Eurythmy in English
Master Eurythmy in English
The Master's program Eurythmy in English is aimed at eurythmists who are looking for a next step in their career, who wish to extend their eurythmical skills, challenge themselves creatively and professionally, and deepen their knowledge and experience of research. There are two pathways, one in the education/social field, and the other in eurythmy therapy.
Master Eurythmy Education/Social Art
Join other engaged eurythmy professionals working all over the world, expanding your own skills and building a network of creative exchange. You will meet experienced guest teachers who will share their research with you, guided by course carriers/mentors Shaina Stoehr, Coralee Frederickson and Magali Muller-Peddinghaus. Your eurythmy questions and practice are the subject of your research activity, and assignments are carried out in your own professional context.
The next course will begin in March 2026.
Please contact us for more information or to arrange an interview.
Master Eurythmy Therapy
Learn the professional and therapeutic skills needed to become a eurythmy therapist, in addition to developing research tools. This is a face-to-face course taking place at Emerson College in England, guided by course carriers/mentors Shaina Stoehr, Katherine Beaven and Brenda Newton.
The next course will begin in September 2026.
Please contact us for more information or to arrange an interview.
Course Contents & Structure
Eurythmists will have the opportunity to specialize in one of the following areas, and the assignments and projects will be appropriate to each field:
- Eurythmy Therapy
- Eurythmy in Education and as Social Art
This Master’s program has the aim of deepening eurythmical capacities, fostering skills in the realm of education and art, and developing the ability to carry out qualitative research in the area of eurythmical activity that is relevant and inspiring to the student. Students will participate in Master Classes given by a range of highly experienced eurythmists, become proficient in qualitative research methods, develop writing and presentation skills, and participate in stimulating presentations from acknowledged experts in aspects of education and art.
Some core aspects of the course are:
- An individual approach to assignments with context-based projects
- Practical training and study for new teachers and advanced research for experienced teachers
- A focus on individual artistic development
- Encouragement to explore eurythmy in a contemporary context with an emphasis on the challenges and opportunities in today’s classroom and society
- An emphasis on learning from each other and sharing individual research questions and discoveries
- An international attitude that is attentive to diverse cultural contexts
- Building up a creative relationship to language, nurturing oral and written self-expression, leading to increased self-confidence
- Engaging in a process of making the substance of eurythmy your own and developing a professional attitude
The education pathway course will be an online course taking place over two years, with the last year devoted to your final research project and thesis. The next course will begin in March 2026.
The therapy pathway course will be a face-to-face two-year course consists of five four-week blocks with doctors and eurythmy therapists who are experts in their fields of practice, with the addition of two online weeks of lectures. In the final year, you will complete the required practice placement hours and submit your thesis, which will be a Case Study. The next course with the Focus Eurythmy Therapy will begin in September 2026.
Alanus University offers various options for the Master's degree programme in Eurythmy, depending on the prerequisites you bring with you.
Applicants to the Alanus English MA programme – Education or Eurythmy Therapy, must have a diploma in eurythmy recognised by the Performing Arts Section at the Goetheanum.
Students should be able to master the English language at an appropriate level.
More information is available at the International Office
Application procedure and entrance examination
All applicants must fill out an online application form. Students will be enrolled with Alanus University in Alfter, Germany.
To apply, please go to the following Alanus University link, which is also in English: https://anfrage.alanus.edu/en. Please fill in the form and submit it to begin the process.
All required documents can be found under Downloads (at the bottom of the list).
Continued formations and further developments
- certificate courses
For those who do not want to obtain an academic degree, it is possible to work on aptitude, in certain productions and projects. This is an offer for eurythmists who are looking for an artistic work combined with performance work and can be certified as a university certificate. The costs for the certificate course amount to 2,000 euros each. The beginning is in the autumn semester.
In addition, the study course Stage of the Master's Program can be combined with one of the following certificate courses: Eurythmy Pedagogy, Eurythmi a Social Work Fields or Vitaleurythmie, additional fees of 750 Euro will be charged.
- Symposia
Every year, symposia take place on various topics of eurythmy. Here you can meet colleagues and learn about research and practice in the occupational fields.
Dates and topics of the symposia can be found in our current event calendar.
