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American Masters Episode 28.06 Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun
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American Masters Episode 28.06 Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun

Episode Premiere
June 20, 2014
Genre
Documentary
Production Company
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Official Site
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/
Episode Premiere
June 20, 2014
Genre
Documentary
Period
1986 -
Production Co
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Distributor
PBS
Official Site
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/

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.