Diary of an Analysis with Dr. Siegmund Freud, April 1921
During a house cleaning in 1988, a historical and sensational diary was found, which gave new insight into Sigmund Freud’s working method. In 1921, young Zurich doctor Anna G. had been engaged to her fiance for seven years. She had ever-growing doubts about her future but could not find the strength to break off the engagement. In order to clarify matters, she turned to Freud, then 65 years old, who agreed to see her under the following conditions: she must visit him one hour a day, six days a week, for fourteen weeks. Swiss actors Graziella Rossi and Tom Regan vividly capture their fascinating sessions in this 45-minute staged reading.
The material is based on psychoanalyst and granddaughter Anna Koellreuter’s book, How Does Prof. Freud Behave Himself? (2009), to be published in the U.S. in 2015.
A talk by Dr. Henry Zvi Lothane, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Mr. Sinai Hospital, will follow the performance.
Performance: Graziella Rossi and Tom Regan
Music: Harry White, saxophone
Sabina Spielrein has been cancelled