Tag Archives: Nancy Buirski

By Sidney Lumet Launches New Season of American Masters

Posted on January 3, 2017 by

“I’m not directing the moral message, I’m directing that piece and those people, says esteemed film and TV director Sidney Lumet in American Masters: By Sidney Lumet. “If I do it well, the moral message will come through.” Lumet died in 2011; but, … Continue reading →

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Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun Debuts on PBS

Posted on June 20, 2014 by

If you’re not a dancer, ballet aficionado or George Balanchine acolyte, chances are you’ve never heard of ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq (1929 – 2000).  Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Nancy Buirski aims to rectify that lapse in her new documentary Tanaquil Le Clercq: … Continue reading →

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