“Afternoon of a Faun,” Nancy Buirski’s documentary on famed ’50s prima ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq, has a lot going for it: extraordinary footage of the exquisite dancer in signature roles created ...

Of all the great 20th-century ballerinas, Tanaquil Le Clercq (1929–2000) may have been the most transcendent. Tanny was the foremost dancer of the 1940s, captivating audiences around the world. She ...

Nancy Buirski's documentary recounts the fascinating tale of Tanaquil Le Clercq, the ballerina who inspired such legendary choreographers as George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. By THR Staff “She was ...

Tannaquil Le Clercq was an unrivaled ballerina and a muse to the most accomplished choreographers of her time — George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. But in 1954, on a tour of Europe, she was struck ...