Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun American Masters : Season 28 Episode 5
Not Rated PBS 1h 30m
Aired: June 20th, 2014 @ 9:00 PM EST on PBS
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 paralyzed her at the height of her fame.
