Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance
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The Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance is a prestigious honor recognizing individuals who have made outstanding, enduring contributions to the art of modern dance.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance Context triple: [Katherine Dunham, awardReceived, Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance]
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Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Outstanding Achievement in Dance is a Laurence Olivier Award category recognizing exceptional contributions and innovation in professional dance performance and choreography in London theatre.
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Heritage Award from the National Dance Association
The Heritage Award from the National Dance Association is a distinguished honor recognizing individuals who have made significant, lasting contributions to the field of dance in the United States.
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C.
Kennedy Center Friedheim Award
The Kennedy Center Friedheim Award was a prestigious American composition prize recognizing outstanding orchestral works by contemporary composers.
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Robert B. Aldrich Service Award
The Robert B. Aldrich Service Award is a Directors Guild of America honor presented to individuals who have provided extraordinary service to the DGA and its membership.
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Pew Fellowship in the Arts
The Pew Fellowship in the Arts is a prestigious grant program that supports individual artists in the Philadelphia region with unrestricted funding to advance their creative work.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance Target entity description: The Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance is a prestigious honor recognizing individuals who have made outstanding, enduring contributions to the art of modern dance.
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A.
Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Outstanding Achievement in Dance is a Laurence Olivier Award category recognizing exceptional contributions and innovation in professional dance performance and choreography in London theatre.
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B.
Heritage Award from the National Dance Association
The Heritage Award from the National Dance Association is a distinguished honor recognizing individuals who have made significant, lasting contributions to the field of dance in the United States.
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C.
Kennedy Center Friedheim Award
The Kennedy Center Friedheim Award was a prestigious American composition prize recognizing outstanding orchestral works by contemporary composers.
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D.
Robert B. Aldrich Service Award
The Robert B. Aldrich Service Award is a Directors Guild of America honor presented to individuals who have provided extraordinary service to the DGA and its membership.
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E.
Pew Fellowship in the Arts
The Pew Fellowship in the Arts is a prestigious grant program that supports individual artists in the Philadelphia region with unrestricted funding to advance their creative work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Dance Festival award
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dance award ⓘ |
| associatedWith | American modern dance movement ⓘ |
| awardedFor | lifetime body of work in dance ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| domain | performing arts ⓘ |
| field |
contemporary dance
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modern dance ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary dance
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modern dance ⓘ |
| honors |
choreographers
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dance artists ⓘ modern dance pioneers ⓘ |
| inception | 1981 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Samuel H. Scripps ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Alvin Ailey
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Bill T. Jones ⓘ Mark Morris ⓘ Martha Graham ⓘ Merce Cunningham ⓘ Paul Taylor ⓘ Pina Bausch ⓘ Twyla Tharp ⓘ |
| organizer | American Dance Festival ⓘ |
| presentedBy | American Dance Festival ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor lifetime achievement in dance
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to recognize outstanding and enduring contributions to modern dance ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
artistic innovation in modern dance
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enduring impact on the field of dance ⓘ lifetime of creative achievement ⓘ |
| significance | one of the major international honors in modern dance ⓘ |
| sponsor | Samuel H. Scripps ⓘ |
| typicalVenue |
American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina
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linked to:
American Dance Festival
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Katherine Dunham
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awardReceived
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Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance
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linked to: Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance
linked to: Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance
Alwin Nikolais
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awardReceived
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Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement
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linked to: Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance