Videos

“Teilhard de Chardin & Rudolf Steiner” / Presentation by Robert McDermott

Robert gave this presentation at the first fall meeting of the Section on September 24, 2022. You can watch the presentation and hear the Questions and Answers in the video recording below. Robert will join us again on December 10, 2022 to discuss Rudolf Steiner's...

“Hannah-My-Hedgehog: A Tale of Change & Transformation”

'"Der Igel" / Artwork by Marion Donehower Performance Video of the Tale for Groundhog's Day A fragment, like a small work of art, must be entirely isolated from the surrounding world and be complete in itself like a hedgehog. -- Friedrich...

“Geistliche Lieder” by Novalis

Performance Video by Section Artists Posted in 2021 commemoration of the 249th Birthday of Novalis

“Novalis, Magical Idealism, & Rudolf Steiner’s Last Address” / A Five-Part Video Lecture Series by Bruce Donehower, Ph.D.

Novalis Friedrich von Hardenberg; May 2, 1772 Celebrating the 250th Anniversary Birthday Year Novalis is the only true poet of the Romantic school. In him alone the whole soul of Romanticism turned to song, and only he expressed nothing but that soul. The...

Introduction to Novalis

Introduction to Novalis

Apr 4, 2023 | Meeting Summaries, Novalis, Videos

Artwork: "Blue Flower 1" by Marion Donehower A (very) Brief Introduction To the Poet Hailed Repeatedly...

“Kathleen Raine; Novalis & William Blake”

“Kathleen Raine; Novalis & William Blake”

Dec 29, 2022 | Lectures, Meeting Summaries, Videos

A presentation given at the Section meeting on November 26, 2022. Kathleen Raine, a poet and scholar, was the founder...

“O! What can I dedicate to you, O Lord? Speak!” / Sonnets to Orpheus

“O! What can I dedicate to you, O Lord? Speak!” / Sonnets to Orpheus

Oct 7, 2020 | Rilke Project, Videos

“Claude, two years old, and his hobby horse,” by Pablo Picasso "Dir aber, Herr, o was weih ich dir . . ." O...

“Breath! You invisible poem!” / Sonnets to Orpheus

“Breath! You invisible poem!” / Sonnets to Orpheus

Oct 6, 2020 | Rilke Project, Videos

"Breathe!" artwork by Marion Donehower From Sonnets to Orpheus by Rainer Maria Rilke / Atmen, du unsichtbares...

“Only in the Realm of Praising” / Sonnets to Orpheus

“Only in the Realm of Praising” / Sonnets to Orpheus

Oct 5, 2020 | Rilke Project, Videos

“The Blue Nymph” by Marc Chagall Two sonnets are featured in this performance video. (Part 1, No 8 and...

“La Belle Dame Sans Merci” by John Keats

“La Belle Dame Sans Merci” by John Keats

Sep 19, 2020 | Fairytales (Märchen), Poetry, Videos

A performance video of John Keats' La Belle Dame Sans Merci. Read by Margit Ilgen; original music by Bruce...

“An den Mond” by Goethe

“An den Mond” by Goethe

Sep 17, 2020 | Poetry, Videos

“Wald und Wasserfall im Mondschein” by Carl Gustav Carus The poem An den Mond by Goethe has a musical setting...

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