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Workshops • Demonstrations Lectures • Performances kairos@cfce.org.za 021 797 6802
The time is at hand!
Come and join us
8 –10 June 2012
Constantia Waldorf School Starts at 18.30!
D ance to the R hythms of Life!
Tie Word and Music in Movement
Dance to the Rhythms of Life
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We are delighted to celebrate a 100 years of Eurythmy. We believe this art of movement, which integrates Spirit with Matter, is able to contribute in the deepest possible sense towards the healthful con- tinuation of Universal Man.
The Time is at Hand!
Programme
Friday, 8th June Saturday, 9th June Sunday, 10th June
18.30 Welcome ‘Eurythmy 1912 – 2012’ and Alex Boraine: ‘A question of Identity’ 19.30 Eurythmy Performance ‘The Time is at Hand!’ Man’s Journey through the Epochs of Time
Interval
Cello Concerto by A. Dvorák arranged for Piano, Flute and Cello 09.00 Eurythmy ‘Prelude’ 09.30 Natalia Baker ‘Well-being in our Time’ 10.30 Tea 11.00 Workshops 12.30
Lunch
14.00 Children's Eurythmy Performance 15.30
Tea
16.00 Demonstration of Tone & Speech Eurythmy 17.15 Michael Merle: ‘Man as a Being of the Word’ 18.15 Supper 19.30 Eurythmy Performance A Bouquet of Speech and Music Pieces – Various Artists 09.00 Workshops 10.15 Michael Merle ‘Eurythmy and the six-fold Path’ 11.00
Tea
11.30 Eurythmy Performance ‘The Time is at Hand!’ Man’s Journey through the Epochs of Time
Interval
Cello Concerto by
arranged for Piano, Flute and Cello 13.30
Close
E u r y t h m y
100 years
Guest Speakers:
Alex Boraine Natalia Baker Michael Merle
Free Entrance (donations welcome). Refreshments available on sale.
Cello `Concerto’ by Antonin Dvorák
This concerto comprises three movements. The first, being dramatic, is a journey of wrestling and overcoming. The second takes one into a melodious and inward realm, while the third expresses overall liveliness and joy. Throughout this composition the musical themes appear in ever changing forms, yet remain recognizable in their
movements, the original theme or fragments thereof occur in changed ways, creating a path of transformation. Similarly we can observe developments and metamorpho- ses in nature, for example from a seed to the full plant and a new seed. Equally so, in human lives and biographies and even through the ages a certain essence and signa- ture is carried through the various transformations. Eurythmy has the capacity to work with these metamor- phoses and can make the experienced changes visible. One can hear and see in this Dvorák piece the musical theme which can be understood like a ‘Being’ embark- ing on a journey: first as a tentative statement then going through dramatic and turbulent times; resistances and
and calm-melodic contemplativeness and right through to a joyous exploration and even victorious glory! We as human beings can take reassurance, courage and hope from such a journey of transformation.
Silke Sponheuer
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Cello `Concerto’ by Antonin Dvorák
Rehearsal 3rd of May 2012
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The Time is at Hand!
Man’s Journey through the Epochs of Time
Universal Man is experiencing Apocalyptic times. It is of the utmost importance to become responsible and awake to the call of our Age:
‘Human Souls! Tie time is at hand! Tie battle wages for the Soul of Man. You have the power to choose Darkness or Light.
Which is it to be?
Through movement, sound and the word, and based on Rudolf Steiner’s spiritual scientific insights into the evolutionary development of the human being through the millennia, we explore this question from ‘The Begin- ning’ to ‘Now’ – our present time. Through the journey we discover how the creative power of the ‘Logos’ permeates each step of the develop- ment of Self and community, leading us through the elements of Light and Darkness on our quest for the healthful continuation of Mankind.
Michelle Kaplan
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“Sounding the Logos” – Tie Word and Music in Movement
Can I expand my soul to unite with the Cosmic Word now conceived as seed? I sense that I must fjnd the force to fashion my own soul as a worthy garment for the spirit. Rudolf Steiner
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History
Eurythmy was born in 1912 when a widow requested the advice of Rudolf Steiner for her young daughter, Lory Smits, who was interested in movement and dance. Due to the recent loss of her father, it was necessary for the girl to find a career. Steiner suggested that Lory begin working on a new art of movement. As preparation for this, she began to study human anatomy, to explore the human step, to contemplate the movement implicit in Greek sculpture and dance, and to find movements that would express spoken sentences using the sounds of speech. Soon a number of other young people became interested in this form of expressive movement. Marie Steiner, a trained actress and speech artist, was given responsibility for training and directing the group. This first eurythmy ensemble went on tour in 1919, performing across Switzerland, the Netherlands and Germany. Key figures responsible for developing Eurythmy Training in South Africa have been, among others, Hendrika Hollenbach, Liselotte Maurer, Ilse Kimble, Cecilia Beckenstein, Sigrid Quednau, Beverly Hart, Ursula Zimmermann, Silke Sponheuer and Michelle Kaplan. Eurythmy ensembles now perform worldwide, from adult professionals presenting full symphonies, to high school groups sharing their enthusiasm and sense of wonder for the unique potentials of this art form. Eurythmy is a key component in the curriculum of waldorf schools and there are possibilities for incorporating it into some state
Lory Smits
Annemarie Dubach
Marie Savitch
Else Klink The First Goetheanum
Marie Steiner
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Rudolf Steiner’s life as a prolific scientist, philosopher, author and lecturer spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries during which he developed Anthroposophy as a «science of the spirit.». This offers a journey of individual spiritual development and encompasses a vast perspective of human evolution. From Rudolf Steiner's response to requests emerged Waldorf Education, Biodynamic Agriculture, Camphill Curative Homes & Villages, Anthroposophical Medicine (including Hauschka and Weleda products) and deeper perspectives on all the Arts: Architecture, Eurythmy, Music, Painting, Speech and Drama and Personal, Organisational and Social Development. The development of all these impulses continues as an inspiration in today's cultural life.
Rudolf Steiner
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"Man is a form proceeding out of movement. Eurythmy is a continuation of divine movement, of the divine form in man. By means of Eurythmy man approaches nearer the divine than he otherwise could."
Rudolph Steiner
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Kairos is the Greek God who embodies "the fulfjlled moment in time. " Our vision of training and performance embodies this stream of time, bearing the ever moving qualities of past, present and future.
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Kairos Eurythmy Training & Dance Company
– Centre for Creative Education, Cape Town, South Africa
Eurythmy is the dynamic new art of movement that makes the sounds of speech, and the elements of music visible. It teaches absolute awareness of being, and body
prose, dramatic works and music. Eurythmy works on a deep level with our emotions. It stimulates the Body, Mind and Spirit, enabling us to meet the challenges of modern life. In this way Eurythmy is not
Graduates can further their careers on stage, in the classrooms, in business, com- munity work or in a healing capacity. The Kairos Eurythmy Training offers a BA Degree Course full time or part time. Workshops are also on offer for all age groups wishing to develop their individual and social skills. – Michelle Kaplan and Silke Sponheuer (Department Head)
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D ance to the R hythms of Life
"Bring your creative and dynamic self to full expression."
"The art of Eurythmy could only grow up
soul of Anthroposophy."
Rudolf Steiner,
"Anthroposophia – the wisdom
human being"
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Eurythmy as an "art of the soul"
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"Eurythmy uses as its instrument the human body in motion. "
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In the cycles of life – in nature, humanity and the cosmos – the existence of dualities, of centre and periphery, microcosm and macrocosm, remain constantly before us. Tirough Eurythmy movements and gestures we seek to bring about a unity of such polarities and ever consciously enliven and renew the creative processes of life.
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— Rudolf Steiner
Eurythmy as a performance art Tierapeutic Eurythmy Social Eurythmy Educational Eurythmy "Eurythmy has arisen out of the very nature of our age and out of its fundamental needs. "
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Dance to the Rhythms of Life
Eurythmy Spring Valley, USA
"Eurythmy reveals the deeper origins of life through the embodiment
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Seeing what you hear
Through silent movement and gesture, performance eurythmy reveals the heart and structure of poems, prose and musical compositions performed live. The qualities unique to a ‘P’ or an ‘Ah’, for instance; the musical tone of an E flat
reveal the flow of audible sound in time. Moods and colours are also conveyed through movement and gesture, even more intensely when performed in total silence. Other definitive qualities are the strong engagement of performers with the space around and between them, and the fundamental orientation of eurythmists outwards towards the audience. Eurythmists move from the plane of the collar bone - a higher centre of gravity than the solar plexus in Ballet or below the navel as in T'ai chi. Close to the heart, this invokes a very different experience of movement. Together with a 'stepping' whereby the toes come to earth first followed by the rest of the foot, this brings a freedom that can make eurythmy seem effortless, aware of the downward pull
Eurythmy as a performance art
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Tie word 'Eurythmy' stems fsom Ancient Greek roots meaning "beautiful or harmonious rhythm. "
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Educational Eurythmy
In Waldorf schools worldwide (and now some state schools) Eurythmy is a weekly activity for 3 year olds to 18 year olds. It is a vital supportive lesson for both academic and social learning. The children move in groups to the live spoken text or music; they learn co-ordination, co-operation and balance; they grow to recognize and value harmony and beauty. They develop a finely tuned ear for subtle difference and become able to quickly and confidently respond to change. In the broadest sense, Eurythmy supports their health. “I learn to focus and concentrate and be able to do something without being dis- tracted by my surroundings.” (Duncan) Eurythmy -"offers us discipline and freedom ... helps me run faster...helps with rock climbing!...helps me focus on the ball in a cricket match...helps me with Dad in jail... made me happier during my parents' divorce." (comments from 10-13 year olds) “We have to learn to give and take, to value and respect one another, to listen to each
The word 'education' has its origins in the Latin 'to bring forth'. To develop in the children, in our turbulent society, a confident consciousness of what it means to be human and an inner flexibility – that is the aspiration of Educational Eurythmy. It is one that the children seem to recognise. 20
Here the Eurythmist works in the corporate world, with NGOs, with people in prisons, staff in factories. The aim is to show through various exercises the different facets of social and life processes. The exercises teach and make visible through movement (instead of discus- sion) the important qualities of team work, all processes of communication and the responsibility of the group and the individual. Eurythmy’s emphasis on rhythm, structure (form) and flow enhances the inner flexibility, co-ordination, social and self-awareness of the participant. Many companies have benefited from an experience of eurythmy. Problems have been given new perspectives and new insights in working together have emerged. "Eurythmy ... can become an important discipline in creating work environments of meaning and effectiveness." (Christopher Schafer) 21
Eurythmy in the Corporate World and in Social Contexts
Tierapeutic Eurythmy
What is the ‘personality’ of a sound we speak? What is its intrinsic quality or ‘signature’? What vital and cosmic power does it hold that resonates within us all and can help heal certain conditions? From inves- tigating such questions Rudolf Steiner developed, in 1921, the basic principles of therapeutic eurythmy. During a series of therapeutic appointments, the eurythmist will demonstrate a sequence of gestures and movements related to particular vowels or con-
mental and emotional capacities and energy fields can be balanced, strengthened and brought back into a healthy flow. 22
Kairos Eurythmy Training Programme & Dance Company
‘All the World's a Stage ’
As an artistic group of teachers and qualified Eurythmists, we share a deep commitment to this profound, dynamic art of movement, and a wish to bring Eurythmy onto the stages of South Africa and into the lives of all her cultural groups. One main production is performed each year, in and around the country, with shorter works available for conferences and seasonal events. 23
The production ‘Shakespeare in Me’ shows through music, move- ment, speech and drama, how the various Shakespearian arche- types reside in the human being's soul. From the dark forces of the witches of Macbeth, accompanied by the music of Mussorg- sky, to the murder of Macduff's son with music by Khachaturian. Lady Macbeth and Julius Caesar, Portia and Hamlet, all make their appearance. The fairies from Midsummer Nights Dream weave magic, cause havoc and 'play' with each other's feelings. The fool in us emerges in Pryamus and Thisby as they attempt to conduct a relationship through a 'chink' in the wall and we are reminded yet again that against all odds, 'Love will find a Way' when Romeo and Juliet find each other and are swept into their love song with the music of Chopin. Miranda, who has faced The Tempest, encourages us to see the goodness and beauty in humanity, as we look towards a 'Brave New World' with the music from Dvorák's New World Symphony.
‘All the World's a Stage ’
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Kairos Eurythmy Dance Company Shakespeare in Me
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Kairos Eurythmy Dance Company Shakespeare in Me
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'Shakespeare in Me' photographs courtesy Anthony Suskin
Enhancing a full sense of Self and a sensitive social listening
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Kairos Eurythmy Training Programme
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The revelation in visible space of the life of the spoken word, of the life of musical sound – that is the essence, the goal of Eurythmy. This dynamic art of movement emerged in Europe 100 years ago. Now well established as a performance art, it is also practised as an educational means of enhancing a mature sense of Self, and a sensitive social listen-
munity work and business. Through a range of movements, specific yet infinitely varied in their forma- tion, eurythmists ‘speak’ a body language in the most profound sense. The human body and soul become the instrument through which the rhythms
Through this language expressed by the body, the soul – our life of feeling,
essence of who we are – the spirit. A Kairos Eurythmy Training (full or part-time) equips the eurythmist with a Bachelor of Arts Degree that can open doors into many careers. The 4 year course in speech and music eurythmy also includes modules in painting, choir, music theory, philosophy, anatomy, history of art, and anthropology. Workshops are also offered for anyone wishing to develop their individual and social skills.
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"For me, Eurythmy is the beauty of colour in a painting, both subtle and bold. It is a constant practice of becoming ever more true to yourself and at the same time ever more open to the other’s truth. It is a daily exercise of working with the hard and stuck parts in ourselves transforming them into the ever flowing stream of life. It taught me to listen to what lies in and behind sound, in music, poetry, and the spoken or unspoken word. It taught me to speak and to sing and to become more caring of my words, knowing their reality. It showed me, how to find and hold my balance in life’s stormy waves and not loose my sense of awe and wonder, and it helped me to realize me, how much there is to be grateful for – Thank you for all of this." Sara Freudenberg ''Eurythmy allows me to live and explore beyond my physical and emotional environments. With the simplest gestures I can move beyond them and receive healing and guidance. The revelations that come, and the class lessons that evolve are therefore not only my doing." Adele Beaunoir "What is Eurythmy? I was once taking a class with 3-4 year olds when their teacher asked them - "Do you know this teacher's name?" Wide-eyed, a little girl holding my hand looked up and replied – "You with me." (Eu-rtyth-my) I have never found a better definition. On many occasions when watching Speech Eurythmy performed I have sensed that the ide- as and the characters lived in the air around me, and have been left with the quiet certainty that of each piece I have experienced the pure essence. The opportunity to live profound po- etry, music and movement almost daily for 4 years was a gift for my life of particular potency. Eurythmy changes irrevocably the way you listen to the Word and the World" Yvette Worrall "The practice of Eurythmy movements as they integrate with various sounds, rhythms, colours and musical/speech structures in artistic pieces is an uplifting journey of discovery, challenge, potential transformation and joyous beauty. Some of the Kairos Eurythmy train- ing’s many fruits I experience are that of developing a consciousness of centre and periphery together with the double-stream of time. This creative learning task is a quest of being in the Now whilst simultaneously anticipating the emerging future in a music/speech piece. I am grateful for such Eurythmy capacity building processes that tune me to relate while sensing and listening more attentively to the dynamics that “lie in between” processes, words, life and the other fields of my counselling and coaching change work." Perry Havranek
Kairos Eurythmy Training Programme & Dance Company
Students' impressions
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Expression of Music through the Movements of Tone-Eurythmy
Silke Sponheuer's Thesis for her Masters Degree from the University of Cape Town, 2009 Silke Sponheuer has been teaching children, training teachers and performing eurythmy since 1983. Her work includes 17 years as a trainer at the world-renowned Eurythmy School of Hamburg in Germany, and many years as a performance artist throughout Europe and South Africa. During her years in Germany she was part of a consulting body for The Alternative Bank, where she used eurythmy as a medium for
In 1998 Silke initiated Kairos Eurythmy Training in Cape Town. In addition to train- ing students for formal Eurythmy qualifications, her vision has included classes and workshops for the general public and for organisations. "My special interest lies in the connection of Eurythmy and Music, exploring the way music stirs expressive move-
University of Cape Town in 2009. The theme was 'Expression of Music through the Movements of Tone-Eurythmy' and included various choreography principles for an artistic presentation." (Silke graduated with distinction.) 31
Michelle experienced eurythmy throughout her childhood in a Waldorf school in Cape Town. After completing her eurythmy training, she joined various perform- ing groups, which included a tour in Russia, then became a permanent member
performed and held workshops in Europe, Thailand and South Africa, taught in Eurythmy schools in Switzerland and England, and given Eurythmy to children in Waldorf schools. Michelle now devotes her time to adults through the Centre for Creative Education, both in the Teacher Training Programme and in Kairos Eurythmy
productions is leading her to seek closer relationships and interactions with other dance, drama and music companies.
Michelle Kaplan – Eurythmy Lecturer & Trainer
Bachelor of Arts (Dance) in Eurythmy
Four years full-time or six years part-time Prerequisite: matriculation exam pass and fluency in English Pedagogical aspects are Waldorf-inspired Integrates modules from first year teacher training Fully accredited by Council on Higher Education's Higher Education Quality Committee (CHE/HEQC No 00HS03), and registered by the South Africa Department
Upgrade from Diploma in Eurythmy to Bachelor of Arts (Dance)
One-year Artistic Course One year, full-time Prerequisite for the Upgrade: Either BA (Dance) in Eurythmy or Diploma in Eurythmy Creating and rehearsing an artistic programme and performing in South Africa Solo work in tone and speech eurythmy. Research project: mini-dissertation on a eurythmy-related theme. Artistic work in small groups creating and directing own choreography Modules on advanced topics. Eurythmy in the workplace. Pedagogical aspects – Waldorf-inspired. Accredited by General Anthroposophical Society Section for the Arts of Eurythmy, Speech, Drama and Music, Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland
Short Courses
This Training is a fully integrated Arts course in Music and Speech Eurythmy. Modules also include Painting, Choir Work, Music Theory, as well as Philosophy, Anatomy, History of Arts and Anthropology. 33
Kairos Eurythmy Training – Eeyore’s Birthday by AA Milne
Another student production has been “Eeyore’s Birth- day” by AA Milne. The incident is a gently humorous revelation of the melancholic temperament as exem- plified by Eeyore the donkey. "The Winnie-the-Pooh stories are part of the fabric of our lives. We grow up reading them, then we read them to our children. But while each character is loveable, Eeyore seems to have a special place in our hearts. We are drawn helplessly towards him; we recognise something deeply human in his gloomy outlook. His sadness is
literary terms, Eeyore is the archetypal outsider. The
happily within Hundred Acre Wood, knocking on each
stream in his Gloomy Place – marked on the map as 'Rather Boggy and Sad'. Rather than venture out to see others, he waits for them to pass through his field, which doesn't happen often. 'I have my friends,' he notes ruefully. 'Somebody spoke to me only yes-
Rabbit bumped into me and said 'Bother!' "
Chris Cox – guardian.co.uk
Students' Final Year Humouresque Performance
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– The original Grimms' fairy tale
Students' Performance
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Kairos Eurythmy Dance Company The Mad Hatter's Tea Party from
"Alice in Wonderland"
In Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", we see how close 'so called madness' relates, often humoursly, to our human condition — "'Have some wine,' the March Hare said in an encouraging tone. Alice looked all round the table, but there was nothing on it but tea. 'I don't see any wine,' she remarked. 'There isn't any,' said the March Hare. 'Then it wasn't very civil of you to offer it,' said Alice angrily. 'It wasn't very civil of you to sit down without being invited,' said the March Hare"
Students' Final Year Humouresque Performance
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Tie sangoma sends out the chief's sons on an odyssey of trials and endurance to prove themselves worthy of their wives-to-be. Care for the natural and ani- mal world is a key element to success. Tie whole community celebrates their return.
Students' Final Year Performances
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Eurythmy brings the essence of music and language to visible manifestation.
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Michelle Kaplan
""My relationship with Eurythmy seems to grow deeper every day. I never cease to be amazed and delighted at the rich, fsesh experiences it continues to ofger. It inspires and motivates my creativity and constantly convinces me of its ability to be the synthesis of all arts – in my opinion it is a key to the ´art of life´ itself!"
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"I see in Eurythmy the creative means for experiencing the values
self-developmental, community building way to counterbalance the
ment to our higher spiritual source, thus strengthening our inner core to deal with the challenges and potentials within ourselves, in relationships and in world scale events."
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Ruth Bentley, Leonard Beckenstein, Guy Wertheim-Aymes, Christhilde Blume,
Ursula Zimmermann, Markus Honninger, Ralf Aden, Elise Roeters v. Lennep, Michael Schubert, Giga Smichovska, Acacia Fond Iona Stichting, the Wild Olive Trust, the GTS in Bochum and Hamburg, Evidenz-Stiftung, Stiftung Art und Kunst, Hausser Stiftung, Sanduko a Ndege, Southern Cross Verein, Ramsey Foundation, Anthroposphical Society in South Africa Anthroposphical Society in Germany Anthroposphical Society in the Western Cape Basil Gibaud Bequest Mahle Stiftung Software AG Caltex Oil SA Karneol Verein Freunde der Erziehungskunst The Federation of Waldorf Schools Joan Bean Estate Hermes Trust Norwegian Eurythmy Association Triodos Bank First Rand Foundation – Momentum Int Hulpfonds Arnaud Johannes
And through many other individuals who give and believe that eurythmy can contribute to the develop- ment of this country, the earth and all human beings. We are ever so grateful for your support. We would be delighted if you would like to become a fsiend and supporter of Eurythmy in South Afsica. Without the help of many the Eurythmy Training would not be possible. We invite you to contact us: Kairos@cfce.org.za or 0027 21 7976802
Eurythmy in South Afsica has been made possible through the support of:
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Past and present donors
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Kairos Eurythmy contact details
www.cfce.org.za kairos@cfce.org.za 021 797 6802
Design & layout: Cecilia Solis-Peralta Editor: Yvette Worrall In collaboration with Michelle Kaplan and Silke Sponheuer
D ance to the R hythms of Life
This production is a gift in gratitude to
to Man and Earth – Cecilia & Yvette