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Adam McLean is a Staff Writer with the Richmond Hill Liberal. Following our interview, the following article appeared in the paper just before the performance (there are some delightful mis-quotes!):

Dance, poetry, music as one on stage, such is the realm of eurythmy.
Never heard of eurythmy before? Well, if you enjoy spoken words and expressive dance, eurythmy sounds like a candy store for your senses.
And you will be able to stuff yourself this Wednesday at the Toronto Waldorf School, located on Bathurst Street just south of Ruther­ford Road, as one of the world’s fore­most eurythmists, Margrethe Solstad, will perform “The Dream We Carry - Moods of the Soul Through Movement Music and Poetry’.
The performance presented by Thornhill-based group Northern Star Eurythmy includes the work of poets like Maya Angelou and Wil­liam Blake, interspersed with classi­cal and modern musical selections.
Northern Star manager Mark McAlister explained what to expect from a eurythmy performance, such as ‘The Dream We Carry’. There are two types of eurythmy performances, Mr. McAlister said.
“There is the spoken aspect, where a poem is read aloud and the eurythmist moves interpretively to the text and then the music aspect where a pianist or guitarist will play and then the eurythmist moves to the tones and mood of the music,” he said.
Sometimes the two disciplines will be combined and with soft lighting and eurythmists dressed in shimmering veils, it can make for quite a spectacle of movement and physical art, Mr. McAlister explained.
And eurythmist Margrethe Solstad is seen as one of the best in the performing art, as she is the leader of the world’s centre for anthropo-physical art at the Goetheanum in Switzerland.
This is Ms Solstad’s first North American tour and Mr. McAlister calls her appearance a sign of a growing resurgence of performing arts in the area. “Performing arts doesn’t just happen on its own, it needs to be supported. I think people have been long­ing for performing arts and hope­fully this will bring forward more performances in the future,” Mr. McAlister said.
“People are beginning to real­ize art plays an important part in their life and I think it is great when world class artists can be seen in our community rather than having to travel downtown,” he added.
You can find more information and purchase tickets for the perfor­mance by visiting www.nothern-stareurythmy.blogspot.com and you can also purchase tickets at the Toronto Waldorf School bookstore, 9100 Bathurst St. in Vaughan or at Books on the Hill, 12 Centre St. East, Richmond Hill.
Ticket prices range from $10 for students under 20, to $20 for adults and $50 for VIP tickets, which include a backstage pass and a chance to meet the artists and learn more about the performance.