The Austin Eurythmy Ensemble was founded with the intention of bringing eurythmy as a performing art to the cultural life of Austin, Texas and the country at large.
Formed in 1996, the ensemble offers performances, classes and lecture demonstrations. It is one of the few eurythmy touring groups in the United States. Over the past six years they have traveled across America bringing programs to children and adults of all ages.
Be it a fairy tale for young children, a dramatic story for middle school age, or modern music and poetry for an adult audience each of their three programs meets a particular age group.
The Ensemble
Jolanda Frischknecht
Jolanda Frischknecht is originally from Switzerland. She has been performing with the Austin Eurythmy Ensemble since 1996. Jolanda completed her eurythmy training at the Lea van der Pals School of Eurythmy in Dornach, Switzerland. She taught Eurythmy to school age children for several years in Winterhur before moving to Austin. She currently teaches Eurythmy to the high school students at the Austin Waldorf School.
Andrea Weder
Andrea Weder was born in Germany. She has been performing with the Austin Eurythmy Ensemble since 1996. Andrea graduated from the London School of Eurythmy after previous training work as a sculptor. She performed and toured with the Eurythmy Spring Valley Ensemble from 1991 to 1996. Andrea is currently working as a freelance artist and co-directs the Austin Youth Eurythmy Troupe as well as the Summer Eurythmy Academy. She is helping to inaugurate an International Eurythmy Trainings Course for alumni of Waldorf Schools.
Markus Weder
Markus Weder was born in Switzerland where he trained and worked in education. He has performed with the Austin Eurythmy Ensemble since 1996. After beginning his eurythmy studies at the Lea van der Pals School of Eurythmy he graduated from Eurythmy Spring Valley in 1991. He joined the Eurythmy Spring Valley Touring Group in 1991 and toured with them until 1996. He is working as a freelance artist and co-directs the Austin Youth Eurythmy Troupe as well as the Summer Eurythmy Academy. He is currently investing himself in the development of an International Eurythmy Trainings Course for alumni of Waldorf
Katherine Thivierge
Katherine Thivierge is a native Detroiter who worked for over ten years as a lawyer before taking her training in speech formation at the Artemis School of Speech and Drama in England. She was speaker in residence for the London Eurythmy Group in 1997 and 1998 and currently works as a freelance speech artist. She has been with the Ensemble since 1998.
Austin Eurythmy Ensemble is a non-profit organization and accepts donations on an ongoing basis.
