Black Swan Pas de deux

E235432

ballet pas de deux dance duet

Black Swan Pas de deux is the famous virtuosic duet from Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake, danced by Odile and Prince Siegfried in the third act.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Black Swan Pas de Deux	3
Black Swan	2
Black Swan Pas de deux canonical	2
Black Swan pas de deux	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2119772 — 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: Black Swan Pas de deux
Context triple: [Swan Lake, notableNumber, Black Swan Pas de deux]

A. Black Swan
Black Swan is a 2010 psychological horror thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky, following a troubled ballerina’s descent into madness as she prepares for a demanding lead role.
B. Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its iconic red windmill, lavish shows, and role in popularizing the modern can-can dance.
C. The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
D. La Vie en rose
"La Vie en rose" is a classic French song, originally made famous by Édith Piaf, that became one of Louis Armstrong’s signature romantic jazz standards through his celebrated interpretation.
E. Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Dance of the Blessed Spirits is a serene and lyrical orchestral and flute piece from Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera *Orphée et Eurydice*, often performed as a standalone concert work.
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: Black Swan Pas de deux
Target entity description: Black Swan Pas de deux is the famous virtuosic duet from Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake, danced by Odile and Prince Siegfried in the third act.

A. Black Swan
Black Swan is a 2010 psychological horror thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky, following a troubled ballerina’s descent into madness as she prepares for a demanding lead role.
B. Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its iconic red windmill, lavish shows, and role in popularizing the modern can-can dance.
C. The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
D. La Vie en rose
"La Vie en rose" is a classic French song, originally made famous by Édith Piaf, that became one of Louis Armstrong’s signature romantic jazz standards through his celebrated interpretation.
E. Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Dance of the Blessed Spirits is a serene and lyrical orchestral and flute piece from Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera *Orphée et Eurydice*, often performed as a standalone concert work.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ballet pas de deux ⓘ dance duet ⓘ
act	Act III ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Black Swan pas de deux ⓘ linked to: Black Swan Pas de deux Odile–Siegfried pas de deux ⓘ linked to: Odile
associatedWith	Imperial Ballet ⓘ linked to: Imperial Russian Ballet Mariinsky Theatre ⓘ
ballet	Swan Lake ⓘ
characters	Odile ⓘ Prince Siegfried ⓘ linked to: Siegfried
characterTypeOfOdile	black swan ⓘ
choreographer	Lev Ivanov NERFINISHED ⓘ Marius Petipa ⓘ
composer	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
contrastWith	White Swan Pas de deux ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Russia ⓘ
dramaticTheme	betrayal ⓘ deception ⓘ
genre	classical ballet ⓘ
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
linkedWork	White Swan Pas de deux ⓘ
musicBy	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
musicGenre	romantic orchestral music ⓘ
notableFor	32 fouettés en tournant ⓘ technical virtuosity ⓘ
notableRoleFor	Odile ⓘ Prince Siegfried ⓘ linked to: Siegfried
oftenExcerptedIn	gala ballet programs ⓘ
originalLanguageContext	Russian Imperial Ballet tradition ⓘ
partOf	Swan Lake ⓘ
performanceContext	classical ballet repertoire ⓘ
performedBy	ballerina dancing Odile ⓘ male dancer dancing Prince Siegfried ⓘ
premiereBallet	1877 original production of Swan Lake ⓘ
requires	high classical ballet technique ⓘ multiple pirouettes ⓘ precise pointe work ⓘ strong partnering skills ⓘ
sceneFunction	dramatic climax of Act III ⓘ seduction of Prince Siegfried by Odile ⓘ
style	romantic–classical ballet ⓘ
timePeriodOfComposition	late 19th century ⓘ
traditionallyPerformedIn	full-length productions of Swan Lake ⓘ
typicalStructure	adagio ⓘ coda ⓘ entrée ⓘ female variation ⓘ male variation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swan Lake → notableNumber → Black Swan Pas de deux ⓘ

subject linked to: Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

White Swan Pas de deux → contrastedWith → Black Swan Pas de deux ⓘ

Black Swan Pas de deux → alsoKnownAs → Black Swan pas de deux ⓘ