Celestials at the Egg!
Sunday, August 28th, at 1 pm, at the Dragon’s Egg! Do come!! Xo marya Hello Friends, Hope you are all doing well in this late summertime, with choruses of katydids and crickets and cicadas — truly sounds of the heavens, to me. Speaking of which: Celestials are incoming at the Dragon’s Egg this weekend! […]
Cornfield Dance at the Egg!
Greetings! This is a phenomenal opportunity and offering at the Dragon’s Egg! Do join us on August 23rd, a Tuesday, for an open rehearsal at 3:30, followed by a performance at 4 pm, of Ellen Cornfield Dance, from NYC. Ellen Cornfield, will be in residency at the Dragon’s Egg (401 Shewville Road, Ledyard) for […]
Kickstarter is fully funded!!
Hiroshima: Autumn flowers in front of full moon, 1853 Sent: Sun, Aug 14, 2022 10:29 amSubject: Kickstarter is fully funded!! with one day to go…Dragon’s Egg Presents – Yay! Yay! We are just past the Full Sturgeon Moon, and – We are fully funded! and a bit over, with our kickstarter, with one day […]
of body of body
Wednesday, August 10th, there was a remarkable showing by the company in residence. The entire work was viewed from above, and the dancers seemed to have shifted dimensions, as they danced full body on the floor, being tossed by seas, by sounds, moving like salamanders, walking (but prone or side ways), hearing shell […]
Marya will perform at MOAF
Marya will be performing for the Mystic Outdoor Arts Festival on August 12th! The performance portion of the festival will be on August 12 and 13 at Mystic Seaport, as it was last year (for the first time!). The renowned Mystic Arts Festival will be from the 12-14 on the streets of Mystic. I shall […]
Fabled Celebration Soared in the Heat
A lovely and playful exploration of fables, myths, and morals, by actors, dancers, puppeteer marionettistes, and hoopers! A Fabled Celebration of Tales (and of birthday Dan) You will hear tell of (possibly not in this order)“The Farmer and his Son bringing their Mule to Market!” From Nicky Checker“Hare and the Tortoise”. […]
Mystic Outdoor Arts Festival
August 12th and 13th!! and I shall be on the programme on the 12th, at Mystic Seaport, as a part of the Mystic Arts Festival!I hope you can come! xo Marya https://moafpa.comhttps://www.mysticchamber.org/art-festival/
Dragon’s Egg Presents Kickstarter!
There is a kickstarter afoot! Dragon’s Egg Presents! We are once again producing a concert in NYC showcasing Dragon’s Egg Residents, – all of whom have been at the Egg since Covid hit, since we closed, and cautiously re opened. This will be our second year at the extraordinary University Settlement in downtown NY. […]
Dan’s Solo Show opens on July 6th
Opening Wednesday, July 6from 5 – 7Mouse Americawelcomes you to the opening ofDan’s July Art ShowPeace from Piecesat the Hoxie Galleryin Westerly, RI from flotsam and jetsamDan has assembleda group of new friends for you to visit this month in the marvelous and enormousHoxie Galleryabove the Westerly Public Libraryin the center of townLibrary […]
Garden Club, Poets, and Beasts!!!
The Stonington Garden Club, Mystic Paper Beasts, Poets Collaboration Schedule The Garden Club event, Gardens by the Sea, runs from 10-4 on both Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11. They are focussed on a number of gardens in the Boro, and have a satellite which is the Children’s Garden, in front of the Como. […]
Dance for Ukraine – Saturday training sessions at the Egg
#danceforukraine Flash Mob Dance Created to pause reality and reflect: The Ukraine war is ongoing and impacts the world. Dancers and Movement Artists are invited to participate the Flash Mob Dance for Ukraine happenings at outdoor gatherings. Participants are volunteer performers. All profits are donated to Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief organizations. Training Sessions: Learn the movement […]
Marya a part of the RAISE training
I am excited to have been selected to be a part of the RAISE education program, offered via Young Audiences. I am on the roster of Young Audiences Mass, but this is a national thing, and I had to apply, and am thrilled to be included. It focuses on SELs: Social and Emotional Learning.. It […]
Three Grants Awarded to the MPB/Dragon’sEgg!
Mystic Paper Beasts Theatre Company/ Dragon’s Egg 8 Hancox Street, Stonington, Ct. 06378 860 535 3346; mybeasts@aol.com www.dragonseggstudio.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marya Ursin, Artistic Director, Mystic Paper Beasts/Dragon’s Egg Phone:860-535-3346; cell: 860 444 7247 (better) Email: mybeasts@aol.com The Mystic Paper Beasts/Dragon’s Egg Receives Three Grants!! In winter 2021/ 2022 With great gratitude ***CT Cultural Fund Operating […]
Poets of the Heart – Dragon’s Egg Presents
To honour Valentine’s Day, and our connections to one another through love, the Dragon’s Egg offered a zoom event on Sunday, February 13th, at 1 pm. The event lasted about an hour, and was full of color, variety, scandal, and love! Heh. The Poets were: 1. Dian Parker 2. Jane Johnson 3. Jean-Yves Solinga 4. […]
Family Holiday Frolicing!
We had a lovely and convivial time at the Egg with a small group of children and parents on the 23rd of December. We ran, played, went high on the swing, painted masks, made music, played games, did some gymnastics, chatted. Everyone went home with little bags of cookies or cakes. It was spacious, masked, […]
Egg Bazaar! And Theatrical Reading by Nicky
Holiday Bazaar! And – it is over! An afternoon of friendship, cartwheels, and amazing works of art and craft! December 4th, from 1 – 4:30, at the Dragon’s Egg Dramatic reading by Nick Checker, followed by a Holiday Bazaar. Come one, come all – all ages welcome. Holiday Bazaar! jewelry, books, clothing, soaps, ceramics, homemade […]
Egg Bazaar and Theatrical Reading!
UPCOMING THEATRICAL READING OF FANTASY NOVEL, and then, a Holiday Bazaar!! Saturday, December 4th 1:00 – 2:00 PM at the Dragon’s Egg Theatre & Dance Studio, 401 Shewville Rd, Ledyard, local author Nicholas Checker will perform theatrical readings from his fantasy adventure novel, DRUIDS, and from its prequel novelette, FREEBOOTERS. Generous, signed discount copies of […]
Headless Hallowe’en
Hi! We are having a zoom celebration of Hallowe’en – on Sunday, Oct. 31, at high noon! suitable for all. I started with the Headless Horseman as a prompt, but it has expanded toward the mysterious or spooky of this time of crossing or playing in the veil of time between death and life. Performers […]
Dramatic Reading on August 29 at 4 pm
photos by Sheila Rock (As with any indoor event at the Dragon’s Egg, you must be masked, distanced, and sign a waiver. xo m) “SAGA OF MARATHON” DRAMATIZATION AT DRAGON’S EGG On Sunday, August 29th, 4:00 PM, local author Nicholas Checker will present a staged theatrical reading of select sequences from his popular new novel, […]
Friday the 13th at the Mystic Arts Festival – Performances
Come see local performance artists this weekend, at the Seaport, as a part of the annual Mystic arts festival! The venue for the performances is the Seaport – see below. Marya will be telling a short tale from the Mystic Paper Beasts play, “SkyTales”, on Friday eve. David Dorfman will be performing on Friday, too! […]
Windy Willows and 75 alive!
Hold the Date! August 15th at noon In front of the Dragon’s Egg at 401 Shewville, Ledyard The Windy Willows! And a celebration of 75 for Dan! This year’s Narrative Event will take a look at The Wind in the Willows, with the performers all placed out of doors, and you, our friends and guests, […]
Somatopia at the Egg on August 5th at 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0xQWdCjn9w A dance/theater performance by the Living Space Theatre Choreography, creation and direction by K.J. Holmes in close collaboration with the artists: Aneta Jankowska, Grzegorz Labuda, Jakub Margosiak Soma is defined as the body as well as the imagination within the body. Utopia is described as “no place” yet also “a field.” If our bones […]
August 5th Performance! Somatopia
Somatopia A dance/theater performance by the Living Space Theatre Choreography, creation and direction by K.J. Holmes in collaboration with the artists: Aneta Jankowska, Grzegorz Labuda, Jakub Margosiak Soma is defined as the body as well as the imagination within the body. Utopia is described as “no place” yet also “a field.” If our bones hold […]
Croquet at the Egg is on the Rain Date
Re the Croquet et al at the Egg, originally scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Egg: Currently, showers, possibly thunderstorms, are predicted for Tuesday, so the Croquet and Boules gathering will be on the rain date, which is Wednesday, 6/23, when it is supposed to be clear, or mostly clear! This is not really a […]
