Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director of the English National Ballet and face of luxury watch house Backes & Strauss, took time out from her schedule of dancing the lead in Le Corsaire and running a ballet company to talk to us about watchmaking and dance.
From her Kensington office in London, Rojo explained her quest to make ballet relevant to new audiences while still respecting tradition and the past - a situation similar to that faced by watchmakers, who strive to marry classicism with modernity.
Wearing her Victoria Snowdrop diamond watch on her wrist, Tamara comments that she is as demanding with her art as Backes & Strauss is with its watches. They both insist on absolute perfection in each and every detail, no matter how small.
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For the interview, Tamara wore her diamond-set Snowdrop watch.
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Tamara Rojo is the face of Backes & Strauss' Victoria collection, the luxury British watch brand best known for its exceptional diamond-set watches and jewellery.
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The elegant Backes & Strauss Victoria Snowdrop watch in white gold, as worn by Tamara Rojo, has a white mother-of-pearl dial and is set with a total of 240 Natural White Ideal Cut diamonds totalling 2.12ct on the case, dial and buckle.
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Tamara Rojo performing opposite Matthew Golding in the English National Ballet's Swan Lake at the Royal Albert Hall this summer.
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As Director of the English National Ballet, Tamara is on a quest to make ballet relevant to new audiences while still respecting tradition and the past.
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Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director of the English National Ballet and the face of Backes & Strauss' Victoria collection, dancing the lead role in Swan Lake earlier this year at the Royal Albert Hall.
