Winter births Masks at the O’Neill
NTI/NMTI Spring (?! hah!) 2015 make masks, write tales, and move through new adventures! Yay – it was magical fun! xo m
Clare, Sharon, Meredith, Jeffrey Dance together!
It was wonderful! The dance showing on December 29th, by residents Clare, Sharon, Meredith, and Jeffrey! Rosena, sitting next to me, giggled throughout, and the audience willingly rose (after a tentative pause) at one point, to roll on the floor in a way that challenged all and caused eruptions of giggles. The dancers were exciting, […]
Dreaming the Sky
Marya’s new picture story book, illustrated by Dan Potter and by herself, is here and ready for purchase – from Marya directly! SkyTails – a series of Native American tales. Written by me, illustrated by Dan and by me. $10 in person. to have it mailed: turns out the postage is a bit over $3 […]
Veterans’ Day Parade
Veterans’ Day Parade – Pawcatuck- Westerly, RI – the Beasts will be a part of this, next Saturday, November 8th. Step off for the parade is 9:30 am. See you there!
Tellabration!
Tellabration! Tell a story tell a tale! As a part of the Connecticut Storytelling Center’s statewide story telling celebration the Egg will host an event of stories on November 9th, Sunday, at 4 pm. Suitable for all ages. By donations. Come join us!
Gala!
It came with a rush of rain and excitement, and flourished under parachute playing (thanks to David Chandler), with amazing and generous performances by Golden Ratio (Bernadette and Larry with songs composed for past Egg events: Lion and Lamb, and Surrender), David Dorfman Dance Company (dancing Lightbulb Theory), Cristin Cawley (dancing On Tenebrous Wings), Jeremy […]
Gala! October 4th: 7 – 10 pm
Tomorrow! The Gala at the Dragon’s Egg! October 4th, from 7 -10. Come join us for performances, dancing, parachute playing, nibbles, silent auction! I look forward to seeing you, rain or shine – it is in the Egg, that amazing hexagonal sacred circus tent of a space! xo m
Dragon’s Egg Presents, and Beasts’ Gala, are upon us!
Come to Dragon’s Egg Presents! this Saturday at Triskelion, in Brooklyn. Dragon’s Egg Presents at Triskelion Arts’ Aldous Theater Triskelion Arts 118 North 11th Street, 3rd Floor walk up (between Berry and Wythe) Brooklyn, NY 11249 L train to Bedford St.is closest= 5 blocks or the G train to Nassau 718-599-3577 triskelionarts.org […]
Dragon’s Egg Presents!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September, 2014 Press Contact: Marya Ursin mybeasts@aol.com reservations: mybeasts@aol.com […]
NTI/NMTI Begins!
NTI and the new NMTI began earlier this month, yay! Marya and Dan taught a mask workshop, with Doug Moffat helping, and Marya is on the regular faculty throughout the semester (for thirty years – yipes!). Come to their final production in December –12 and 13.
Modern Dance Tuesdays at 5:30
A modern dance class begins on Tuesday, September 23rd, at 5:30 pm, with Christine Poland. Christine Poland will be teaching a modern dance class for all levels teen to adult. This class will begin with bartenieff fundamentals and floor barre exercises to stimulate the core without fighting gravity. This leads to a simplistic center barre […]
Hooping!
“Hoop for the Soul! With rotating facilitation by the Shiva Shakti Hoop Dance Collective. HoopDance is a mystical practice with many benefits: physical, emotional, mental & spiritual. Wherever you are in your practice is perfect, even if you haven’t yet begun! Bring your hoop if you have one, comfy clothing, water, and prepare […]
Dragon’s Egg Presents – address change!!
Alert! Alert! address change! Please note. Dragon’s Egg Presents at Triskelion , on September 27th at 2 pm, will be at the Old Location. (the new place is not yet ready). If you came last year, it is the same place you were last year. This is the address where the concert will be:Triskelion Arts118 […]
Beasts Rove at Coogan’s Farm
Hi! The Beasts will be roving on Saturday 9/6 from around 5:15 – 6:30 at Coogan Farm for their grand celebration. It is free and suitable for all ages. There will be a cajun band for you to dance to! Bring a picnic, or purchase gourmet delicacies there! 162 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic. namaste, marya Coogan_Farm_Saturday_Poster_1.pdf
Beasts Rove to celebrate Coogan Farm’s opening
Hi! The Beasts will be roving on Saturday 9/6 from around 5:15 – 6:30 at Coogan Farm for their grand celebration. It is free and suitable for all ages. There will be a cajun band for you to dance to! Bring a picnic, or purchase gourmet delicacies there! 162 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic. namaste, marya Coogan_Farm_Saturday_Poster_1.pdf
Dragon’s Egg Presents!
Dragon’s Egg Presents! at Triskelion, in Brooklyn, NYC, on September 27th at 2 pm. This will be a concert of dances, theatre pieces, music, monologue, all created by artists who have been in residence in the past year at the Dragon’s Egg. Tickets are a mere $15 – do come join us! Call […]
Residents Galore at the Egg!
There have been residencies galore at the Egg this summer! Dancers, actors, musicians are all making things happen – new worlds are opening and frolicking there in our sacred circus tent in the field! Residents have included: Filling the Well, the Nadine Project, Julian Barnett, Sophie Maguire, Grant Jacoby, Art Bark International, Jennifer […]
Beasts in Marlborough!
The Beasts will be performing on Union Square in Marlborough, Mass, on 8/9 at 1 pm. Yay! ‘Twill be fun! Come join us!
Gala! Beasts and Dragons!
Come join us for a Gala to celebrate the Egg: October 4h, 7-10 pm! We began this adventure of the Dragon’s Egg with the dream, the drawing, the construction, the opening, some fifteen years ago. We wanted a place for the Beasts to rehearse and to play, and to provide a place for artists […]
Nadine Project Showing
NADINE CHOREOGRAPHY PROJECT – Directed by Libby Nye and Janet Soares Saturday July 5th at 4:00 The Dragon’s Egg, 401 Shewville Road Ledyard,CT The NADINE Project (New Artists Dance in New England) was created in 2010 to mentor dancers and their choreography in a congenial environment designed to further the art […]
Peter Pan at the Egg: the Pan Project!
Pan! The Peter Pan Project!! is coming up – so hold the date on June 21st, at 4 pm at the Dragon’s Egg, 401 Shewville Road, Ledyard for information: contact me (marya) at mybeasts@aol.com This is a one time only adventure! Peter Pan is our beginning point, with performers offering riffs on the […]
Memorial Day Parade
The Beasts were in the Memorial Day Parade that goes from Pawcatuck to Westerly, spanning memories, times, rivers, and states, with the Bird of Peace, two Hindu gods, a tiger, and a goat!
