Eurythmy in Performance

Notes from Maria Ver Eecke, Editor, eana.org (2012, not updated, visit eana.org for current news)

The Eurythmy Spring Valley Ensemble was formed in 1986 and performs frequently for festivals, conferences, and events in its home area north of New York City, and tours to all parts of North America and Europe. 2012 plans focus on the Northeast; see eurythmy.org.

Northern Star Eurythmy includes eurythmists from Ontario and Buffalo, NY. They have presented Marjorie Spock’s work on the four ethers, the Foundation Stone Meditation, Michael Imagination, and Grimm fairytales.

The Pennsylvania Eurythmy Ensemble have toured the US, England, and Ireland, and plans March 2012 workshop/demo/performances in Philadelphia and the local area including pieces from their Unheard Voices.

Sound Circle Eurythmy Ensemble, Boulder, CO, performs and tours with What the Bee Knows and Winged Wonders for children. Visit soundcircleeurythmy.org also for news of their new training program.

Austin, TX, has two performing groups. Chaparral Eurythmy, with the Austin Waldorf Faculty, presented a eurythmy centennial celebration in January. The latest project of the Austin Eurythmy Ensemble is Aurora Eurythmy Academy, Casa De Luz: austineurythmy.org. Their new evening program is <in- between roots>.

Lemniscate Arts in the Bodega Bay Area of northern California will perform the Foundation Stone Meditation in eurythmy during the 2012 AWSNA Summer Conference. The San Francisco Opera Orchestra invited them to perform eurythmy to a Beethoven String Quartet.

Recent graduates of eurythmy training at Rudolf Steiner College have founded “Jackanory Eurythmy,” a fairy tale performing group planning weekend classes.

For 13 years the San Francisco Youth Eurythmy Troupe has presented a full program annually and has performed in Europe, Egypt, India, and the far East.

Around LA, Lynn Stull has offered free talks to celebrate the eurythmy centenary, speaking to women inmates, human resource managers, elders at retirement homes, and a local church service, combining group interests with eurythmy history and audience participation. Lynn and others present eurythmy at the LA Branch.

Note: many performing groups have received grants for performing via the Eurythmy Association of North America, a daughter organization of the Anthroposophical Society in America. Visit www.eana.org for more information.