The Prodigal Son
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The Prodigal Son is a ballet choreographed by Kurt Jooss that reinterprets the biblical parable through expressive modern dance and dramatic staging.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Prodigal Son canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11524540 — 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: The Prodigal Son Context triple: [Kurt Jooss, hasWork, The Prodigal Son]
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A.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a late masterpiece by Rembrandt van Rijn depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation with profound emotional depth and dramatic use of light and shadow.
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B.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a religious painting by Spanish Baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation between a repentant son and his father.
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C.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a Baroque religious painting by the Italian artist Guercino depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation.
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D.
The Prodigal Son in the Tavern
"The Prodigal Son in the Tavern" is a painting, traditionally attributed to a Northern European Old Master, depicting the biblical prodigal son indulging in revelry and excess before his repentance.
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E.
Prodigal Son
Prodigal Son is an American crime drama television series that follows a brilliant but troubled criminal profiler who consults on murders while grappling with the legacy of his serial killer father.
- 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: The Prodigal Son Target entity description: The Prodigal Son is a ballet choreographed by Kurt Jooss that reinterprets the biblical parable through expressive modern dance and dramatic staging.
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A.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a late masterpiece by Rembrandt van Rijn depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation with profound emotional depth and dramatic use of light and shadow.
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B.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a religious painting by Spanish Baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation between a repentant son and his father.
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C.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a Baroque religious painting by the Italian artist Guercino depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation.
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D.
The Prodigal Son in the Tavern
"The Prodigal Son in the Tavern" is a painting, traditionally attributed to a Northern European Old Master, depicting the biblical prodigal son indulging in revelry and excess before his repentance.
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E.
Prodigal Son
Prodigal Son is an American crime drama television series that follows a brilliant but troubled criminal profiler who consults on murders while grappling with the legacy of his serial killer father.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet
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stage work ⓘ |
| adaptationType | reinterpretation ⓘ |
| artForm | performing arts ⓘ |
| artisticGoal | reinterpret biblical parable through dance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German dance theatre
ⓘ
expressionist theatre ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Bible
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Parable of the Prodigal Son ⓘ |
| biblicalBookSource | Gospel of Luke ⓘ |
| character |
family members
ⓘ
father ⓘ prodigal son ⓘ |
| choreographer | Kurt Jooss ⓘ |
| choreographicApproach |
character-driven choreography
ⓘ
expressive modern dance vocabulary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Kurt Jooss ⓘ |
| dramaturgicalApproach |
dramatic staging
ⓘ
theatrical storytelling ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
inner emotional states of characters
ⓘ
psychological conflict ⓘ |
| genre |
expressionist dance
ⓘ
modern dance ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
human weakness
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moral parable ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ spiritual journey ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | theatre stage ⓘ |
| movementStyle |
dramatic gesture
ⓘ
expressive movement ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | narrative ballet ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | linear narrative ⓘ |
| performanceMode |
music and movement integration
ⓘ
non-verbal storytelling ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousSource | New Testament ⓘ |
| sourceLanguage | Biblical narrative ⓘ |
| theme |
family conflict
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forgiveness ⓘ moral fall and redemption ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| uses |
dramatic contrast
ⓘ
ensemble scenes ⓘ symbolic movement ⓘ |
| workType | choreographic work ⓘ |
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Subject: The Prodigal Son Description of subject: The Prodigal Son is a ballet choreographed by Kurt Jooss that reinterprets the biblical parable through expressive modern dance and dramatic staging.
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