The Origin and Development of Eurythmy 1920–1922

GA 277c — 22 January 1922, Mannheim

Eurythmy Performance

The Goetheanum eurythmy group performed in various cities in January and February 1922. In addition to Mannheim, they also performed in Hamburg (Jan. 29), Breslau (Feb. 1), and Prague (Feb. 5). It is not entirely clear where Rudolf Steiner himself gave the speeches. The printed program for Hamburg states “Introductory words by Leopold van der Pals,” while the performance or dressing room diary states “Introductory words by R. Steiner.” In Breslau, Rudolf Steiner presumably gave a speech, of which no records exist (according to the performance diary). Due to a railway strike, the onward journey from Breslau to Prague proved extremely difficult for the eurythmists, as Tatjana Kisseleff recounts; according to her testimony, Rudolf Steiner did not accompany them on this trip. Notes on the speech Not explaining art—
The movements are not gestures, / not facial expressions.—
In spoken language, the human will calms itself by adapting to thoughts and thus to the world. In music, humans experience their own organization. In eurythmy, humans reveal the laws of their own organization. A language in which the universe speaks through human movement. Eurythmy is a movement language that expresses the laws of the universe. It is a language of movement that reveals the laws of the universe. Eurythmy is a movement language that expresses the laws of the universe. It is a language of movement that reveals the laws of the universe. Eurythmy is a movement language that expresses the laws of the universe. It is a language of movement that reveals the laws of the universe. Eurythmy is a movement language that expresses the laws of the universe. It is a language of movement that reveals the laws of the universe. Eurythmy is a movement language that expresses the laws of the universe. It is a language of movement