Fire at the Beast Barn and Dragon’s Egg
The Beast Barn is cinders. Hi, I just wanted to let you know that all classes, events, residencies, at the Egg will need to be postponed for the next few weeks, maybe months. There was a strong fire Sunday, March 24th, afternoon. The Beast Barn is gone, utterly, and Dan’s car a husk. The side […]
The Odyssey that Was
The Odyssey that Was A week has passed, and I think of the stories we told, all dangled from Homer’s tale of journey and adventure and impediment to progress and loyalty and blood and bondage of various sorts and transformation and magic and love. The players made such a rich time for all – for […]
Odyssey Project is Coming
We are costuming, excitedly getting ready to be characters and gods from the Odyssey! Come meet Circe and Agamemnon and Polyphemus and watch the storms and pigs at play in the changing times of Odysseus! Come to the Odyssey Project, this Saturday! June 22 at 4 pm at the Dragon’s Egg at 401 Shewville Road, […]
Odyssey Project
The Odyssey Project is This Saturday!! June 22 at 4 pm, at the Dragon’s Egg! The Odyssey – meet Circe and the Sirens and the Cyclops and the persevering Odysseus! Question Penelope. Go to the Council of the Gods. All of this, for you! and all of us – come be our audience for this […]
The Odyssey is Coming!
In one month!! on June 22, at 4 pm, at the Dragon’s Egg, will be the Odyssey Project. This is an assemblage performance project in which various artists do a five minute “riff” on the text by Homer. It will include dance, theatre, mask, puppet, monologue. This is a one time only event, and […]
Beasts Perform
Marya has been enjoying her solo performances this past month, all of them outside of Boston: at the Bennett Hemenway School, Elizabeth Lyons School, and Lilya Elementary School. She feels vastly blessed to be doing such joyful work! The children are so engaged and fun! The faculty are such fine guides for the educational […]
Beastie Workshops
The Mystic Paper Beasts have been romping with second and third graders of late. Marya has gone into several schools, teaching workshops of mask, movement, and storytelling, using the Beasts’ masks, with great glee for all.
Hygienic Egg!
The Hygienic Egg is Sunday, March 10th, at 12:30, at the Hygienic Galleries. Artists associated with the Dragon’s Egg will come together to create a promenade performance event at the amazing Hygienic Galleries on Bank Street, in New London. The prompt is Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, by TS Elliot, so, generally speaking, the […]
NTI creates masks again!
The Spring 2019 National Theatre Institute students have exploded into the now with 26 new masks, monologues, movement pieces, collaborations, meetings of mind and spirit. They worked diligently, creating characters and worlds through their pieces this week. NTI, an intensive training program for college aged (and beyond) students of the theatre, takes place […]
Hygienic Arts!
We Beasts had a lovely time at the Children’s Hygienic Arts show today, and visiting the Salon des Independents, as well! We look forward to Mayfly and other upcoming Hygienic events this week. xo marya ursin
Tellabration at the Egg
Tellabration! 2018 November 11 at 4 pm, at the Dragon’s Egg Tellers and Tales: Diane Postoian “My Grandmother’s Broom and Other Shorts.” Susie Scheyder: “Ode to Mama,” Beth Mitchell: “The Tree of Life Cycle Never Gets Boring” Carl Peruzzotti: The “Voyage of the Bluebird” is from […]
Masks at NTI/NMTI
September 10th and 11th were the days for the fall 2018 NTI/NMTi mask intensive! This is their first workshop during their 14 week semester long program in theatre, music, movement, dance, writing, acting, production at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre in Waterford, Ct. Marya and Dan conducted the workshop, with the able assistance of Doug Moffat, […]
Hallowe’en Dance of the goblins – you?
Friday, October 27th, from 6 – 9 pm, family friendly time! Masks! Drumming! Dancing! Acro Yoga demo! Parachute play! Swinging! Apples and popcorn! All Ages! Come to the Dragon’s Egg to celebrate and to ready yourselves for Hallowe’en! from 6 – 9 pm on Friday, October 27th. All ages. $5 suggested donation will benefit the […]
Hallowe’en Dance at the Egg
Remember the Hallowe’en Dance is coming!!! Friday, October 27th, from 6 – 9 pm, family friendly, masks recommended but not required, dance party at the Dragon’s Egg! Come join us!! Suggested donation is $5 – or more! 🙂See you soon!RSVP so I have an idea of how many to expect. mybeasts@aol.com Thank youxo marya
Mystic Paper Beasts
Just an alert for various upcoming Beastie performances: On November 9, we shall be at the Willimantic Library at 6 pm as a part of Tellabration. On November 18th we shall be at Needham, Mass., Library, at 2:30 pm. On November 19, we shall be participating in Tellabration at the Egg at 4 pm. These […]
Masks are Born at NTI!
The semester at the O’Neill: National Theatre Institute, has begun! The students are amazing, and created in 13 hours a mask, monologue, and movement piece, doing their own work with a direct concentration and dedication, working with one another in the way an ensemble does. It is a fine circle of creation! Here is a […]
Hallowe’en Family Dance!
Come to our Hallowe’en Dance and Play party on October 27th, Friday, from 6 – 9 pm. Wear a costume, play an instrument, bring some music, snack on popcorn, dive under a parachute, swing on the swings, watch an acro yoga demonstration, play with glee! All ages! Suggested donation: $5.
Nick Checker’s Benefit Performance of Druids
Nicholas Checker will perform a Storybook Theater rendition of a key sequence from his fantasy adventure novel, DRUIDS, Saturday, July 15th, 4:00 PM at the Dragon’s Egg Theatre & Dance Studio, 401 Shewville Rd., Ledyard. This is a benefit performance to help generate funds to offset repair costs for Dragon’s Egg co-owner Dan Potter’s art studio, burnt to the […]
Beasts at Gallup Hill
Marya had a fine time with two Third Grade classes at Gallup Hill School for their Day of the Arts. The kids were willing, active, creative, sweet.
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 […]
Tellabration at the Egg!
This Sunday – at the Dragon’s Egg! The Connecticut Storytelling Center is hosting storytelling all over the state this month, and on Sunday, November 15, at 4 pm, we shall host one of the events in this celebration of storytelling – at the Dragon’s Egg! at 401 Shewville Road, Ledyard, Ct. Tellers will include Sara […]
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
