Eurythmy Performance

GA 277d/1924-04-21/p016 ·1924-04-21 · English MediumMedium alignmentSome paragraph re-numbering between this translation and the German original — the locus may slip by a paragraph or two.
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It must always be emphasized that we are at the beginning of the development of eurythmy, but eurythmy uses the human being itself as the most perfect instrument that can be had. All other instruments are external. Human beings, however, contain all the secrets of the world, of existence, of the cosmos; they are a true microcosm. So when we use human beings as an artistic tool, we really have the opportunity to express all the secrets of the cosmos that the soul can experience. That is why eurythmy, even though it is still in its infancy, will continue to develop toward ever greater perfection. And we can hope that what we feel today, when we see the possibilities for development that lie in the mobility of the entire human organism, will come true; we can hope that what he predicts – namely, that eurythmy will one day stand alongside the other arts as a fully-fledged art form – will indeed come to pass in the future.

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