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“Atlantis” / Artwork by Marion Donehower (Visual Arts Section)
On May 21, 2022, friends and members of the Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities of the School for Spiritual Science in North America continued their Celebration of the 250th Birthday of Novalis (born May 2, 1772) with an ensemble rehearsal reading of the fairytale “Atlantis” from the novel Heinrich von Ofterdingen, freshly translated for the 21st century.
Throughout the summer of 2022, the ensemble worked to transform this Pentecost performance of Atlantis into a Festive Video to celebrate Michaelmas.
The video premiered at our Section Michaelmas meeting on October 1. Featuring the voices of Patricia Dickson (Visual Arts), Marion Donehower (Literary Arts / Visual Arts), and Margit Ilgen (Performing Arts / Literary Arts), and Bruce Donehower. Classical guitar music performed by Bruce Donehower; credits music performed by Manitas de Plata.
The presentation of the video coincides with the publication of “Atlantis” (chapter three in the novel Heinrich von Ofterdingen). The book includes a critical Afterword “The World Must Be Romanticized” that discusses Poetry and the Practice of Spirit Remembrance.
Original German Language Reading by Marion Donehower
10.2.22 / 5.30.22