contemporary dance theatre
E930170
Contemporary dance theatre is a performance genre that blends modern dance techniques with theatrical elements such as narrative, character, and staging to create expressive, often experimental works.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| contemporary dance | 1 |
| contemporary dance theatre canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11524564 — 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: contemporary dance theatre Context triple: [Ballets Jooss, influenced, contemporary dance theatre]
-
A.
Dance Theatre
Dance Theatre is a performance venue within the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center dedicated to presenting dance productions and related artistic events.
-
B.
Theatre and Dance
Theatre and Dance is an academic program focused on the study and performance of theatrical arts and dance, including acting, movement, choreography, and production.
-
C.
London School of Contemporary Dance
The London School of Contemporary Dance is a leading British institution specializing in professional contemporary dance training and education.
-
D.
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Northern School of Contemporary Dance is a specialist conservatoire in Leeds, England, offering professional training and degrees in contemporary dance performance and related disciplines.
-
E.
Dance
Dance is a common English surname borne by various notable individuals, including the British actor Charles Dance.
- 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: contemporary dance theatre Target entity description: Contemporary dance theatre is a performance genre that blends modern dance techniques with theatrical elements such as narrative, character, and staging to create expressive, often experimental works.
-
A.
Dance Theatre
Dance Theatre is a performance venue within the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center dedicated to presenting dance productions and related artistic events.
-
B.
Theatre and Dance
Theatre and Dance is an academic program focused on the study and performance of theatrical arts and dance, including acting, movement, choreography, and production.
-
C.
London School of Contemporary Dance
The London School of Contemporary Dance is a leading British institution specializing in professional contemporary dance training and education.
-
D.
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Northern School of Contemporary Dance is a specialist conservatoire in Leeds, England, offering professional training and degrees in contemporary dance performance and related disciplines.
-
E.
Dance
Dance is a common English surname borne by various notable individuals, including the British actor Charles Dance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
performing arts genre
ⓘ
theatrical dance form ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
experimental performance
ⓘ
expressive performance ⓘ |
| audienceRole | primarily spectators ⓘ |
| challenges | traditional boundaries between dance and theatre ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
dramatic theatre
ⓘ
modern dance ⓘ physical theatre ⓘ postmodern dance ⓘ |
| emergedIn | late 20th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conceptual exploration
ⓘ
emotional expression ⓘ integration of movement and drama ⓘ |
| incorporates |
character
ⓘ
costume design ⓘ dramaturgy ⓘ lighting design ⓘ narrative ⓘ props ⓘ sound design ⓘ spoken text ⓘ staging ⓘ theatrical elements ⓘ |
| mayInclude | audience participation ⓘ |
| oftenFeatures |
abstract storytelling
ⓘ
character-based scenes ⓘ ensemble work ⓘ live music ⓘ multimedia projections ⓘ nonlinear narrative ⓘ voice and text by performers ⓘ |
| performedIn |
black box theatres
ⓘ
proscenium theatres ⓘ site-specific venues ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
contemporary dance
ⓘ
dance theatre ⓘ performance art ⓘ physical theatre ⓘ |
| requires |
collaboration between choreographers and directors
ⓘ
theatrical production elements ⓘ trained dancers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
personal storytelling
ⓘ
political commentary ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| uses |
contemporary dance techniques
ⓘ
modern dance techniques ⓘ postmodern dance techniques ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: contemporary dance theatre Description of subject: Contemporary dance theatre is a performance genre that blends modern dance techniques with theatrical elements such as narrative, character, and staging to create expressive, often experimental works.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: contemporary dance theatre