Scottish Ballet
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Scottish Ballet is Scotland’s national ballet company, renowned for its classical and contemporary dance productions and based in Glasgow.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scottish Ballet canonical | 10 |
| Artistic Director of Scottish Ballet | 1 |
| Scottish Ballet Associates | 1 |
| Scottish Ballet Orchestra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T342488 — 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: Scottish Ballet Context triple: [Glasgow City, hasCulturalInstitution, Scottish Ballet]
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A.
Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera is Scotland's national opera company, renowned for producing and touring a wide repertoire of operatic works across the country.
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B.
Imperial Ballet School
The Imperial Ballet School was the prestigious ballet academy of the Russian Imperial Theatres in St. Petersburg, renowned for training many of the 20th century’s most influential dancers and choreographers.
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C.
National Theatre Company
The National Theatre Company was a prominent British theatrical ensemble that formed the core of the National Theatre in London, featuring leading actors such as Laurence Olivier in major stage productions.
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D.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a leading national institution for higher education in music, drama, dance, production, and film, based in Glasgow and renowned for training performing artists.
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E.
Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Dallas Black Dance Theatre is a renowned professional modern dance company based in Dallas, Texas, celebrated for its diverse repertory and commitment to African American and contemporary dance.
- 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: Scottish Ballet Target entity description: Scottish Ballet is Scotland’s national ballet company, renowned for its classical and contemporary dance productions and based in Glasgow.
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A.
Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera is Scotland's national opera company, renowned for producing and touring a wide repertoire of operatic works across the country.
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B.
Imperial Ballet School
The Imperial Ballet School was the prestigious ballet academy of the Russian Imperial Theatres in St. Petersburg, renowned for training many of the 20th century’s most influential dancers and choreographers.
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C.
National Theatre Company
The National Theatre Company was a prominent British theatrical ensemble that formed the core of the National Theatre in London, featuring leading actors such as Laurence Olivier in major stage productions.
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D.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a leading national institution for higher education in music, drama, dance, production, and film, based in Glasgow and renowned for training performing artists.
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E.
Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Dallas Black Dance Theatre is a renowned professional modern dance company based in Dallas, Texas, celebrated for its diverse repertory and commitment to African American and contemporary dance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet company
ⓘ
performing arts organization ⓘ |
| artisticDirector | Christopher Hampson ⓘ |
| basedInBuilding | Tramway, Glasgow ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| employs |
administrative staff
ⓘ
artistic staff ⓘ choreographers ⓘ professional dancers ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ballet
ⓘ
contemporary dance ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
new choreography
ⓘ
reimagined classics ⓘ |
| formerName | Western Theatre Ballet ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Creative Scotland ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet
ⓘ
classical ballet ⓘ contemporary dance ⓘ |
| hasEducationalArm |
Scottish Ballet Associates
ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish Ballet
|
| hasMainVenue | Theatre Royal, Glasgow ⓘ |
| hasOrchestra |
Scottish Ballet Orchestra
ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish Ballet
|
| hasRepertoire |
classical narrative ballets
ⓘ
mixed contemporary programmes ⓘ |
| hasTouringActivity | yes ⓘ |
| hasType | national ballet company ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.scottishballet.co.uk/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Glasgow ⓘ |
| inception | 1969 ⓘ |
| industry | performing arts ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | charity ⓘ |
| location | Glasgow ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classical ballet productions
ⓘ
contemporary dance productions ⓘ |
| offers |
community outreach programmes
ⓘ
education programmes ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Scotland ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Scottish Government–funded national companies ⓘ |
| performingArtForm | dance ⓘ |
| performsIn |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| performsInternationally | true ⓘ |
| performsWorkBy |
Scottish choreographers
ⓘ
international choreographers ⓘ |
| regionServed | Scotland ⓘ |
| role | national ballet company of Scotland ⓘ |
| shortName | Scottish Ballet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scottish Ballet Description of subject: Scottish Ballet is Scotland’s national ballet company, renowned for its classical and contemporary dance productions and based in Glasgow.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Scottish Ballet
linked to: Scottish Ballet
linked to: Scottish Ballet