Isadora Duncan's school in Paris (informal association)
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Isadora Duncan's school in Paris (informal association) was an informal dance school and artistic circle centered around the pioneering modern dancer Isadora Duncan, where students absorbed her innovative, expressive approach to movement outside traditional academic structures.
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| Isadora Duncan's school in Paris (informal association) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Isadora Duncan's school in Paris (informal association) Context triple: [Elsa Lanchester, educatedAt, Isadora Duncan's school in Paris (informal association)]
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Franziska Boas School of Dance
The Franziska Boas School of Dance was a modern dance institution in New York City known for integrating innovative movement, music, and progressive social ideals in the mid-20th century.
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Conservatory of Dance
The Conservatory of Dance is the professional dance training program at Purchase College, SUNY, known for its rigorous conservatory-style education in contemporary and classical dance.
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Académie royale de danse
The Académie royale de danse was a 17th-century French royal institution that formalized and codified ballet, laying the foundations for classical dance technique in Europe.
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Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
The Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet is a prestigious Saint Petersburg ballet school renowned for its rigorous training method and for producing many of the world’s leading classical dancers.
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Bennington School of the Dance
Bennington School of the Dance was a pioneering American modern dance summer program in the 1930s that helped shape the development and teaching of modern dance in the United States.
- 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)
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Target entity: Isadora Duncan's school in Paris (informal association) Target entity description: Isadora Duncan's school in Paris (informal association) was an informal dance school and artistic circle centered around the pioneering modern dancer Isadora Duncan, where students absorbed her innovative, expressive approach to movement outside traditional academic structures.
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A.
Franziska Boas School of Dance
The Franziska Boas School of Dance was a modern dance institution in New York City known for integrating innovative movement, music, and progressive social ideals in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Conservatory of Dance
The Conservatory of Dance is the professional dance training program at Purchase College, SUNY, known for its rigorous conservatory-style education in contemporary and classical dance.
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C.
Académie royale de danse
The Académie royale de danse was a 17th-century French royal institution that formalized and codified ballet, laying the foundations for classical dance technique in Europe.
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D.
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
The Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet is a prestigious Saint Petersburg ballet school renowned for its rigorous training method and for producing many of the world’s leading classical dancers.
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E.
Bennington School of the Dance
Bennington School of the Dance was a pioneering American modern dance summer program in the 1930s that helped shape the development and teaching of modern dance in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic circle
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educational community ⓘ informal dance school ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
European modernism
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Parisian artistic avant-garde ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| educationalApproach |
experiential learning
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informal ⓘ non-academic ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
dance education
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modern dance ⓘ performing arts ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
creative freedom
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expressive movement ⓘ individual artistic development ⓘ |
| hasCoreConcept |
connection between dance and nature
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dance as expression of inner emotion ⓘ movement arising from the solar plexus ⓘ |
| hasFounder | Isadora Duncan ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInstruction |
English
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French ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
artists in Parisian avant-garde circles
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students of Isadora Duncan ⓘ |
| hasPedagogicalModel |
collective studio practice
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master-disciple model ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Isadora Duncan's dance philosophy
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linked to:
Isadora Duncan
ancient Greek art ⓘ natural movement principles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Isadora Duncan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing later modern dance education
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rejecting formal conservatory structures ⓘ transmission of Isadora Duncan's movement style ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
rigid academic dance training
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traditional ballet technique ⓘ |
| partOf | early 20th-century modern dance movement ⓘ |
| teaches |
expressive choreography
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improvisation ⓘ modern dance technique inspired by Isadora Duncan ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Isadora Duncan's school in Paris (informal association) Description of subject: Isadora Duncan's school in Paris (informal association) was an informal dance school and artistic circle centered around the pioneering modern dancer Isadora Duncan, where students absorbed her innovative, expressive approach to movement outside traditional academic structures.
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subject linked to:
Elsa Sullivan Lanchester