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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nadine at the Egg
The NADINE Project (New Artists Dance in New England) was created to encourage young professional choreographers and support their work in a congenial environment. This ‘playground’ residency for making dances is under the mentorship of its founders, Libby Nye and Janet Mansfield Soares. January 3rd-6th a handful of NADINE’s talented choreographers will keep away the […]
Amy Oesterreicher in residence Dec. 17-23
PASSAGEWAYS: Songs of Connections, Abnormal and Sublime An original song cycle with text and artwork projections, all created by the performer. Music, humor and art, interwoven with autobiographical narrative, as the creativity of the artist becomes an unexpected passageway through profound crisis. On passageways, there’s no way in, no way out, only through. So why not […]
TAPA Dance Company at the Egg
SHE // FEMME // THEM – TAPA Dance Company Last weekend, TAPA’s Dance Company continued their residency to rehearse and devise their upcoming performance, “SHE // FEMME // THEM” – a devised multimedia dance concert which explores feminine energy, feminism, and the experience of woman/femme-identified people in society. It is such an honor to witness […]
TAPA at the Egg in November
TAPA Dance Company: Senior Ensemble Goodbyes are so much harder when you know you have been living in a dream. The TAPA Dance Company just took our Senior Ensemble for a two day residency at The Dragon’s Egg for a series of peer-facilitated workshops on yoga/meditation, conceptual performance art, authentic movement, (contact) improvisation, self care, […]
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 […]
l’Ana Burton Dance at the Egg
Dance!! With l’Ana Burton! Lucky you, if you can come! Do come! at the Dragon’s Egg. ADULT CREATIVE DANCE WORKSHOPS November 7 November 21 (night before Thanksgiving) December 5 5:30-7pm except for This Wednesday, which will be from 5 – 6:30. Show up – $15.00 per class HOPE TO SEE […]
Residencies: Matt Garza and TAPA
Matt Garza will be hosting a series of residencies at the Dragon’s Egg this fall and winter for his students at TAPA, for the teachers, and for the glitter goddesses and friends. Meanwhile, he is busy in Providence with other offerings: 1) “DANCE OF LIFE” BIODANZA COMMUNITY DANCE WORKSHOP BEGINS THIS FRIDAY! http://embodyfreedom.net/danceoflife/#workshop […]
Lily Ockwell at the Egg!
In Lily’s words, she will be working on a new project, and decompressing between two others! Here you go: I am planning on starting to forge ahead in making a one-woman show that is built for both stage and film. The show will use dance, physical comedy, text, and moments of song […]
L’Ana Burton teaching Dance at the Egg
L’Ana Burton will be teaching a series of four dance workshops at the Egg, every other Wednesday, beginning October 10th and ending the day before Thanksgiving. Come to one or all of them! and come come one and all! heh, have fun! 1st Adult/Teen Dance Workshop will be NEXT Wednesday Eve October 10 Wednesday […]
Beverly Lopez and dancers has just been in residence!
REDi Dance Company is a community of story tellers that explore the power of listening and contributing with the body. The company advocates for interpersonal understanding and use a wide range of performance methods to reflect human experiences. The company infuses Latin dance styles, House, and modern dance to communicate and inspire healing connections. […]
Amy and Kristy will be in residence in July
Amy Österreicher wil be in residency from Sept. 26-Oct.1 with Kristy Chambrelli. AMY: I as an artist, actress and playwright, am collaborating with a director on a multidisciplinary narrative, exploring trauma through the archetypal hero’s journey. “/fôrm/“ will incorporate art, movement, and music in an (autobiographical) story illustrated by mixed media art, and visual media. The story […]
Alex Shilling and Friends are at the Egg
Alexx Shilling is at the Egg – and here is the Project Description: Working title Madame JoJo’s Working collaboratively for the first time Alberto Denis, Alethea Pace, Richard Rivera and Alexx Shilling join forces to create a new dance theater immersive performance experience. Inspired by the true life stories of legendary performance artists […]
Greyzone in Residence!
Greyzone in Residence at the Egg from August 29 through September 2. Lindy and Justin Fines are the founders and directors of GREYZONE, a New York City-based multimedia-dance company that has been presenting works for stage throughout NY and dance films nationally and internationally since 2011. GREYZONE melds Lindy’s choreography and artistic direction with […]
Marya’s Fall Yoga Schedule
FALL YOGA 2018: DRAGON’S EGG and Connecticut College The schedule will also be posted on our website: www.dragonseggstudio.org Pre registration for the session is requested. Dragon’s Egg 401 Shewville Rd., Ledyard, Ct. (exit 89, or 90 from I 95) Monday evenings at 5 pm (4:45 optional meditation) session: 8/27 = 12/17 (no class 9/10, nor […]
Hopkin-Beckman Residency at the Egg
Charlotte Hopkins and Jason Beckmann will be in residence at the Dragon’s Egg workshopping a new devised production of Chekhov’s ‘Seagull.’ They will be leading a collection of actor-musicians to accelerate this project to its next stage. This workshop will explore unique musical stylings to represent the generational differences between characters as they attempt to […]
Steven Meeker/Sarah Flaim and Co at the Egg!
Yay! Upcoming – at the Dragon’s Egg, from August 2-5, and 16-19. SMJ (Steven Meeker Jr.) – Book & Lyrics / Sarah Flaim – Music / Allison Acuff – Director The creative team of At the Barre will be coming to the Dragon’s Egg for eight days to develop brand-new songs, overhaul […]
African Dance at the Egg – Dance Sampler
Come dance to the beat of the drum at the Dragon’s Egg next Wednesday! Aug 1: African Dance with Ashley, and with drummer: Matthew info@ashleyjonesviolin.com West African Dance with Ashley Jones:Come experience the energy of traditional dance and percussion from the country of Guinea, West Africa. Ashley will guide you through a full body warm […]
Austin Alexis, poet, in Residence in August
This is what Austin says about his upcoming residency: At Dragon’s Egg, I [Austin Alexis] plan to work on writing a full-length play. I already have thirty-four pages of a first draft, and plan to make substantial progress on the script while I’m in residence. The play is non-realistic in its presentation, but is […]
Jane Jane Yay Jane!
Yay! This year’s (15th! annual) Narrative Project, conceived and assembled by Marya Ursin, was a great success! It explored the story and themes of the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, with reflections in dance, theatre, monologue poetry music and with Beastie Bits tossed in to entice a story line through our minds. […]
the Nadine Project Happened!
A wonderful concert took place last week at the Egg, open for any who wanted to be present to view the work that was in progress, intensively workshopped, under the guidance of Libby Nye and Janet Soares, and collaboratively performed. What a privilege to be there! We thank all who participated: the five dancer […]
