Mark Morris
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Mark Morris is an acclaimed American choreographer and founder of the Mark Morris Dance Group, renowned for his musicality, wit, and innovative contemporary ballet and modern dance works.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mark Morris canonical | 21 |
| Mark Morris Dance Group | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2271522 — 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: Mark Morris Context triple: [San Francisco Ballet, notableChoreographerAssociated, Mark Morris]
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A.
Christopher Wheeldon
Christopher Wheeldon is a renowned British choreographer and former dancer known for his innovative contemporary ballets created for major companies worldwide, including The Royal Ballet and New York City Ballet.
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B.
Andy Blankenbuehler
Andy Blankenbuehler is a Tony Award–winning American choreographer and director best known for his innovative, hip-hop–infused work on Broadway musicals such as In the Heights, Hamilton, and Bandstand.
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C.
Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp is an acclaimed American choreographer and dancer known for her innovative blend of ballet, modern dance, and popular music in both concert works and Broadway productions.
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D.
Susan Stroman
Susan Stroman is an acclaimed American theatre director and choreographer best known for her innovative work on Broadway musicals such as "The Producers."
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E.
William Forsythe
William Forsythe is an American character actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in action and crime films and television series.
- 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: Mark Morris Target entity description: Mark Morris is an acclaimed American choreographer and founder of the Mark Morris Dance Group, renowned for his musicality, wit, and innovative contemporary ballet and modern dance works.
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A.
Christopher Wheeldon
Christopher Wheeldon is a renowned British choreographer and former dancer known for his innovative contemporary ballets created for major companies worldwide, including The Royal Ballet and New York City Ballet.
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B.
Andy Blankenbuehler
Andy Blankenbuehler is a Tony Award–winning American choreographer and director best known for his innovative, hip-hop–infused work on Broadway musicals such as In the Heights, Hamilton, and Bandstand.
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C.
Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp is an acclaimed American choreographer and dancer known for her innovative blend of ballet, modern dance, and popular music in both concert works and Broadway productions.
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D.
Susan Stroman
Susan Stroman is an acclaimed American theatre director and choreographer best known for her innovative work on Broadway musicals such as "The Producers."
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E.
William Forsythe
William Forsythe is an American character actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in action and crime films and television series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic director
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choreographer ⓘ dancer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Emanuel Ax
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Mikhail Baryshnikov ⓘ Twyla Tharp ⓘ Yo-Yo Ma ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Mark Morris Dance Group ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
choreography
ⓘ
dance ⓘ |
| founded |
Mark Morris Dance Center
ⓘ
linked to:
Mark Morris Dance Group
Mark Morris Dance Group ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary ballet
ⓘ
modern dance ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationRole | artistic director of Mark Morris Dance Group ⓘ |
| hasPartIn |
ballet productions
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modern dance repertory ⓘ opera productions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baroque music
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classical music ⓘ folk dance ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mark Morris Dance Group
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linked to:
Mark Morris
innovative contemporary ballet ⓘ modern dance works ⓘ musicality in choreography ⓘ wit in choreography ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary dance
ⓘ
modern dance ⓘ |
| name | Mark Morris ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
close integration of music and movement
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use of live music in performance ⓘ |
| notableStudent | members of Mark Morris Dance Group ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dido and Aeneas
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Grand Duo ⓘ L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato ⓘ The Hard Nut ⓘ V ⓘ |
| occupation |
artistic director
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choreographer ⓘ dancer ⓘ |
| residence |
Brooklyn, New York
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linked to:
Brooklyn
|
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mark Morris Description of subject: Mark Morris is an acclaimed American choreographer and founder of the Mark Morris Dance Group, renowned for his musicality, wit, and innovative contemporary ballet and modern dance works.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mark Morris
subject linked to:
Dido and Aeneas
subject linked to:
Dido and Aeneas
subject linked to:
Dido and Aeneas