The Origin and Development of Eurythmy 1923–1925

GA 277d — 6 November 1924, Kassel

Eurythmy Performance

From a letter from Marie Steiner to Rudolf Steiner, Stuttgart, November 8, 1924

Dear E., We have now reached the final stage of our journey here in Stuttgart. The Schuurmans have already left for Dornach to move house, and Stuten is taking care of the work with the musicians here. In Kassel, we had a packed hall (it holds 1,000 people). Our gentlemen counted 50 people who were turned away. This greatly astonished my dentist, for example, who said that the greatest artists now have empty halls. I also believe that if we had continued traveling, we would have become the current sensation or attraction. By the time we travel again, we may be forgotten.

[...] I wanted to stay here until the 14th or 15th to take care of various things at the eurythmy school. I am almost afraid to return to Dornach and perhaps tire you. I have probably served you best now through my work outside.

Now I have to go to rehearsal—we are staging the Oberon scenes with some of the choir members from here.

From a letter from Rudolf Steiner to Marie Steiner, Dornach, November 9, 1924

M. l. M. I was very pleased to receive the telegram from Eisenberg saying that Cassel was also a great success. And I am grateful for your letters, which give me a picture of how you got through the hard work.

I would like to send you these few lines to Stuttgart as a greeting. You have your first performance there today.