The Wooster Group
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The Wooster Group is an experimental New York City theater company renowned for its avant-garde, multimedia stage productions and influential role in contemporary performance art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Wooster Group canonical | 49 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2013880 — 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: The Wooster Group Context triple: [Willem Dafoe, memberOf, The Wooster Group]
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A.
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is a pioneering off-off-Broadway theater in New York City renowned for nurturing experimental and avant-garde performance and launching the careers of numerous influential playwrights and artists.
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B.
Intiman Theatre
Intiman Theatre is a renowned professional theater company in Seattle, Washington, known for its innovative productions and commitment to diverse, socially engaged storytelling.
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C.
League of Resident Theatres
The League of Resident Theatres (LORT) is the largest professional theatre association of its kind in the United States, representing major nonprofit regional theatres and negotiating collective bargaining agreements with theatrical unions.
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D.
Theatre Cocoon
Theatre Cocoon is a prominent performing arts venue in Tokyo known for staging contemporary and experimental theater productions.
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E.
Theatre Guild
Theatre Guild is a prominent American theatrical producing organization known for bringing influential plays and musicals, including landmark works like "Oklahoma!", to Broadway stages.
- 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: The Wooster Group Target entity description: The Wooster Group is an experimental New York City theater company renowned for its avant-garde, multimedia stage productions and influential role in contemporary performance art.
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A.
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is a pioneering off-off-Broadway theater in New York City renowned for nurturing experimental and avant-garde performance and launching the careers of numerous influential playwrights and artists.
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B.
Intiman Theatre
Intiman Theatre is a renowned professional theater company in Seattle, Washington, known for its innovative productions and commitment to diverse, socially engaged storytelling.
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C.
League of Resident Theatres
The League of Resident Theatres (LORT) is the largest professional theatre association of its kind in the United States, representing major nonprofit regional theatres and negotiating collective bargaining agreements with theatrical unions.
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D.
Theatre Cocoon
Theatre Cocoon is a prominent performing arts venue in Tokyo known for staging contemporary and experimental theater productions.
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E.
Theatre Guild
Theatre Guild is a prominent American theatrical producing organization known for bringing influential plays and musicals, including landmark works like "Oklahoma!", to Broadway stages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental theater company
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performing arts organization ⓘ theatre troupe ⓘ |
| activeSince | 1970s ⓘ |
| artisticDirector | Elizabeth LeCompte ⓘ |
| awarded |
Bessie Award
ⓘ
Obie Award ⓘ |
| basedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| collaboratesWith | international arts festivals ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| field |
performance art
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Elizabeth LeCompte
ⓘ
Ron Vawter ⓘ Spalding Gray ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1975 ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary performance art
ⓘ
experimental theatre ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ari Fliakos
ⓘ
Kate Valk ⓘ Scott Shepherd ⓘ Willem Dafoe ⓘ |
| homeVenue | The Performing Garage ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary performance art
ⓘ
experimental theatre worldwide ⓘ |
| knownFor |
avant-garde theatre
ⓘ
deconstructive adaptations of classic texts ⓘ experimental performance techniques ⓘ multimedia stage productions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedAt | The Performing Garage, SoHo ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
SoHo, Manhattan
ⓘ
linked to:
SoHo
|
| notableWork |
Brace Up!
ⓘ
Hamlet ⓘ House/Lights ⓘ L.S.D. (…Just the High Points…) ⓘ Route 1 & 9 ⓘ The Emperor Jones ⓘ The Town Hall Affair ⓘ To You, The Birdie! (Phèdre) ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| style |
interdisciplinary performance
ⓘ
postmodern theatre ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
live performance
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multimedia technology ⓘ sound design ⓘ video ⓘ |
| website | http://thewoostergroup.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Wooster Group Description of subject: The Wooster Group is an experimental New York City theater company renowned for its avant-garde, multimedia stage productions and influential role in contemporary performance art.
Referenced by (49)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Performing Garage, SoHo
subject linked to:
The Performing Garage, SoHo
subject linked to:
The Performing Garage, SoHo