News from the Director of Studies – Karin Greenhead
Since I have lived in Nunhead, South-East London, many Dalcroze students and teachers from the UK and overseas have visited, had lessons, stayed and even lived at the Victorian terrace house I bought in a poor state of repair in 2001. This year I [...]
IJD Congress 2023 – Kaye Barker
For those relatively new to Dalcroze, the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze, in Geneva, Switzerland, is the world centre for Dalcroze Eurhythmics and was founded by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze in 1915 The Institute is a large building full of wonderful facilities. There are studios with sprung floors and [...]
IJD Congress – Kathryn Kay
My first visit to the IJD! Despite having been part of the DUK community for 25 years, I had not realised that I could attend the Congress in Geneva without an invitation or that it was open to all levels of students. This year my [...]
Development News Autumn/Winter 2023 – Christine Wardle
Development News – Christine Wardle We’ve had a very busy few months since the last Newsletter, and I can safely say that we are experiencing a tangible increase in interest in Dalcroze Eurhythmics – not all from the places you might expect! On 28th [...]
Zoom Cafe Next Term! – Jacqueline Vann
I’m very excited to announce that the guest teacher next term at the Zoom Café will be Amy Bebbington, Director of Training for the Association of British Choral Directors. Amy followed the Dalcroze Certificate training for a while until she became too busy with her conducting [...]
ICDS6, Carnegie Mellon University August 2023 – Kathryn Kay
Having been a keynote speaker for the online ICDS5 and never having had the opportunity to attend a conference in person, I was especially keen to attend this year's in Pittsburgh, and I am very glad I did. It was a fruitful meeting of minds, [...]