Marly Schneider
Welcome to Marly S. Dancework’s first ever kickstarter campaign. This fundraising effort is being launched in order to support a group of us traveling to, and creating in, North Carolina at the AZULE residency space. As an emerging choreographer, a big part of my artistic exploration has revolved around finding the environments and circumstances that fuel […]
Turn! the sacred dance of the Whirling Dervishes
The Turn, the sacred dance of the Whirling Dervishes, is a moving meditation and an embodied prayer possessing the most ferocious power. Learning the Turn is a process of spiritual alchemy. It engages all planes of our being and has deep and lasting effects on our whole life. The Turn is a discipline of body, […]
January at the Egg!
Brrrr! It is upon us, the sharp clear chill of winter! But the Egg is warm, a well lit space in the woods, at the end of the field, taking in the changing light, the shadows through the trees. Classes in yoga, Acro Yoga, children’s dance, the Mystery School, dreaming circle, Dances of […]
Marya at Worcester Art Museum!
Marya will be doing her Solo performance version of SkyTails, using dance and mask, text and puppet, scroll story and song, to tell a series of Native American stories at the Worcester Art Museum, this Saturday, November 14th, at 11 am, at the Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury St, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609 I hope to […]
The Passion Play of Don Quixote
Yes, it was amazing, this assemblage of reflections on Don Quixote. One performer, Ara Fitzgerald, characterized the event “a passion play for Don Quixote”. Here is the programme, for your interest, and a few photos. xox Quixotic Dream: the Don Quixote Project November 7th, 2015, the Twelfth Narrative Event at the Egg assembled yearly […]
Quixote Dreams of Rosinante
Saturday! November 7th at 4 pm – a one time only event! Come to the Quixotic Dream, riffs on the novel by Cervantes: Don Quixote. Suitable for all ages. xo m
Quixote Project!
Come find us at the Dragon’s Egg this Saturday November 7 at 4 p.m. celebrating Cervante’s great work with dance and costumes playlets and skits for all ages Please join us for the 12th annual Narrative Project at the Dragon’s Egg! Each year, I send out a prompt to actors and dancers, puppeteers and […]
Quixotic Dreams!!
The Quixotic Project will be at the Dragon’s Egg on November 7th (Saturday) at 4 pm = a one time only event, suitable for all ages. This is a series of riffs and reflections on Don Quixote, and will include local and distant dancers, actors, monologuists, puppeteers, hoopers. Please join us! Donations encouraged.See Don Q […]
Triskelion Achieved!!
The concert at Triskelion went wonderfully! Performers were widely varied and easy to work with, the staff and designers at Trisk were, as ever, stellar, and the new space is great! These images are backstage… xo marya
Triskelion? Triskelion! Dragon’s Egg Presents
Dragon’s Egg Presents at Triskelion Arts’ Muriel Schulman Theater Triskelion Arts 106 Calyer Street (enter on Banker Street) Brooklyn, NY 11222 G train to Greenpoint Ave www.triskelionarts.org 9/26 at 2 pm, 2015 $15 general admission. Seating is limited. reservations: mybeasts@aol.com information: marya at 860 535 3346 Or limited tickets at the door… […]
Dragon’s Egg at Triskelion!
On Saturday, September 26th at 2 pm: Dragon’s Egg Presents at Triskelion Arts, a concert of dance, theater, music, created by ten artists and companies who have had residencies in the past year at the Dragon’s Egg, a retreat/rehearsal space near Mystic, Connecticut. The event is assembled/directed by Marya Ursin, artistic director of The […]
Dragon’s Egg Presents at Triskelion Arts
On Saturday, September 26th at 2 pm: Dragon’s Egg Presents at Triskelion Arts, a concert of dance, theater, music, created by ten artists and companies who have had residenciesin the past year at the Dragon’s Egg, a retreat/rehearsal space near Mystic, Connecticut. The event is assembled/directed by Marya Ursin, artistic director of The Mystic […]
Dance Showing: Donofrio Dance: July 25
Donofrio Dance Company at the Egg Saturday, July 25th at 7:30pm, FREE Please RSVP HERE Get a unique chance to see Brooklyn Based Donofrio Dance Company (DDC) at work during their creative Residency at The Dragon’s Egg. Get a sneak peak of their newest work CAPTURE and stay to mingle with the Company afterwards! […]
Dance Showing!! by Nadine Project
Everyone is invited to an informal showing of dance works-in-progress this Sunday July 12 at 3 pm. This free event will present choreographer-dancers from the NADINE Project, directed by Libby Nye and Janet Soares. Among the artists returning to the Egg to create new work are favorites Melissa Chisena, Cristin Crawley-Gill, Christy Williams, and Jennifer Yackel. […]
Summer Dance!
More to come!! Summer Dance Sampler 6/3- 8/5, 2015 Wednesdays, 5:30 or 6 pm – one hour long class@ $12, unless otherwise noted Pre registration for each class singly please! Cheque to Mystic Paper Beasts with the particular class in the subject line. That will be how we know if a class is […]
Belly Dance at the Egg
Belly dance with Sahari, June 3, 5:45 pm Learn basic belly dance moves and exciting combinations. Develop body awareness, coordination, and confidence as you enjoy one of the most captivating ancient dance forms. Sahari is an instructor and performer of Middle Eastern Dance. She has been dancing for over 14 years and is […]
Dance Sampler at the Dragon’s Egg!!
Summer Dance Sampler 6/3- 8/5, 2015 Wednesdays, 5:30 or 6 pm – one hour long class@ $12, unless otherwise noted Pre registration for each class singly please! Cheque to Mystic Paper Beasts with the particular class in the subject line. That will be how we know if a class is a “go” or […]
Earth Day is Every Day! come on May 17th!
Earth Day, Celebrate the earth, yourself, all beings, with us, at the Dragon’s Egg, on Sunday, May 17, from 2-4:30 pm. There will be a few vendors, perhaps a poet or two, a nature walk, some games, and I shall lead a sunworship early on, and a pilgrimage dance or a wolf dance part way […]
They sing, they dance, they tell serious tales!
This Spring 2015 semester of NTI and NMTI students at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Centre will be presenting their final project this Friday, May 1, at 7 pm, and Saturday, May 2, at 7:30 pm. Here they are in their masks on their second day here, way back in January, during the blizzard! Now, […]
Earth and Egg and Earth
We are celebrating Earth Day at the Egg this year in May!! May 17, from 2 – 4:30. There will be games and some circle dancing, a few vendors, some snacks, some play, some seriousness, some sun worships, some sculpture making, some masking and unmasking. Come join us! (let me know if you would like […]
A Journey through the Stars
March’s hairy hare hops hauntingly close – Rabbit! It is here! And March 8th, Sunday, at 12:00, is the time for the A Journey through the Stars and Planets, an astrological view, performed by Dragon’s Egg artists and friends, and held at the Hygienic Galleries on Bank Street in New London. This will be a […]
African Dance at the Egg
March 15th 1-3pm $20 per person; $10 for children CLASS Music and dance are the heart and soul of Ghanaian culture. From a young age children are moving and shaking to the drum beat and bell. There are many Ghanaian cultural dances, all telling a different story. This class is a chance to learn […]
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
