPerformance |
comedy
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family shows ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ popular music ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
balcony seating
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large glass façade ⓘ lobby with views of downtown Durham ⓘ mezzanine seating ⓘ orchestra level seating ⓘ three-tier seating bowl ⓘ |
| hasParkingFacility | adjacent parking garage ⓘ |
| hasTicketingSystem |
box office
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online ticket sales ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.dpacnc.com ⓘ |
| hosts |
first-run national Broadway tours
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special events ⓘ stand-up comedy shows ⓘ touring concerts ⓘ |
| inception | 2008 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Durham, North Carolina
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downtown Durham ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Durham County, North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| near | Durham Bulls Athletic Park ⓘ |
| numberOfSeats | approximately 2700 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Nederlander Organization
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Professional Facilities Management ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
City of Durham
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linked to:
Durham, North Carolina
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| partOf |
American Tobacco District area
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linked to:
American Tobacco Historic District
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| primaryUse |
Broadway tours
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concerts ⓘ live entertainment ⓘ touring productions ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | major regional performing arts venue ⓘ |
| servesMetropolitanArea | Research Triangle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Durham Performing Arts Center Description of subject: Durham Performing Arts Center is a major contemporary theater and concert venue in downtown Durham, North Carolina, known for hosting Broadway tours, concerts, and other large-scale live performances.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Downtown Durham Historic District area
Durham–Chapel Hill metropolitan area
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Durham Performing Arts Center
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linked to: Durham Performing Arts Center