Hundreds of schoolchildren perform Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, but with body percussion… From the amazing and talented students of Saint-Michel-Garicoïts de Cambo school.

Link: https://www.classicfm.com/composers/beethoven/fifth-symphony-body-percussion/

This excerpt was taken from the Summer 2013 Waldorf Teacher Preparation Course, sponsored by Prairie Moon Waldorf School in Lawrence, KS. The workshop on eurythmy, by Rachel, comprised nine 30-minute lectures over two weeks, and have been edited and made available for sale at www.prairiemoon.org.

“Eurythmy: Making Movement Human,” is the DVD from which this is excerpted. To purchase the complete DVD, visit www.millennialchild.com. Eurythmy is a new art form developed by Rudolf Steiner. This excerpt showcases the Goetheanum Eurythmy Group as they perform Sofia Gubaidulina’s “Seven Words.” Sam Russell’s camera work and creative editing capture the poetic quality of the group’s movement. A voiceover by Eugene Schwartz gives an overview of the significance of eurythmy for our time. Look at “Excerpt 2” to see the way in which eurythmy is used in Waldorf education.

“Eurythmy: Making Movement Human,” the DVD from which this is excerpted may be purchased at www.millennialchild.com. Eurythmy, a new art of movement developed by Rudolf Steiner, is a valuable educational tool. Today’s children need to MOVE, and eurythmy guides their movement to both great works of music and poetry. In this excerpt from a longer DVD, Sam Russell’s camerawork captures the beauty and joy of eurythmy classes in three Waldorf schools: Green Meadow Waldorf School, the Waldorf School of Princeton, and Kimberton Waldorf School. We see Maria ver Eecke teaching first and fifth graders (with commentary by Wendy Kelly), Tertia Gale teaching eighth graders, and Raymonde Fried teaching eleventh graders.