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Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq: Directed by Nancy Buirski. With Tanaquil Le Clerq, Jacques d'Amboise, Barbara Horgan, Randall Bourscheidt. A mesmerizing portrait of legendary ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq - muse to both George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins - whose career was cut short by polio at the age of 27.
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- Documentary, Biography, Drama
- Nancy Buirski
- 2013-09-30
As you watch grainy kinescope footage of dancers in a mirrored studio executing a pas de deux in the documentary biography “Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq,” it is almost as though you ...
Feb 5, 2014 · Nancy Buirski‘s mesmerizing, beautifully crafted “Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil le Clercq” proves a striking exception to that rule. While it does profile the work of brilliant dancer, the film also contains two complex and moving love stories as well an account of a physically devastating tragedy followed by an extraordinary tale of struggle and survival.
Aug 31, 2015 · Tanaquil Le Clercq (1929–2000) was a star ballerina with the New York City Ballet who greatly influenced choreographers George Balanchine (her husband) and Jerome Robbins (her friend). Filmmaker ...
- Christina Knight
Rated 4/5 Stars • 03/31/23. This is a beautiful film on many levels - the Debussy "Afternoon of a Faun" theme music that keeps floating through, all the wonderful telling of the story by friends ...
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- Documentary
- Nancy Buirski
Jun 19, 2014 · Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun. Tanaquil Le Clercq (1929–2000) was a star ballerina with the New York City Ballet who greatly influenced choreographers George Balanchine (her husband) and Jerome Robbins (her friend). Filmmaker Nancy Buirski spotlights Le Clercq’s ballet career, influence on dance, and her struggle with polio, which ...
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Of all the great ballerinas, Tanaquil Le Clercq may have been the most transcendent. With a body unlike any before hers, she mesmerized viewers and choreographers alike. With her elongated, race-horse physique, she became the new prototype for the great George Balanchine. Because of her extraordinary movement and unique personality on stage, she became a muse to two of the greatest ...
