Stuttgart Eurythmeum in Dingle

This week we had a visit from the Stuttgart Eurythmeum (website in German) with a performance of the Grimm fairytale “The King of the Golden Mountain” at the Diseart chapel in Dingle. It was attended by 1^st year students as well as a special needs group from Camphill and a few interested people. The costumes were beautiful and numerous requiring many rapid changes. The eurythmy was very fluid and expressive depicting the various archetypes of the story.

Eurythmy is described by Wikipedia as a movement art developed by Rudolf Steiner with Marie von Sivers in the early 20^th Century. Primarily a performance art, it is also used in education, especially in Waldorf School and as a movement therapy.

The word eurythmy stems from Greek roots meaning beautiful or harmonious rhythm; the term was used by Greek and Roman archetects to refer to a harmonious balance of proportion in a design or building.

Furthur performances of the Eurythmeum: 18th April Camphill Dunshane 12 noon, 19th April Camphill Ballytobin 4 pm, 20th April Camphill Glencraig.

--Finbarr Murphy

Rebuilding and Extending The Watergarden

The popular Watergarden café and shop in Thomastown is undergoing renovation and will reopen in late Spring. Shop and gardens will then be an even lovelier destination than they were before. Here is a bit of history:

The Watergarden has always provided a welcoming environment where people of all abilities can work and enjoy life together.

A local tailor, Bernard Walsh, spent most of his retirement developing the Watergarden as a hobby. As he grew older, the work became too much for him and he sold his house and gardens to his friends in Camphill. Bernard died in 1996. It now contains a coffee shop with small craft and gift section; a garden shop; ornamental streamside gardens; a pottery; and a canteen for those who work here. All activities create opportunities where local people on day placements can work alongside others on community employment schemes, paid staff and Camphill co-workers. Nearby is Camphill Jerpoint, a residential community with a small farm and gardens.