Belly Dancing at the Egg
Belly dance is known as the oldest form of dance . This ancient art form have origins in the Middle East, Northeastern Africa, and the Mediterranean . Some common traditional styles are Egyptian, Turkish, and Lebanese. It made its way to America where the American Cabaret and Tribal styles were born. Belly dance is […]
Earth Day! May Day!
Earth Day – May Day! will be celebrating the earth on May 1st from 2-5 pm at the Egg, with vendors, poets, dancers, musicians, games (like boules!), drumming, hoopers, nature walk, plus it will be a Welcome Home to Travellin’ Dan! Please join us!
Earth Day! May Day!
Earth Day! May Day! with all that implies, will be at the Egg on May 1st, Sunday, from 2 – 5 pm. There will be vendors, poets, dances, nature walks, plus we shall welcome Dan Potter home from his winter time away in Hanoi, back to the chilly spring of Connecticut!! full of […]
Morgan Griffin in Residence!!
griffindance is a New York City based dance company founded by Morgan Griffin. The company is based on the concepts of imagination, discovery, and inspirations. By combining outside inspirations such as film, photography, fashion, and writings, griffindance works to create a space and an environment that is new; one that magically evolves as entirely different […]
Andrea Ward in Residence! 4/24-30
Andrea Ward is a contemporary dance choreographer from Florida. She is a member of the Isodoc Dance Group in New York City as well as a teacher for the Intrigue Dance Intensive. Andrea started choreographing as soon as she started dancing at age eight and she dreams of one day having her own company. Her […]
Raving Jaynes at the Egg!
The Raving Jaynes are excited to return to Egg for a weekend of improvisational explorations! We’ll be ending our rehearsal period each evening with a short performance. Since it’s improvised, each night will be different! Come for one or come for all three! On Saturday we will be joined by viola player Richard Kim! We’d […]
The Hive Returns!
Hive mind theatre collective gathers again at the Egg, in early April. Look for more on them soon! xox
Raving Jaynes will be in Residence!!
The Raving Jaynes will be working hard at the Dragon’s Egg to discover new worlds of improvisation. Please join us at 5:15 Thursday, March 24th, Friday, March 25th and/or Saturday, March 26th as we cap off each day of rehearsal with a 40 minute showing. Each night will be different so feel free to come […]
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 […]
