David McAllister
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David McAllister is an Australian former principal dancer and influential arts leader best known for his long tenure guiding The Australian Ballet’s artistic direction.
All labels observed (1)
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| David McAllister canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5568425 — 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: David McAllister Context triple: [The Australian Ballet, formerArtisticDirector, David McAllister]
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A.
Ron Hutchinson
Ron Hutchinson is a Northern Irish playwright and screenwriter known for his work in film and television, including adaptations and genre projects in Hollywood.
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B.
Jonathan Corwin
Jonathan Corwin was a 17th-century Massachusetts magistrate best known as one of the judges who presided over the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Neil Buchanan
Neil Buchanan is a British television presenter, artist, and musician best known for hosting the children's art show "Art Attack."
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D.
Marc Molinaro
Marc Molinaro is an American Republican politician from New York who has served in various local and state offices, including as Dutchess County Executive and later as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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E.
John Champion
John Champion was a screenwriter best known for his work on the 1957 disaster film "Zero Hour!", whose plot later served as the basis for the comedy "Airplane!".
- 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: David McAllister Target entity description: David McAllister is an Australian former principal dancer and influential arts leader best known for his long tenure guiding The Australian Ballet’s artistic direction.
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A.
Ron Hutchinson
Ron Hutchinson is a Northern Irish playwright and screenwriter known for his work in film and television, including adaptations and genre projects in Hollywood.
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B.
Jonathan Corwin
Jonathan Corwin was a 17th-century Massachusetts magistrate best known as one of the judges who presided over the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Neil Buchanan
Neil Buchanan is a British television presenter, artist, and musician best known for hosting the children's art show "Art Attack."
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D.
Marc Molinaro
Marc Molinaro is an American Republican politician from New York who has served in various local and state offices, including as Dutchess County Executive and later as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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E.
John Champion
John Champion was a screenwriter best known for his work on the 1957 disaster film "Zero Hour!", whose plot later served as the basis for the comedy "Airplane!".
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian arts leader
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artistic director ⓘ ballet dancer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| affiliation | The Australian Ballet ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| employer | The Australian Ballet ⓘ |
| familyName | McAllister ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ballet
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performing arts ⓘ |
| genre | classical ballet ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| hasNotableAchievement |
Leadership of a major national ballet company in Australia
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Transition from principal dancer to artistic director of The Australian Ballet ⓘ |
| hasRole |
arts leader
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choreographic curator ⓘ dancer ⓘ |
| influenced |
Australian ballet
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The Australian Ballet repertoire ⓘ |
| knownFor | Long tenure guiding The Australian Ballet’s artistic direction ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | David McAllister ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Artistic director of The Australian Ballet
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Principal dancer with The Australian Ballet ⓘ |
| notableWork | Artistic leadership of The Australian Ballet ⓘ |
| occupation |
artistic director
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arts administrator ⓘ ballet dancer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet
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linked to:
The Australian Ballet
Principal dancer at The Australian Ballet ⓘ |
| residence | Australia ⓘ |
| workLocation | Melbourne ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David McAllister Description of subject: David McAllister is an Australian former principal dancer and influential arts leader best known for his long tenure guiding The Australian Ballet’s artistic direction.
Referenced by (1)
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