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Tanaquil Le Clercq

Tanaquil Le Clercq

BALLET DANCER Oct 2, 1929 - Dec 31, 2000

KNOWN FOR

Her starring performances with The New York City Ballet, including in Afternoon of a Faun

AMERICAN MASTERS FILM

Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun (Jun 2014)Directed by Nancy Buirski

Written Features

Tanaquil Le Clercq
S28E6 | Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun
Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun
Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun
Letters of Tanaquil Le Clercq and Jerome Robbins
Tanaquil Le Clercq Western Symphony
Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun
A Star Ballerina in Action (GIFs)
Watch a star ballerina in GIFs
Nancy Buirski, Filmmaker
Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun
Director’s Statement by Nancy Buirski
Director Nancy Buirski reveals the music, muses and films that inspired her to write, direct...
Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun
Biography
The biography, career and relationships of dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq, with photos.

Video Features

Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun -- Polio and Iron Lungs in the 1950s. Le Clercq's Illness. CLIP: 1:42
Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun
Polio and Iron Lungs in the 1950s. Le Clercq's Illness.
An iron lung allowed Tanaquil Le Clercq to breathe after she contracted polio in 1956.
Tanaquil Le Clercq. Photo courtesy Jerome Robbins/Robbins Rights Trust PREVIEW: 1:15
Respect for People with Disabilities: Humor and Comebacks
An outtake from American Masters - Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun.
Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun -- Tanaquil Le Clercq in Jerome Robbins' Afternoon of a Faun CLIP: 1:35
Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun
Tanaquil Le Clercq in Jerome Robbins' Afternoon of a Faun
Watch an excerpt of Le Clercq and partner performing Jerome Robbin's love pas de deux.
Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun -- Tanaquil Le Clercq, the Ideal Balanchine Dancer CLIP: 1:07
Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun
Tanaquil Le Clercq, the Ideal Balanchine Dancer
Le Clercq was one of Balanchine's muses and her body and style became an ideal in ballet.