Dance Theatre of Harlem
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Dance Theatre of Harlem is a renowned American ballet company and school founded to promote classical ballet among African American and other minority communities, based in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dance Theatre of Harlem canonical | 8 |
| Dance Theater of Harlem | 1 |
| Dance Theatre of Harlem School | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T464083 — 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: Dance Theatre of Harlem Context triple: [Harlem, hasCulturalInstitution, Dance Theatre of Harlem]
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A.
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet is one of the world’s leading ballet companies, renowned for its extensive repertoire of neoclassical works and its influential role in American dance.
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B.
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.
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C.
American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre is one of the leading classical ballet companies in the United States, renowned for its extensive repertoire and international touring.
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D.
School of American Ballet
The School of American Ballet is a premier ballet academy in New York City that serves as the official training school for the New York City Ballet and a leading center for classical dance education in the United States.
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E.
The George Balanchine Trust
The George Balanchine Trust is the organization that oversees, licenses, and preserves the choreographic works and legacy of the influential ballet choreographer George Balanchine.
- 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: Dance Theatre of Harlem Target entity description: Dance Theatre of Harlem is a renowned American ballet company and school founded to promote classical ballet among African American and other minority communities, based in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood.
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A.
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet is one of the world’s leading ballet companies, renowned for its extensive repertoire of neoclassical works and its influential role in American dance.
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B.
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.
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C.
American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre is one of the leading classical ballet companies in the United States, renowned for its extensive repertoire and international touring.
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D.
School of American Ballet
The School of American Ballet is a premier ballet academy in New York City that serves as the official training school for the New York City Ballet and a leading center for classical dance education in the United States.
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E.
The George Balanchine Trust
The George Balanchine Trust is the organization that oversees, licenses, and preserves the choreographic works and legacy of the influential ballet choreographer George Balanchine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet company
ⓘ
ballet school ⓘ performing arts organization ⓘ |
| areaServed |
New York City
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| basedIn |
Harlem, New York City
ⓘ
linked to:
Harlem
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ethos | diversity and inclusion in ballet ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ballet
ⓘ
dance education ⓘ |
| focus |
African American dancers
ⓘ
other minority communities ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Arthur Mitchell
ⓘ
Karel Shook ⓘ |
| founder |
Arthur Mitchell
ⓘ
Karel Shook ⓘ |
| genre |
classical ballet
ⓘ
contemporary ballet ⓘ neoclassical ballet ⓘ |
| hasArtisticDirector | Arthur Mitchell ⓘ |
| hasArtisticDiscipline | ballet ⓘ |
| hasEducationalProgram | ballet school ⓘ |
| hasEthnicFocus | African American community ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dance Theatre of Harlem School
ⓘ
linked to:
Dance Theatre of Harlem
|
| hasWebsite | https://www.dancetheatreofharlem.org/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Harlem, New York City
ⓘ
linked to:
Harlem
|
| inception | 1969 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York State ⓘ
linked to:
New York
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| location |
Harlem, New York City
ⓘ
linked to:
Harlem
|
| mission |
to promote classical ballet among African American and other minority communities
ⓘ
to provide opportunities for dancers of diverse backgrounds in classical ballet ⓘ |
| movement | civil rights era cultural institutions ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Harlem ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Harlem ⓘ |
| notableFounder |
Arthur Mitchell
ⓘ
Karel Shook ⓘ |
| performs |
classical ballet repertoire
ⓘ
works by African American choreographers ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | nonprofit arts organization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dance Theatre of Harlem Description of subject: Dance Theatre of Harlem is a renowned American ballet company and school founded to promote classical ballet among African American and other minority communities, based in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan
linked to: Dance Theatre of Harlem
linked to: Dance Theatre of Harlem