On the Continuity of Falling Apart and Rebuilding, BILL T. JONES

IN DIALOGUE: PSYCHOANALYSIS AND THE HUMANITIES
The 2025-2026 Colloquium Series

presented by the Psychoanalytic Society of the William Alanson White Institute

A Special In-Person and Live-Streamed Event at New York Live Arts*

Bill T. Jones, Award-winning Artistic Director, Choreographer, Dancer, Author, and Co-Founder of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company and of New York Live Arts with Hosts & Moderators, Roger Frie, PhD, PsyD, and Nancy Freeman-Carroll, PsyD, Co-Presidents of the Psychoanalytic Society.

ABOUT THIS SERIES

From its very beginnings, psychoanalysis has existed at the intersection of science and the humanities. In the face of increasing pressures from evidence-based practice and medicalization, what can psychoanalysis learn from the humanities? Collectively, our speakers represent the leading edge in humanities and the arts and bring a diverse array of perspectives to bear. These talks promise to illustrate the manifest and often overlooked links between psychoanalysis and the humanities and provide a unique opportunity for interdisciplinary learning and dialogue.

All speakers will present their talks in person. We encourage everyone who can, to attend in person and continue the tradition of meeting together at the Institute. For those who are unable to join in person, we offer a real-time stream for most of the dates, to reach beyond New York to a broader audience.

Note that CEs are not available for this event.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Overall objectives of this colloquium series:
– Describe the many interactions between the humanities and psychoanalysis.
– Explain how psychoanalytic practice can benefit from the insights of the humanities.

Objectives for this presentation:
– Describe how choreography of movements conveys meaning and autobiography.
– Explain how mind and body inform dance and psychoanalytic treatment.