Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq (2013)
91 min
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 choreographers in dance, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. She eventually married Balanchine, and Robbins created his famous version of Afternoon of a Faun for her. She had love, fame, adoration, and was the foremost dancer of her day until it suddenly all stopped. At the age of 27, she was struck down by polio and paralyzed. She never danced again. The ballet world has been haunted by her story ever since.
- Release date
- February 5, 2014
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Jacques d'Amboise as Self
- Barbara Horgan as Self - George Balanchine's assistant
- Randy Bourscheidt as Self - Tanaquil Le Clercq's friend
- Patricia McBride as Self
- Jerome Robbins as Self
- Arthur Mitchell as Self
Crew
- Tanaquil Le Clerq · Archive footage
- George Balanchine · Archive footage
- Larry Mackenzie · Archive footage
- Joya Moore · Archive footage
- Nancy Buirski · Director
- Nancy Buirski · Writer
- Nancy Buirski · Producer
- Ric Burns · Producer
- Paola Freccero · Producer
- Krysanne Katsoolis · Producer
- R.E. Rodgers · Cinematographer
- Damian Rodriguez · Editor
- Damián Rodríguez · Editor