From June 24 to 27, twenty eurythmy schools and one speech school will come to the Goetheanum for the meeting of the graduating classes.
For eurythmy students, especially in distant countries such as Japan or Mexico, this means an enormous economic expense, yet they are coming to the Goetheanum for a week at the end of their training. Many eurythmy training courses are now part-time, such as the one in Järna, Sweden, which is coming to the Goetheanum for the first time. The study year from Australia is coming to the Goetheanum for the first time because a visit was not possible during the coronavirus pandemic. The same applies to the students from India. Students from Egypt, the Netherlands, Germany, Romania, Great Britain, Italy and Switzerland are back. The students from Jerusalem are also coming and, in view of the war in the Gaza Strip and the expected commentary, are wondering what kind of atmosphere they will encounter. Stefan Hasler has therefore planned a round table discussion on the conflict with the students.
For the first time, a study course from Lisbon is traveling to the Goetheanum, although it has not become an entire school, and a small group is also coming from Madrid. Dual study courses, where students teach in schools and study at the same time, are on the rise. This applies to the students from Norway who are attending the Goetheanum for the first time. Stefan Hasler emphasized the diversity that this meeting shows and hopes the annual meeting will develop and increase such diversity in eurythmy. In fact, the gestures and types of movement in the individual countries are emancipating themselves and gaining their independent expression. This will be clearly visible in the joint performance of all the Weekly Verses.
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Translation Charles Cross
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My aunt began Hohepa Home, an Anthroposophical home for children in need of special care, in New Zealand. This was to help my brother who was born with Down’s Syndrom.Through my brother, my family all became Anthroposophists.I have worked at Hohepa and at Dorfgemeinschaft Hermansberg.
I studied for 3 years at Emerson College. One of those years was study for the priesthood of the Christian community. I was not able to complete this training,but was able to assist in the founding of he Christian Community in New Zealand.
I have been a member of the Antroposophical society since 1973 and a first class member since 1983.