Posts Tagged ‘dance’

Maia and Medea at Theatre for a New City

CONJUNCTION This is a tale of two travelers, told through a blend of aerial, dance, contortion, text and video. One is on a quest to find a place in the world through responsibilities to history, moving from alienation to purpose and meaning. One is on a quest through the wilderness of the psyche, moving from […]


Dragon’s Egg Presents was a Thing of Beauty and Breath

  The annual performance I present in NYC of dancers, actors, musicians, who have been in residence at the Dragon’s Egg in the past year, or two, was this past Saturday, Sept. 23rd, at 2 pm, at University Settlement’s wonderful Speyer Hall. Our lighting designer was Emma Rivera and our stage manager was LD Kelley. […]


Dragon’s Egg Presents – Reservations and Directions

  Greetings!   Hi, Reservations are now Open for Dragon’s Egg Presents, a concert that will present work by various Egg residents from the last year, at University Settlement, at 184 Eldridge Street, NYC. For the Dragon’s Egg Presents concert on Sept. 23, at 2 pm,at University Settlement in NYC,184 Eldridge St., NY, NY So […]


Open Improv Dance at the Egg!

  “Improvisational Dance Studio at the Egg”Open to all! July 18August 15September 19 “Come join us from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on the third Tuesday in July, August, and September at the Egg for a chance to dance improv in the presence of other participants. Bring the title of a piece of music or multiple […]


Marya tells tales at MOAF

  Come! August 12th, from 4-8, to the Seaport, for a series of eclectic offerings – music, drama, dance, and Moi! telling a story in mask. My time slot will likely be on the early side – like 4:30?I hope to see you there.xo marya https://moafpa.com/


Kickstarter Campaign for Dragon’s Egg Presents is fully funded!!

  We are funded!!! gasp! I am thrilled, and so grateful.But if you continue to donate, it will continue to be helpful. My kickstarter was to cover about 1/3 of the costs Emoji so more is good!Feel free to donate, via the link below.Thank you so much! And thank you to those who have donated […]


Marya at the Seaport!

  The Mystic Art Festival/walk is next weekend, and, on Saturday, August 12th,there will be performance arts at the Seaport on a small open stage from 4-8! I am on as a Mystic Paper Beast at 4:55 for a brief storytelling (15 min)… Do come!Mystic Seaport75 Greenmanville AveMystic, CT 06355  


Alison Cook Beatty Dance at the Egg on July 26th

  Alison Cook Beatty Dance at the Egg, thanks to a grant from NEFA/Nest At the Dragon’s Egg on July 26th – workshop at 2:30 pm and dance performance at 4 pm. Please come!! Alison Cook Beatty Dance is so excited and honored to be coming up to share our art and dance with you! […]


Upcoming Summer Events at the Egg

We have lots of artists in Residence during the summer, and we also have various Public Events coming up!  Please join us!  With glee and delight, we offer: Hold the dates – at the Dragon’s Egg: July 12 at 4 pm – Dan Potter and Alice Perowill have a conversation in poetry and she will […]


MELLE at the Egg

  MELLE. is a collaborative queer dance-theater project between Amelia Rose Estrada and Elle Jansen.Together, Elle and Amelia create work that considers concepts of femininity, queerness, intimacy, and wonder. They have presented work at 7mpr in New York, Bodies that Matter by Mobius Group, and Eventual Cabaret, among others. Their current project, “honey,” investigates lesbian […]


Tai Chi with David Chandler at the Egg on June 21 at 6 pm

  David Chandler, tai chi master, will be offering a class intro to Tai Chiat the Dragon’s Eggon June 21st at 6 pm.Class fee is $15Minimum class size is 8. Please contact me to register! This will be such a fine class – do come. This requires pre registration: contact marya at mybeasts@aol.comxo marya (this […]


Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Egg on August 5th

  Soooo the theme for this summer’s Narrative Event will be A Midsummer Night’s Dream! by Shakespeare, with all its confusions and fantasies.dance, theatre, puppets, song, hooping, mask, spoof, the palette is wide open. The date will be August 5th at 4 pm. This will be an indoor event, with activities outside as well. Do […]


Garet and Dancers at the Egg June 4th at 5

  Hold the date!   June 4th at 5 pm at the Egg! Here is a note from Garet, who will be presenting a dance showcase at the Egg. My name is Garet, and I’m the director and creator of the award-winning contemporary dance company, Garet&Co. Garet&Co will be in residence at the Dragon’s Egg Studio […]


Dances of Peace at the Egg on May 28

  Come Join the Circle…As we continue to dance live at the Dragon’s Egg. This month we will focus on rememberance with a special focus on Nicholas Lizza who joined the Beloved on May 19th. Dances will be led by Walia & Christopher (Nick mentored both),Cynthia and Shems Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PMWhere: The Dragon’s […]


Yay – NEFA Grant Received

  Yay! The Mystic Paper Beasts/Dragon’s Egg has received a NEFA grant to help support the residency and performance of Alison Cook Beatty Dance this summer. They will be at the Dragon’s Egg from July 23 -27, and will perform at the Egg, plus offer a workshop, and perform locally at Pequosepos Nature Center, and […]


Earth Day in May – zoom from the Dragon

  Greetings! I should like to invite you to a zoom Earth Day/May Day celebration,a zoom event at noon on May 7th. It will include storytelling about the earth, dances from a couple of different groups, earth songs? hooping, earth poetry, earth puppets, stories of protection and of hope…. playful and serious, sad and joyful. […]


Award Winning Film of Anabella Lenzu

I just want to let you know that Anabella Lenzu’s film“BECOMING” ( that was filmed at The Dragon’s Egg) has received the following AWARDS: Award Winner, Best Artistic Short Film at Madonie Film Festival, Region of Sicily, Palermo (2023)Finalist (Best Child Actress) at New York International Film Awards, NYC, USA (2023) From the filmmaker: Thanks […]


Ara and Lesley showing at the Egg on April 7th at 4 pm

  Here’s a photo (photographer unknown) of us some decades ago. April 7th at 4pm Ara Fitzgerald and Lesley Farlow will share writing, dancing, writing about dancing, and writing while dancing. Looking forward….also on zoom! a


Auden at the Hygienic Egg Cancelled

  Greetings! The focus of this year’s Hygienic Egg will the the poetry and times of the poet Auden.It will be held in person, at the Hygienic Galleries, in New London, Ct., produced by Marya of The Dragon’s Egg,on April 2nd, at 12:30 pm. Do please let me know if you plan to present a […]


Haus of Glitter lights up the egg!

: The Haus of Glitter Dance Company just wrapped part 1 of 3 for our Winter/Spring Residency at The Dragon’s Egg Studio! After announcing the end of our occupation + residence at the former home of Esek Hopkins, commander of the slavery ship “Sally,” this past November 2022, The Haus of Glitter was fortunate to […]


Constellation Moving and Movement Alien at the Egg

  Maia Ramnath & Medea Exogiinos (aka Constellation Moving & Movement Alien) are back in residency this week, moving into new ideas.   While still wrapping up the details of their long-term solo synthesis project– in which each focused in a unique way on locating oneself within the world, individually and together– they’re now investigating […]


Happy Solstice!!

  Winter Solstice 2022 Happy 2023! 2022 was rich, and full, for us. Dan had a wildly successful one man show at the Hoxie, and has been in fivegroup shows, as well. He continues to manipulate refuse and wit into clever new beings. Marya wrote/won four grants for the Dragon’s Egg/Beasts, two from the State, […]


Year end Membership Letter for the Beasts and Egg

  On a balmy (!) November day, we look back at the year for the Mystic Paper Beasts, and at the Dragon’s Egg. Marya applied for four grants and we were very fortunate to receive: We received two General Operating Support Grant \for Theaters and Performing Groups, from Ct. Humanities and from the Dept of […]


University Set the Egg and Amazes

  Hi!!Dragon’s Egg Presents was Today, at University Settlement in NYC, and… It was indeed wonderful! A mix of dance and film and music and comedy, dramatic, serious, strong, graceful.I did not have a chance to take photos, alas, so have only a handful… All went smoothly, the audience was enthusiastic (and full house), old […]