What is Eurythmy?
Most simply put, eurythmy is a dance-like art form in which music or speech are expressed in bodily movement; specific movements correspond to particular notes or sounds. It has also been called “visible speech” or “visible song”. Eurythmy is part of the curriculum of all Steiner schools, and while it often puzzles parents new to Steiner education, children respond to its simple rhythms and exercises which help them strengthen and harmonise their body and their life forces; later, the older students work out elaborate eurythmic representations of poetry, drama and music, thereby gaining a deeper perception of the compositions and writings. Eurythmy enhances coordination and strengthens the ability to listen. When children experience themselves like an orchestra and have to keep a clear relationship in space with each other, a social strengthening also results. Eurythmy is usually taught by a specialist who has been specifically trained in eurhythmy, typically for at least four years.
Eurythmy is the art of “visible speech and song” introduced by Rudolf Steiner in 1911. It gives expression to the silent gestures that underlie the sounds of speech and music, bringing them first into an inner soul movement, and then into outer physical movement. Eurythmy forms a language that integrates sound and gesture in a seamless whole; it draws the intricacies of human anatomy and spirit into harmony with the world. What is Therapeutic Eurythmy? “it is because the human being is always partially healthy and partially ill that the development of the superabundant recuperative forces which must be inherent in art, and the development of movements possessed of the power of healing are so closely interwoven.” – Rudolf Steiner Rudolf Steiner developed eurythmy as an antidote to the destructive elements of our time. Eurythmy means “harmonious rhythm”. Therapeutic eurythmy can affect a profound change when the human organism tends in the direction of imbalance and illness.
Most simply put, eurythmy is a dance-like art form in which music or speech are expressed in bodily movement; specific movements correspond to particular notes or sounds. It has also been called “visible speech” or “visible song”. Eurythmy is part of the curriculum of all Waldorf schools, and while it often puzzles parents new to Waldorf education, children respond to its simple rhythms and exercises which help them strengthen and harmonize their body and their life forces; later, the older students work out elaborate eurythmic representations of poetry, drama and music, thereby gaining a deeper perception of the compositions and writings. Eurythmy enhances coordination and strengthens the ability to listen. When children experience themselves like an orchestra and have to keep a clear relationship in space with each other, a social strengthening also results. Eurythmy is usually taught by a specialist who has been specifically trained in eurythmy, typically for at least four years. In
