Acclaimed ballerina 'on the couch' at London Met
16th March 2009
Acclaimed ballet dancer Tamara Rojo will be talking to psychoanalyst Luis Rodríguez de la Sierra about the relationship between ballet and psychoanalysis at a new Connecting Conversation event to be held this month at the Tower Building in London Metropolitan University.
They will explore the psychological themes within classical and modern ballet and compare the craft of choreography with the practice of psychoanalysis.
Connecting Conversations is an ongoing series of events that brings together practitioners from the world of psychoanalysis with leading practitioners from other fields. The events aim to make connections between individuals, organisations, disciplines and ideas.
Tamara Rojo is an internationally acclaimed ballerina. She trained in Madrid where she achieved a Bachelor of Dance and Master of Scenic Arts from the University Rey Juan Carlos. She has danced with prestigious companies throughout the world and has been recognised with numerous awards including Spain’s two highest honours, The Prince of Asturias Arts Award (2005) and the Spanish Gold Medal of Fine Arts (2002). Tamara is currently principal ballerina with the Royal Ballet and resident guest teacher at the Royal Ballet School.
Tamara's forthcoming Royal Ballet performances include: Carmen: 19, 20 and 21 Feb, Isadora: 11, 18, 20 and 21 March, Swan Lake: 28 March. Visit www.roh.org.uk for more details.
Dr Luis Rodríguez de la Sierra is an adult and child and adolescent psychoanalyst and also a trained group psychotherapist. He worked for many years in the NHS and at the Anna Freud Centre and works now at the London Clinic of Psychoanalysis and in private practice. He has published papers on child analysis and drug addiction and is the editor of Child Analysis Today. He has previously discussed classical ballet at events with Irek Mukhamedov and Lady Deborah.