Youth Eurythmy Summer Intensive 2026
A two-week intensive designed for young adults 17-20, this overnight summer program will feature daily eurythmy rehearsals, creative writing, an outing in NYC, music, games, swimming, and a final performance of the participants' work.
2026 Pedagogical Eurythmy Refresher Courses - Two Weeks of Waldorf Pedagogy
During the first week, we'll be reviewing the pedagogical eurythmy curriculum for nursery/kindergarten through the seventh grade with John Holmes, a long-time eurythmy teacher, retired from the Kimberton Waldorf School, PA. With Lisa Profumo, a class teacher at the Berkshire Waldorf School, MA, we'll be reading and discussing Christof Wiechert's lectures from the book Teaching, the Joy of Profession.
In the second week, we'll be looking at the eighth-grade curriculum, presented by Patti Regan, eurythmy teacher at the Berkshire Waldorf School, MA. Following that, we'll be immersed in high school eurythmy by Raymonde Fried from Kimberton Waldorf School, PA.
EANA Eurythmy Festival: 52 Colors of the Soul
Rudolf Steiner composed the calendar to tune the soul as a companion through the year. Later on, he also created eurythmy forms for each verse in variously sized groups. This festival will bring all 52 verses to performance in eurythmy in English, as a U.S. premiere.
We welcome the general public interested in exploring this remarkable progression through lectures and artistic workshops in eurythmy, speech, painting, and plant dyeing.
Summer Eurythmy Week 2026
Join the SEW Faculty -- Sea-Anna Vasilas for tone eurythmy, Cameron MacArthur for speech eurythmy, and John McManus for speech and drama -- to celebrate the arts of drama, eurythmy, and speech, and the balancing capacities of these arts together!
Come and enjoy a week of refreshment!
Full-time and Part-time Eurythmy Trainings at Eurythmy Spring Valley 2026-2027
Apply by June 30, 2026, for the academic year that begins on September 9, 2026, for the four-year full-time undergraduate training and for the one-year full-time postgraduate training!
Apply by September 15, 2026, for the new Frontier eurythmy part-time class that begins in autumn 2026!
Spring 2026 End-of-Term Festival
Join us for this school year's spring end-of-term presentation by our second-year and third-year students, and experience what has grown. Come and enjoy! We look forward to seeing you at the Threefold Auditorium.
ESV Open Day: A Morning Inside the Eurythmy Training for Prospective Students
Join us for a full morning experience of the harmonizing and healing power of eurythmy. This is an intensive half-day of eurythmy to enter the world of poetry and music, and to discover new vistas and insights into oneself—a first introduction for those considering a part-time Frontier or full-time eurythmy training.
An Evening of Sound, Silence, and Eurythmy
You are invited on a journey with Lisa van Holsteijn and Sea-Anna Vasilas, as they share their explorations with eurythmy and hand-made metal sound instruments, forged by pupils of blacksmith and artist Manfred Bleffert, verse and poetry by Rudolf Steiner and Claire Blatchford, and music by Dorothy Haller.
White Cinquefoil in the Light of Goethean Science, and Its Healing of Thyroid Gland
Barbara Hadeljan, a postgraduate ESV student from Croatia, Europe, will present her research on White Cinquefoil (Potentilla alba) in the light of Goethean science, and its healing of thyroid gland.
ESV Postgraduate 2026 Performance and Spring Studio Program
This spring studio program is built around the work of two postgraduate students from New York and from Croatia, joined by a visiting colleague from the last term, hailing from Germany.
The postgraduate program is surrounded by an abundant crop of solos and duets of all vintages by stage group, local and visiting eurythmists, and speech artists, many pieces among them freshly "hatched."
ESV Spring 2026 Rummage Sale
Join us for an ESV time-honored tradition--THE ANNAL RUMMAGE SALE--that this year will support our students graduating in June 2027 to travel to and perform in Dornach, Switzerland.
And the Image Becomes Word: From Raphael to Novalis, A Study in Poetry
Join Clifford Venho to explore the wholeness that arises through a contemplation of the figures of Raphael (1483–1520) and Novalis (1772-1801).
The Music of Grigory Smirnov in Eurythmy
We are delighted to celebrate and honor Grigory Smirnov’s longstanding collaboration with eurythmists. Grigory has worked closely with Eurythmy Spring Valley since 2019, both as a pianist and a composer. Many of his compositions have been performed in eurythmy, and this April, we will bring as many tone eurythmy pieces as possible to visibility on stage. The celebration will also feature Grigory’s talk.
The Spoken Sound between Melody and Eurythmy with Jan Ranck
We will explore artistic, therapeutic, and formative speech aspects of the “Concordances” in eurythmy in relation to Rudolf Steiner’s insights shared on December 28, 1923, and Lea van der Pals' Tone Eurythmy Therapy.
The Zodiac and Planets in Eurythmy
How do we come into conversation with the seven planetary gestures and twelve zodiac gestures? How do the vowels and consonants speak through these cosmic beings? Join us for an introduction to the movements and speech of the planets and zodiac in eurythmy.
Open Spring Eurythmy Class
Join a group of community members interested in working with seasonal music and poetry through speech and tone eurythmy.
Course led by Sea-Anna Vasilas, faculty and ensemble member of Eurythmy Spring Valley.
For individuals with some experience and familiarity with eurythmy.
Tone Eurythmy Public Course with Sea-Anna Vasilas
How can we become an instrument to bring the inaudible experience of music to visibility?
Join us for eight sessions in four weeks as we explore the fundamental elements of beat, rhythm, and melos as a foundation for tone eurythmy.
Winter 2026 End-of-Term Festival
Join us for the end-of-term sharing by our second-, third-, and fifth-year students, and experience what has grown during these last cold months. Each class had a large and exciting curriculum to tackle in the second term. Come and enjoy! We look forward to seeing you at the Threefold Auditorium.
The Joan of Arc Story
The Eurythmy Spring Valley Ensemble will share the ever-moving story of Joan of Arc (1412–1431), with a rich tapestry of original music by Grigory Smirnov. She brings us the almost impossible quest to save her country from the ravages of an occupying army. Yet, her victory is also the beginning of her downfall, leading to her tragic death. In the end, her faith in the spirit sustains her. The story will be surrounded by tone eurythmy and poetry pieces.
Eurythmy Leading into Easter
Join a group of community members interested in working with seasonal music and poetry through speech and tone eurythmy around the themes of Easter.
Course led by Sea-Anna Vasilas, faculty and ensemble member of Eurythmy Spring Valley.
For individuals with some experience and familiarity with eurythmy.
Introduction to Tone Eurythmy
How can we become an instrument to bring the inaudible experience of music to visibility?
Join us for six sessions in three weeks as we explore the fundamental elements of beat, rhythm, and melos as a foundation for tone eurythmy.
Winter Tone Eurythmy Retreat with Dorothea Mier for Professional Eurythmists
Dorothea Mier is excited to move ahead with the tone eurythmy retreat, taking place for one week, March 1-7, 2026. Dorothea will work with the elements of tone eurythmy, offer open solo sessions, and guide a study. Barbara Schneider-Serio will join Dorothea, working intensively on a tone group form.
Professional Development Course for Eurythmists with Natasha Moss
We're offering another weekly course for professional eurythmists. Natasha Moss will lead an exploration in the artistic elements of speech eurythmy and prepare a piece to be performed at the ESV Spring Studio Program on May 2, 2026. Join us!
Explore the Zodiac and Planets in Eurythmy
How do we come into conversation with the seven planetary gestures and twelve zodiac gestures? How do the vowels and consonants speak through these cosmic beings? Join us for an introduction to the movements and speech of the planets and zodiac in eurythmy.
Dawn by San Francisco Youth Eurythmy Group
The San Francisco Youth Eurythmy Troupe will perform their full program DAWN at the Fellowship Community, Chestnut Ridge, NY, on February 17 at 4 pm.
Unbornness: A Festival for the Unborn
A festival celebrating human pre-existence and the journey toward birth with performances of eurythmy, music, and poetry and a festival address by Sean Goddard, a teacher at the Otto Specht School.
High School Eurythmy Festival
Waldorf High School students from San Francisco, New York City, and Chestnut Ridge are coming together in eurythmy! They will have an experience with the faculty of Eurythmy Spring Valley, and put together two performances—at 1:30 pm and 7 pm— with a rich collection of pieces: with poetry, music, and humor.
Eurythmy Spring Valley Winter Studio Program
Come and enjoy this year's winter studio program. Once again, the members of the ESV Ensemble and eurythmists in the area have been preparing solos, duets, and group pieces, and will offer a rich array of works comprised of speech and tone eurythmy.
Frontier Eurythmy Part-Time Training 2026
Have you been considering eurythmy as a professional path? Are you seeking an immersive artistic experience to further your inner development? If you're interested in taking that step, a new Frontier class is forming to start in January 2026.
Application period is underway!
The Storm
The Eurythmy Spring Valley Ensemble is excited to offer at the Threefold community a pivotal moment in the life story of contemporary activist Julia Butterfly Hill, The Storm, with music by Grigory Smirnov, surrounded by poetry and music by Cowell, MacLeish, Chopin, and Smirnov, ending with lighthearted pieces and a Dvorak trio.
An Introduction to the Art of Eurythmy Continues!
If you are looking for an opportunity to learn more about eurythmy, this class has been developed to help you begin that journey. Regardless of how you first discovered this unique movement art, the natural question is, "What is eurythmy?" In this exploration guided by Sea-Anna Vasilas, faculty and ensemble member of Eurythmy Spring Valley, you will explore that question through movement itself.
Intermediate Winter 2026 Public Eurythmy Course
Join a group of community members interested in working with seasonal music and poetry through speech and tone eurythmy around the themes of winter.
Threefold Family Christmas Festival
All are welcome to a celebration of the season with music, choral singing, eurythmy, and featuring a children’s Christmas story, The First Gift, told by Joen Dealande, with a tree lighting and caroling to end.
Autumn 2025 End-of-Term Festival
We invite you to join us in celebrating our students’ work at two festive evenings this December!
ESV Ensemble at the 100 Years Rudolf Steiner Conference
The Eurythmy Spring Valley Ensemble is excited to share silent, speech, and tone eurythmy pieces at the 100 Years Rudolf Steiner Conference, part of the Program for the Evolution of Spirituality, organized by Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA.
