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EANAEANA Eurythmy in the World NEWSLETTERNEWSLETTER VOLUME 88 Fall 2014 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EURYTHMY ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA 2 Eurythmy Association of North America Mission Statement The Eurythmy Association of North America is formed for these purposes: To foster eurythmy, an art of movement originated and developed by Rudolf Steiner out of anthroposophy; to foster the work of eurythmists on the North American continent by sponsoring performances, demonstrations, and workshops; and to maintain, develop, and communicate knowledge related to eurythmy and the work of eurythmists by means of newsletters and publications. The Eurythmy Association of North America is a non- OFFICERS OF THE EURYTHMY ASSOCIATION profit corporation of eurythmists living and working on the President North American continent. Any eurythmist holding an Alice Stamm, 916-728-2462 accredited diploma recognized by the Section for Eurythmy, Treasurer Speech, and Music at the Goetheanum, may join the Gino Ver Eecke, 845-356-1380 Association as a member. Eurythmy students and non- Corresponding Secretary accredited, but actively working eurythmists, are warmly Alice Stamm, 916-728-2462 welcomed to join as Friends. Recording Secretary The Newsletter is published two times annually. Catherine Padley, 206-465-4616 Annual dues are from January through December. Newsletter Editor and Archival Secretary Membership subscription is $45 single/ $50 for euryth- Maria Ver Eecke, 845-356-1380 mist-couple; for eurythmists living outside of North America it is $50 single/ $55 for eurythmist-couple; for all REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES friends, musicians, or speakers the subscription is $30. Eastern Canada Single issues are $6 a copy. Please make checks out Mararet Osmond, 902-466-7735 through a bank with a branch in the United States. Northeast The Council members believe that financial concerns Karen Guitman, 603-933-3129 should not hinder eurythmists from membership. Spring Valley Area Eurythmists should feel able to contribute a lesser amount if Sea-Anna Vasilas, 909-496-6308 they cannot afford the full annual contribution. We hope that Southeast others will also contribute more to support our work. Raymonde van der Stok Fried, 215-410-1403 All checks should be made payable to the Eurythmy Northern Midwest Association of North America and mailed to the treasurer: Constance Michael, 513-961-7455 Gino Ver Eecke Southwest and Mountain 34 Margetts Rd. Marguerite McKenna, 303-808-1124 Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977 Northwest Email: [email protected] Catherine Padley, 206-465-4616 Articles, announcements, news items, poems, and Northern California forms should be sent to the editor at least one month before Anne Cook, 707-595-3103 publication. Deadline dates for the two annual issues are Southern California October 1 and March 1. Items may be faxed or sent via Kurt Faerber, 808-393-9545 email. Photos sent by mail will be returned. Photos may be Coordinator of Grants emailed as attachments. Carsten Callesen, 610-455-2038 Please mail to: Member-at-Large EANA Newsletter Editor Christina Beck, 919 643 2066 Maria Ver Eecke Representative for Section 34 Margetts Rd. Laura Radefeld Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977 Eurythmist-in-need fund Phone: 845-356-1380 Alice Stamm and Raymonde Fried Email: [email protected] Liaison to AWSNA www.eana.org Carla Beebe-Comey, 970-309-5048 Although welcomed, the viewpoints expressed in the EANA Newsletter are not necessarily those of the publisher. Eurythmy Association of North America 3 CONTENTS FROM THE COUNCIL Letter and Report from the President Alice Stamm 4 Letter from the Editor Maria Ver Eecke 5 Reports on AGM and Meetings of Performing Artists Maria Ver Eecke 6 In Memoriam . Eulogy for Nancy Root; Memories and Reflections Rev. Liza Joy Marcato, John Root, Jr., Friends 9 In Memory of Martina Mann; Elizabeth Hunter John Bashaw; Kirstin Hawkins 13 In Memory of Yumiko Kaneko B. Usher, B. Bressette-Mills, D. Mier 14 Articles Exploring the Four Ethers Mark Ebersole 15 The Alphabet: Expression of the Mystery of the Human Being Hedwig Greiner 21 Considerations of Nature and Modern Technology Maria Ver Eecke 26 Helpful Practices for the Eurythmy Teacher Maria Ver Eecke 29 Reports and Reviews Muzungu, Muzungu! Gail Langstroth 30 Bringing Eurythmy to a New Audience Linda Larson 32 In Sun Light and in Soul Light David Weber 33 Review of Project Zero Circle Johanna Frouws 35 Sound Circle Updates David-Michael Monasch 36 Eurythmy Spring Valley Beth Dunn-Fox 38 Letters from Members and Friends 40 Announcements and Events 42 Calendar Front Cover: Eurythmist Gail Langstroth in Nakuusi, Uganda; Muzungu, Muzungu! Photos of Muzungu, Muzungu! are by Sylvia Namukasa, Mathias Mugema, Gail Langstroth. Inside Back Cover: San FranciscoYouth Eurythmy Troupe; Photographer Scott Chernis Outer Back Cover: Mystery Drama Conference and Festival; Photo credits: Threefold Educational Center 4 Eurythmy Association of North America Letter from the President worked on this continent or were very supportive of our Dear Friends, work here and who had crossed the Threshold. They were, As we come into the Michaelmastide this brings greet- in almost order of remembrance: Lisa Monges, Kari van ings to you all. Over the summer there were tremendous Oordt, Miriam Wallace, Ruth Pusch, Denilla Rettig, Nancy events with the Mystery Dramas in Spring Valley. Root, Hanni Schlaefli, Liselotte van Lennep, Sissy Pracht, Audiences in the sold-out performances were able to see Miriam Karnow, Ilse Kolbuschowski, Natasha Lish, eurythmy weaving among the scenes throughout these dra- Barbara Sophia Levene, Else Klink, Marguerite Lundgren, mas; both Gino and Maria were very much involved, as well Elisabeth Hunter, Johanna van Vliet, Vita Leicht, Molly von as many other eurythmists and speakers from the area and Heider, Ilse Kimball, Julie Lamb, Elisabeth Edmunds, farther afield. It was a truly amazing event for this continent Maidlin Vogel, Elisabeth Pouderoyn, Jeanne Wyn-Stanley, and the world ether! A magnificent effort from Barbara Curtis Wheeler, Steven Moore, Lea van der Pals, Marie Renold and cast! Savitch, Friedhelm Gillert, Luci Neuscheller, Marjorie Many exciting initiatives were brought to the EANA Spock, Barbara Glass, Gudrun Monasch, Isabelle Decker, Annual General Meeting, which took place on August 20 in Sabine Nordorff, Peter Menaker (speaker), Jeanne Bailey, Spring Valley. Helen Lubin, of the Performing Arts Section, and Sergei Prokovieff. suggested a conference around the theme of TIME. As we We then approved our newest Council members: are part of the Time Arts, along with our sisters and broth- Christina Beck, Connie Michael, and Marguerite McKenna. ers in speech, drama, music, and puppetry, it could be spe- Connie will be the representative for the Upper Midwest cial to meet and work together with colleagues. More will Region and Christina will be a Member-at-Large. be forthcoming. There was also the wish to try to “organize” Marguerite will take Robin Mitchell’s warm place in the what is on the web about “eurythmy”! Look to EANA’s Rocky Mountain region. Robin has been such a faithful and website; there are links to videos which we feel are “true” to supportive presence on the EANA Council. eurythmy...if one can say this about eurythmy online. Also We thanked Maria and Gino Ver Eecke for all their hard there were initiatives coming from younger colleagues and and beautiful work on the Newsletter and website. This hopefully these will be brought in the newsletter. organ of our Association is so substantial! It had become a With great sorrow we heard that the Camphill Eurythmy resource for pedagogy as well as the art of eurythmy; we School, Botton, England, has had to close its doors. keep in touch with who and what is going on in the euryth- However, the eurythmists in England are going to meet my world. We need to get the word out to colleagues, what together and carry the training in a much larger context a gift this is and why they should all subscribe! together. [Please see the letter from the leaders of the Two topics came up from the last issue: can EANA do eurythmy training, posted on our website on Sept. 6, 2014.] anything to help the situation where so many eurythmy Our Eurythmist-in-Need Fund has grown steadily this programs are being cut from schools? Please look to “Best year. This fund has helped our colleagues, who are members Practices” Guidelines for eurythmists working in schools of the EANA, over the years in unexpected medical emer- (available at AWSNA best practices-eurythmy). This work gencies. Raymonde Fried van der Stock and I have carried was done by Carla Comey. We asked that suggestions come this consciousness for the funding and are thrilled that it has to Maria to put together an article for the Newsletter. been able to modestly help others. Then the question if EANA could help sort through all The last issue of this newsletter was so superb it is hard the eurythmy articles on the web in order to present what is to not think it could get any better. But look at what Maria truly representative. A huge topic! Sue Hiertz offered to and Gino have come up with again.....as much as from look into this with a friend who manages such materials. YOU, as well. Please see if some eurythmists are not yet She will get back to us. members or have not yet received this precious work, and Treasurer Report: we have run a deficit again this past invite them to join...it really unites us all together! year which came about because we took $3,000 from our With best greetings from Alice general account to support ESV and Seattle summer work- shops. Otherwise we would have broken even, which is a Report of Annual General Meeting good sign. Are we able to gather more members? The WEF awarded us $20,000 for: ca $15,000 towards This is a President’s report of our AGM performing work, $4,000 for high schools and $1,000 for held in Spring Valley on Aug.