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Rudolf Steiner and the New Prehistory

A one-day seminar with author Andrew Welburn

Rudolf Steiner is unrivalled for ‘the big perspective’ on human origins – and potential. New revolutionary scientific ideas are just catching up.

The Stone Age no longer stands for brutish cave men, its stunning cave-paintings are now known to be visionary journeys, reflecting a clairvoyant consciousness under whose guidance ours emerged. Spirituality made is human, yet there were other humans, like the Atlanteans mentioned by Steiner. Welburn has argued persuasively that the Neanderthals ­– nowadays acknowledged as highly intelligent, deeply creative and lovers of music – are a humanity of that type. These stages of human origin are richly explored in this seminar centred around Welburn’s new book, After Atlantis.

A distinguished scholar, Andrew Welburn has held fellowships from the British Academy and the Frances Yates Trust at the universities of London and Oxford. Andrew’s wider interests have included spiritual and religious history, especially the deeper roots of Christianity in the evolution of humanity. His most recent books are Neanderthals and Atlantis (2024) and After Atlantis (2025).

Cost £15, £10 conc.

Booking online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/t-avreppk                                                                       

For more information: E: ilona.pimbert.rsh@anth.org.uk T: 020 7723 4400

with Trevor Dance

Knowledge of the Higher Worlds is an essential book for understanding Rudolf Steiner’s ideas. It contains practical exercises to set one on the spiritual pathway advocated by Steiner – a reliable and safe path based on a rational, scientific approach.

For further information: trevordance@hotmail.com

Our reading groups provide the opportunity in a very informal setting to explore Rudolf
Steiner’s work with others. There is no need for any prior participation or knowledge, and everyone, young and old, is very welcome to join us at any time, just once or as often as it suits. We aim to create a friendly, inviting atmosphere, as good humoured as it is serious. Working together, we share our reflections on the immediate theme and try to pay as much attention to listening as to speaking. We find that studying together provides a wonderful opportunity for the whole group to advance in knowledge and understanding. Members and friends are warmly invited to groups at any time even for one-off visits. Previous participation is not necessary and there is no need to book.

Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2

All the Rudolf Steiner lectures and writings that we are studying are available from the library at Rudolf Steiner House and, in addition, many can be purchased in the Bookshop or accessed online at at the Rudolf Steiner Archive.

For updated news on these and other events please see: www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science

with Sarah Kane

WORKSHOP 3

Friday 19 December 19.00 – 21.30 & Saturday 20 December 10.00 – 17.30

Deepening the Play: Scoring the Atmospheres

October – December

How does the acting technique developed by Russian actor Michael Chekhov work in practice? If you have had a go at working with atmospheres or gestures or a character’s imaginary body in a workshop and want to see how creatively inspiring and liberating working with the technique can be when looking at a whole play, come and find out!

We will focus on using the technique to open up one particular play, Russian author Yevgeni Schwarts’s satire (disguised as a fairy tale) The Dragon, written in 1944 and banned from the stage after the opening night.

Starting on Friday evening and running through Saturday all day, the three workshops are designed to build from one to the other but can also be taken individually.  

WORKSHOP 1

Friday 17 October 19.00 – 21.30 & Saturday 18 October 10.00 – 17.30

Exploring the Play: Developing the Feeling of the Whole

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WORKSHOP 2

Friday 31 October 19.00 – 21.30 & Saturday 1 November 10.00 – 17.30

Opening the Play: Discovering the Polarities and Climaxes

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These workshops are intended for those with some acting experience looking to deepen their skills through working with Chekhov’s technique in bringing a text alive.

Fee

Each workshop (Fri – Sat): £65

Three sessions paid upfront: £165

 Booking: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/e-pbpoxo

The Monologue of Character

Who speaks the monologue? What impact does this have on how the actor speaks the monologue? Please bring your own monologue, and if you are attending all three sessions, please continue your work on the one used in the previous session.

Fee: £30.00 per session or £75.00 for all three.

Book via: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/e-qmzxdo

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SUNDAYS 10.00 TO 13.00
Three explorations into aspects of artistic speech for stage and screen.

OCTOBER 19 2025
TELLING A STORY
What tools does an actor need to do a story justice? Please bring a brief story, such as a fable, or an excerpt from a longer one that you wish to work on.

2 NOVEMBER 2025
THE WORDS OF A MONOLOGUE 
Exploring exactly what words a character uses for a monologue: what do they say about how to speak the monologue? Please bring your own monologue to explore.

21 DECEMBER 2025
THE MONOLOGUE’S CHARACTER
Who speaks the monologue? What impact does this have on how the actor speaks the monologue? Please bring your own monologue, and if you are attending all three sessions, please continue your work on the one used in the previous session.

FEE: £30.00 PER SESSION