Eurythmy is an expressive movement art developed by Rudolf and Marie Steiner in the early 20th century. The word eurythmy stems from Greek roots meaning beautiful or harmonious rhythm. A eurythmist moves the spoken word and music itself, the inner dynamic, the emotional expressiveness.
Though originated in Central Europe, Eurythmy has now encircled the globe, being cultivated and transformed through the different cultures it has met. At our intercultural festival, alongside established UK groups Peredur Eurythmy and Eurythmy West Midlands Stage Group, we welcome Eurythmy India to the UK for the first time.
The Intercultural Eurythmy Festival at Rudolf Steiner House is the first of its kind in London: it aims to foster connection and collaboration amongst performers from different cultural and artistic backgrounds, and to develop new audiences for the arts of eurythmy and eurythmy theatre.
The Festival offers four performances and a rich palette of diverse workshops by members of Eurythmy West Midlands Stage Group, Peredur Eurythmy and Eurythmy India.
Performances Friday 5th July
19.00 The Way Leads On – Peredur Eurythmy
20.15 Shakespeare’s Fool - Eurythmy West Midlands Stage Group
Performances Saturday 6th July
11.00 The Magic Ball – a fairy tale for children - Peredur Eurythmy
14.00 Sublime Afternoon Mood - Sitar and Tabla concert - Adwait Gadgil and Arjun Premod.
19.30 Love, and Be Silent - Scenes from Shakespeare’s King Lear - Eurythmy India
Workshops (1 hour) Saturday 6th July
12.00 Eurythmy for children, Creating fairy tale characters through movement and music (7–10-year-olds) - Georgie Howlett, Peredur Eurythmy
12.00 Beginner’s Eurythmy, The Singing Tree of Life - Maren Stott, Eurythmy West Midlands
15.30 Indian Classical Dance and Eurythmy - Deepa Mahesh, Preeti Birla Nair and Sejal Mehta - Eurythmy India
15.30 Chanting, Eurythmy and Yoga - Augustine Thilak and Meeta Grover - Eurythmy India
15.30 Drama, Eurythmy and the Spoken Word - Daniel Skinner, assisted by members of the Love, and be Silent Cast – Eurythmy India
17.00 Sitar, Tabla and Eurythmy -Stephan Nussbaum, Diana Constantin and Sathyasree Subramanian, with Adwait Gadgil and Arjun Premod (Musicians) – Eurythmy India
17.00 Eurythmy movement and Mandarin - Gwee Pei Yen, Pei-ling Chao and Hsu Ming- Yu – Eurythmy India and Eurythmy West Midlands
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