Sergei Polunin
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Sergei Polunin is a Ukrainian-born ballet dancer renowned for his virtuosic technique, rebellious persona, and high-profile performances in both classical ballet and film.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sergei Polunin canonical | 6 |
| Sergei Polunin as a ballet prodigy | 1 |
| Sergei Vladimirovich Polunin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2352520 — 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: Sergei Polunin Context triple: [Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film), starring, Sergei Polunin]
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A.
Rudolf Nureyev
Rudolf Nureyev was a legendary Soviet-born ballet dancer and choreographer, renowned for his virtuosity, dramatic presence, and transformative impact on male roles in classical ballet.
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B.
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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C.
Ilia Kulik
Ilia Kulik is a Russian figure skater best known for winning the men's singles gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
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D.
Carlos Acosta
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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E.
Tamara Rojo
Tamara Rojo is a renowned Spanish ballerina and arts leader, best known for her celebrated performing career and influential directorship roles at major international ballet companies.
- 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: Sergei Polunin Target entity description: Sergei Polunin is a Ukrainian-born ballet dancer renowned for his virtuosic technique, rebellious persona, and high-profile performances in both classical ballet and film.
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A.
Rudolf Nureyev
Rudolf Nureyev was a legendary Soviet-born ballet dancer and choreographer, renowned for his virtuosity, dramatic presence, and transformative impact on male roles in classical ballet.
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B.
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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C.
Ilia Kulik
Ilia Kulik is a Russian figure skater best known for winning the men's singles gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
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D.
Carlos Acosta
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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E.
Tamara Rojo
Tamara Rojo is a renowned Spanish ballerina and arts leader, best known for her celebrated performing career and influential directorship roles at major international ballet companies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet dancer
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ performing artist ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 2000s ⓘ |
| birthName |
Sergei Vladimirovich Polunin
ⓘ
linked to:
Sergei Polunin
|
| citizenship |
Russia
ⓘ
Serbia ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Ukraine ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1989-11-20 ⓘ |
| endTime | 2012 (principal dancer at The Royal Ballet) ⓘ |
| familyName | Polunin ⓘ |
| genre | classical ballet ⓘ |
| givenName | Sergei ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Galina Polunina
ⓘ
Vladimir Polunin ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
controversial public figure
ⓘ
enfant terrible of ballet ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ Ukrainian ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Royal Ballet ⓘ |
| movementSpecialty |
classical ballet repertoire
ⓘ
contemporary ballet ⓘ |
| name | Sergei Polunin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appearances in films and music videos
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high-profile ballet performances ⓘ rebellious public persona ⓘ virtuosic ballet technique ⓘ |
| notableStyleCharacteristic |
expressive dramatic presence
ⓘ
powerful jumps ⓘ strong turns ⓘ |
| notableWork |
feature film "Dancer"
ⓘ
performance in Hozier’s music video "Take Me to Church" ⓘ role in film "Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) ⓘ role in film "Red Sparrow" (2018) ⓘ role in film "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" (2018) ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
ballet dancer ⓘ choreographer ⓘ |
| performedWith |
Bavarian State Ballet
ⓘ
La Scala Theatre Ballet ⓘ
linked to:
La Scala Theatre Ballet School
Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre ⓘ Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre ⓘ
linked to:
Moscow Art Theatre
|
| placeOfBirth | Kherson ⓘ |
| positionHeld | principal dancer at The Royal Ballet ⓘ |
| relativeType |
father: Vladimir Polunin
ⓘ
mother: Galina Polunina ⓘ |
| startTime | 2008 (principal dancer at The Royal Ballet) ⓘ |
| trainedAt | Royal Ballet School ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sergei Polunin Description of subject: Sergei Polunin is a Ukrainian-born ballet dancer renowned for his virtuosic technique, rebellious persona, and high-profile performances in both classical ballet and film.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sergei Polunin
subject linked to:
feature film "Dancer"
subject linked to:
feature film "Dancer"
linked to: Sergei Polunin
subject linked to:
feature film "Dancer"
subject linked to:
father: Vladimir Polunin