Preface by Angela LocherForeword to the German Edition by Virginia SeaseNote to the English Translation by Virginia SeaseAcknowledgmentsFrom the Biography of the Goetheanum Hill in Dornach, 1913˗1930 in 38 Images  Part I Why Does the Building Bear the Name Goetheanum?Marie von Sivers and Rudolf Steiner’s Mutual Work for Speech FormationThe Drama CourseThe Illness and Death of Rudolf SteinerMarie Steiner’s Development of the Acting Ensemble through Speech FormationWork from the Section for the Performing Arts. Edwin Froböse is Summoned as Co-WorkerFrom the Work with EurythmyThe Work on the Second Goetheanum and on the First and Second Mystery DramasTransferring Rudolf Steiner’s Wooden Sculpture into the New Building: Jan StutenThe Inauguration Conference in the Second Goetheanum. September 29 to October 7, 1928The Creation and Development of the Speech ChoirKurt Hendewerk: Our Path to Speech. From the Section Work with Frau Dr SteinerTours of the Dornach Speech Choir 1928˗19341932 – Events Presented by the Section for the Performing Arts. Honouring Goethe’s 100th Death YearPress Releases about the Speech ChoirMarie Steiner’s London Visit and the Trip to Ireland: Contribution by Birrethe Arden-HansenRehearsals for the Michaelmas Conference 1929The Christmas Conference 1929 and the Memorial for Carl UngerMemories about Marie von Sivers as an Actress in Munich:Carl UngerMax Gümbel-SeilingMargarita WoloschinFelix Peipers Part II Marie Savitch: From the Life of Marie Steiner-von SiversChildhoodMarie von Siver’s YouthLife with Her Brother on the Estate in NovgorodParis – Her Deepest Interest Is Directed toward Speech and Drama. Study with Marie FavartReturn to Russia [1897]. The Encounter with Maria von Strauch-SpettiniLetters of Maria von Strauch-Spettini to Marie von SiversThe Meeting with Édouard SchuréThe Encounter with Rudolf SteinerFrom Rudolf Steiner’s AutobiographyRudolf Steiner’s Activity in the Worker’s Educational SchoolMarie von Sivers Becomes a Member of the Theosophical SocietyAppeal to Marie von Sivers to Become Rudolf Seiner’s Co-Worker and, under His Leadership, Leader of the Berlin Lodge and Secretary of the German SectionFurther Letters from Marie Strauch-Spettini and Her Death The Development of the German Section of the Theosophical SocietyFurther Development of the German Section and Traveling TogetherRudolf Steiner’s First Encounter with Édouard Schuré in ParisMutual Work in the Development of Speech‘Eleusis to Hölderlin’ by HegelAriel Scene from Faust Part II: Act One, Faust Monologue‘Behold the Sun’ by Rudolf SteinerThe Sacred Drama of Eleusis by Édouard Schuré. Correspondence with Schuré: Rehearsals for the Congress, Whitsun 1907The Congress Programme, May 18 to 21, Whitsun 1907The Impact of the Congress in the Following Years until the Beginning of the WarThe First Trip to ItalyThe Visit with Schuré in BarrThe Year 1908Marie von Sivers Established Her Publishing House with Johanna MückeThe First Visit to MalschThe Visit to Schuré and the Third Trip to Italy. Naples and PaestumThe Seventh General Assembly, October 25, 1908Novalis and the Novalis Event, October 27, 1908The Year 1909. Inaugurating Art Rooms in BerlinThe Festival Plays. The Children of Lucifer by Édouard SchuréThe Year 1910Lectures to Members in Various Cities about the Appearance of Christ in the Etheric WorldPreparations for Rudolf Steiner’s First Mystery DramaThe Festival Plays in Munich, July-August 1910The Year 1911 – The Year of Marie von Sivers’ Serious Illness: The Summer Festival Plays from July 14 to August 15, 1911:I.  The Drama of Eleusis; The Portal of Initiation; The Soul’s ProbationII. The Building of the House in Stuttgart. The Laying of the Foundation Stoneand the InaugurationIII. The Endowment AttemptIV. The End of the Year 1911 and the ‘Dream Song of Olaf Åsteson’The Year 1912. Public Lectures in Berlin and Other CitiesRudolf Steiner’s WillsThe Trip to Helsingfors and the Address and Lectures for the Russian FriendsFrom the Book: The Green SnakeRudolf Steiner’s Calendar of the SoulReturn Trip on April 15 via Stockholm. Rudolf Steiner Introduced the Calendar of the Soul in Various CitiesThe Festival Plays of 1912. The New Drama: The Guardian of the ThresholdFurther Events in the Autumn of 1912The Trip to Basel for the Lecture Cycle on the Gospel of St. MarkThe Birth of EurythmyA Report from Lory SmitsThe First Visit to Dornach on October 2, 1912Remembrances of Marie von Sivers and Nelly Grossheintz-LavalThe Dornach Hill Becomes the Focus for the BuildingThe Founding of the Anthroposophical Society: Contribution by Virginia SeasePreparations for the 1912 Christmas Conference in Berlin and the Year 1913Rudolf Steiner Made Young People Aware of EurythmyRudolf Steiner Observed the Work of Lory Smits and Her StudentsThe Decision to Erect the Building in DornachThe Time of the Festival Plays 1913. The New Drama: The Souls’ AwakeningThe First Eurythmy Demonstration for the MembersRudolf Steiner’s First Introductory Words to EurythmyThe Laying of the Foundation Stone for the Building in Dornach, September 20, 1913The Address for the Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Dornach BuildingOslo, October 1-6, 1913. The Beginning of the Communications about the Fifth Gospel About the Construction Work in DornachChristian Morgenstern. His Connection to Rudolf Steiner and Marie von SiversThe Year 1914 BeganThe Construction of the Building in Dornach and the Lecture in Pforzheim, March 7, 1914 [The Five Primordial Words]Marie von Sivers: The Task for the Development of the Art of EurythmyThe Life at the Building Site. From the Remembrances of Assja TurgeniefThe Work on the BuildingThe Outbreak of the First World WarAssja Turgenieff: The War Years in DornachAssja Turgenieff: The Work with Marie Steiner-von SiversAssja Turgenieff: Christmas Days 1914. [December 24, 1914 – the Marriage of Rudolf Steiner with Marie von Sivers]The Lectures Art in the Light of Mystery Wisdom. From the Foreword by Marie SteinerThe Dornach Crisis in 1915About the Celebrations for the Dead and the Addresses Rudolf Steiner Gave during the WarThe Second Eurythmy Course in Dornach, 1915Lea van der Pals: Frau Dr Steiner’s Work with Eurythmy  Part III The Opening of the Building, September 26, 1920Assja Turgenieff: The Night of the FireThe Time after the FireThe Year 1919. Working in the Public DomainThe Public Lectures and Tours Arranged by the Concert Agency Wolff and Sachs. Opposing ForcesThe West-East Congress at Whitsun, Vienna 1922The Trip to England via HollandThe Visit to the Shakespeare Festival in Sratford-upon-AvonThe Preparations for the Trip to OxfordThe Year of Destiny in the History of the Anthroposophical Society 1923Marie Steiner’s Situation during this Time. Description by Marie SavitchMarie Savitch Gave a Report of the Work in DornachThe Decision to Rebuild the Goetheanum in Switzerland Was Made by the Annual General Meeting of the Anthroposophical Society in SwitzerlandAdditional National Societies Were EstablishedThe Trip to England, August 1923The Time Shortly before the Christmas ConferenceFrom the Correspondence between Marie Steiner and Rudolf Steiner, November/December 1923Rudolf Steiner: The Christmas Conference 1923/1924. From the Foreword by Marie SteinerThe Visit in Torquay, England. [Summer School, August 11-22, 1924]  Part IV Marie Steiner’s Destiny after Rudolf Steiner’s DeathThe Staging of Albert Steffen’s DramasPerformances of Goethe’s Faust, 1937/1938 and Marie Steiner’s 70th birthdayNewspaper Articles and Reviews of Faust PerformancesThe War Years 1939-1945Albert Steffen’s Words from His Annual Report of the Annual General Meeting on April 6, 1941From the Annual Section Report 1942. Edwin FroböseThe Production of the Schiller Dramas with Tours through SwitzerlandThe Bride of Messina [with Reviews]Opinions about Presenting Classical Performances to Students in SchoolsThe End of the War, 1945Guest Performance Tours through GermanyThe Conflicts in the SocietyMarie Steiner’s Appeal to the MembersThe Difficulties IncreaseMarie Steiner Established the Nachlassverein [Rudolf Steiner Legacy Association]The Time in Dornach after the WarThe Faust Days at the GoetheanumFrom the Last Years of Marie Steiner’s Life and Ehrenfried Pfeiffer’s Initiative in the USAThe Correspondence of Ehrenfried Pfeiffer and Marie Steiner 1947The Death of Jan StutenMarie Steiner’s Death in Beatenberg. Report by H. W. ZbindenEva Froböse: Remembrance of Marie Steiner’s Death and the Coffin Transport back to DornachFritz Götte: In Remembrance of Marie Steiner-von Sivers. The Memorial CelebrationsConclusion Afterword by Angela Locher AppendicesI. Virginia Sease: The Collaboration of Rudolf Steiner and Marie Steiner in EsotericismII. Virginia Sease:  The EndowmentIII. Hans Büchenbacher: The Lecture in Munich on May 15, 1922, in the Hotel VierjahreszeitenIV. H. W. Zbinden: Eternal Individuality. In Memoriam of Marie Steiner-von Sivers EpilogueContributorsIndex of IllustrationsBibliography

This work by Angela Locher can be greeted with enthusiasm… In view of the difficult challenges of our time, more people than ever are beginning to experience that the arts are not merely a beautiful addition to life but are profoundly connected to our humanity. – Virginia Sease