Kino Lorber
Presents
Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil le Clercq
Premieres in NYC on February 5th, 2014,
at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center at Lincoln Center
This is two weeks prior to the New York City Ballet’s scheduled performances of “Afternoon of a Faun”, choreographed by Jerome Robbins. These performances will be dedicated to Tanaquil Le Clercq, for whom the ballet was originally created.
Metaphorphoses, Tanaquil Le Clercq & George Balanchine
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.
Directed by Nancy Buirski
Produced by Nancy Buirski, Ric Burns
Editor: Damian Rodriquez
Director of Photography: Rick Rodgers
Filed under: Ballet, Dance Tagged: Afternoon of a Faun, Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil le Clercq, Damian Rodriquez, Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Kino Lorber, Lincoln Center, Nancy Buirski, New York City Ballet, Ric Burns, Rick Rodgers, Tanaquil le Clercq, The Loving Story
