About Creative Speech

In Speech Formation (Creative Speech), we strive for a culture of the spoken word in which the inner life is fully connected with its expression in spoken language, a medium central to the arts, education, and daily life. Through working with exercises and texts, we

• Create living imaginations and dynamic meaning through the phrases, words and sounds of speech

• Experience the relationship of movement and gesture to speaking

• Develop an awareness of breath and voice and the sounds of language

• Explore prose texts and the genres of epic, lyric and dramatic poetry

Through this work, we explore the spark, radiance, and wider meaning that lives in words. We gain a richer experience of the sounds, rhythms, and movement of language that can help awaken, strengthen, and free the individual self and its connection to the world.

Workshops and Events

Speech 101 is a series of one-week intensive blocks that offer an introduction to the artistic forming of speech through Rudolf Steiner’s exercises in articulation and breathing. Any block may be taken separately, and all blocks are appropriate for any level of experience. Visit this page for details.

Community Speech Chorus: All levels of experience are welcome to participate in the Community Speech Chorus. Find out more here.

Events: Visit this page for information about performances, recitals, and other public events sponsored by the Steiner School of Speech Arts.