Director: Nancy Buirski

Writer: Nancy Buirski

Keywords: Documentary, Ballet, Biography

Biographical drama traces the life and career of ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq.

ABSTRACT
Tanaquil Le Clercq, a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet towards the middle of the twentieth century whose physique and charisma formed an archetype that subsequent noted ballerinas would seek to emulate, enjoyed a career as one of the greatest and brightest stars of her era until she became paralyzed by polio out of nowhere on a tour through Europe, never to dance again. Her story receives a screen treatment in the critically-acclaimed biopic Afternoon of a Faun, following the late French-American dancer from promising beginnings through to a spectacular peak and unfortunate end.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jacques d'Amboise	Dancer	28-Jul-1934		Founder of the National Dance Institute
George Balanchine	Dancer	22-Jan-1904	30-Apr-1983	Choreographer co-founded NYC Ballet
Arthur Mitchell	Dancer	27-Mar-1934	19-Sep-2018	Dance Theater of Harlem
Jerome Robbins	Choreographer	11-Oct-1918	29-Jul-1998	West Side Story

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