Massine
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Massine is the surname of Léonide Massine, a prominent 20th-century Russian choreographer and ballet dancer associated with the Ballets Russes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Massine canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9151157 — 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: Massine Context triple: [Léonide Massine, familyName, Massine]
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A.
Montesson
Montesson is a suburban commune in the Yvelines department of north-central France, located to the northwest of Paris along the Seine River.
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B.
Charpentier
Charpentier is a French surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as science, arts, and politics.
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C.
Djuna
Djuna is a distinctive given name most famously associated with the modernist writer and artist Djuna Barnes.
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D.
Labouret
Labouret is a French surname associated with individuals such as Marie-Louise Élisabeth Labouret.
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E.
Lusser
Lusser is a German surname most notably associated with engineer Robert Lusser, known for his contributions to aeronautics and reliability engineering.
- 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: Massine Target entity description: Massine is the surname of Léonide Massine, a prominent 20th-century Russian choreographer and ballet dancer associated with the Ballets Russes.
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A.
Montesson
Montesson is a suburban commune in the Yvelines department of north-central France, located to the northwest of Paris along the Seine River.
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B.
Charpentier
Charpentier is a French surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as science, arts, and politics.
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C.
Djuna
Djuna is a distinctive given name most famously associated with the modernist writer and artist Djuna Barnes.
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D.
Labouret
Labouret is a French surname associated with individuals such as Marie-Louise Élisabeth Labouret.
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E.
Lusser
Lusser is a German surname most notably associated with engineer Robert Lusser, known for his contributions to aeronautics and reliability engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet choreographer
ⓘ
ballet dancer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| employer | Ballets Russes ⓘ |
| familyName | Massine ⓘ |
| givenName |
Léonide
ⓘ
linked to:
Leonid
|
| movement | Ballets Russes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ballets for Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
ⓘ
Ballets for Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in the 1930s and 1940s ⓘ Ballets for Ballet Theatre (American Ballet Theatre) ⓘ
linked to:
Ballet Theatre
Ballets for Ballets Russes ⓘ
linked to:
Ballets for Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Ballets for Col. de Basil's company ⓘ
linked to:
Colonel de Basil's Ballets Russes
Ballets for Covent Garden ⓘ Ballets for La Scala ⓘ Ballets for Metropolitan Opera ⓘ Ballets for Paris Opéra ⓘ Ballets for Sergei Diaghilev ⓘ Ballets for Teatro Colón ⓘ Ballets for various European and American companies ⓘ Ballets symphoniques ⓘ Capriccio espagnol (ballet) ⓘ
linked to:
Capriccio Espagnol
Character ballets with strong narrative elements ⓘ Choreartium ⓘ Choreographic interpretations of symphonic music ⓘ Collaborations with Igor Stravinsky ⓘ Collaborations with Manuel de Falla ⓘ Collaborations with Pablo Picasso ⓘ Collaborations with Sergei Diaghilev ⓘ Comic ballets with Spanish themes ⓘ Fifth Symphony (ballet) ⓘ Gaîté Parisienne ⓘ La Boutique fantasque ⓘ Le Beau Danube ⓘ
linked to:
The Blue Danube
Le Sacre du printemps (as dancer in some productions) ⓘ Le Tricorne ⓘ Les Présages ⓘ Noces ⓘ Parade ⓘ Petrushka (as dancer in some productions) ⓘ Pulcinella (as choreographer in some productions) ⓘ Rouge et Noir ⓘ Seventh Symphony (ballet) ⓘ Symphonic ballets for Beethoven and Tchaikovsky ⓘ Symphonie fantastique (ballet) ⓘ
linked to:
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
The Red Shoes (film, as choreographer/performer inspiration) ⓘ
linked to:
The Red Shoes
The Rite of Spring (as dancer in some productions) ⓘ The Three-Cornered Hat ⓘ Third Symphony (ballet) ⓘ |
| occupation |
ballet dancer
ⓘ
choreographer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Massine Description of subject: Massine is the surname of Léonide Massine, a prominent 20th-century Russian choreographer and ballet dancer associated with the Ballets Russes.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Massine