American Masters
Season 28 Episode 6 - Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun
7.4 ?
1986
Documentary
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.
Episodes in Season 28
1
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love
90 min
2
Salinger
90 min
3
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
90 min
4
A Fierce Green Fire
90 min
5
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
90 min
6
Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun
90 min
NOW PLAYING
7
Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
90 min
8
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
90 min
9
The Boomer List
90 min
10
Bing Crosby Rediscovered
90 min
