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The Mystic Paper Beasts Theatre Company and the Dragon's Egg are proud to present
Dragon's Egg 2009 at The Construction Company
September 12 at 8 pm Sept 13 2 pm, 2009
10 East 18th Street, NYC
$15 general admission
Seating is limited. Call to reserve: 212 924 7882
Two evenings of dance, theater, and music created by nineteen artists and companies in residencies at the Egg. The 2009 event is produced by Marya Ursin, artistic director of The Mystic Paper Beasts, with thanks to Carolyn Lord of Construction Company for allowing and providing the space, the time, and the expertise to do so.
An art closing party will follow on Sept 27 at 4 pm.
| Program A: 9/12 at 8 pm | Program B: 9/13 at 2 pm |
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| Bald Soul | Rae Shao-Lan Blum |
| Alexandra Bassett | L'Ana Burton |
| Ellen Cornfield | Chloe Carlson |
| Ara Fitzgerald | Michelle Bach-Coulibaly |
| Nancy Havlik | Ben Johnson |
| Amy Larimer | Odyssey Productions |
| Mary Clare McKenna | Shannon Sexton |
| Jason Rabin | Elaine Shipman/SITU |
| Theatre LILA | Superhero Clubhouse |
| Melody Ruffin Ward | |
Stage Manager: Stephanie Manning
Lighting: Carolyn Lord (CC owner)
Paintings and Sculpture in the Gallery are by Dan Potter, co designer of the Dragon's Egg, and co director of the Mystic Paper Beasts, -curated by Marya.
This event is organized and produced by Marya Ursin, Artistic Director, Mystic Paper Beasts/Dragon's Egg, with the help and support of the dancers and actors of the Dragon's Egg, the membership and Board of the Mystic Paper Beasts, the openness and welcome of Carolyn Lord and the Construction Company, the love and support of family and friends, the joy of her daughter Ana, the blessing of work she loves, and, of course, the presence and ingenuity and love of her Dan Potter.
The Egg is the unique rehearsal space for the Mystic Paper Beasts, a mask theatre troupe led by Marya Ursin and Dan Potter (www.mysticpaperbeasts.org). The Egg is a freestanding hexagonal building at the end of a tree-encircled field in the countryside of Ledyard, CT. The studio space measures 2,200 square feet, with a heated floating (sprung) floor, a minimal kitchen and a loft for sleeping, and a hexagonal catwalk in its high, tent-roofed ceiling. It is home to regular classes and workshops in yoga, dance, creative and healing arts. In this vaulting, inspiring space, The Mystic Paper Beasts have supported the development of over forty artists' work from New York and New England, through workshops and rehearsal residencies.
To celebrate and showcase the artists and the Dragon's Egg, 19 of these artists have gathered here for your pleasure. Most work performed in these two concerts was created or rehearsed in part at the Dragon's Egg, and some pieces are drawn from a yearly summer solstice event at the Dragon's Egg honoring literary narrative.
The Mystic Paper Beasts are currently in the midst of a fundraising program to have the Dragon's Egg become solar. We have commenced! The goal is another $15,000. Please consider contributing $5000, or a panel ($500), or forming a consortium to contribute a panel. We welcome your support in this.
To arrange a residency, and/or to offer support, service, or funding! please
contact Marya Ursin and the Beasts at mybeasts@aol.com
| The Board of the Mystic Paper Beasts/Dragon's Egg: |
| David Jaffe, President | Dan Potter, Treasurer |
| Kato McNickle, Vice President | Marya Ursin, Secretary |
| David Dorfman | Rick Larkin |
| Frank Eppinger | Donny Levit |
Program: SATURDAY, September 12 at 8 pm
Alexandra Bassett
WOMANIZE (excerpt)
Ara Fitzgerald
First Recipe
Created and performed by Ara Fitzgerald
Garden of Eden as first recipe...
Nancy Havlik
MAGNETIC EAST
Choreography by Nancy Havlik in collaboration with the performers
Dancers: Ken Manheimer and Shoshanna Sumka
Music composed and performed live by Daniel Barbiero(bass) and Steve Hilmy (electronics)
Text: "The Ladder of Metals" by Daniel Barbiero
Amy Larimer
Swim
Created and performed by Amy Larimer
Melody Ruffin Ward
(Distilled Verse # 5)
Choreographer: Melody Ruffin Ward
Performer: Christina Robson
Sound: Vivaldi's Violin Concerto "In Due Cori" in B-flat Major
Pause
Bald Soul
Thirdness
Choreography by Olasebikan Freeman for Bald Soul
Music: Toshi Reagon-Building Blues; DJ Spooky - Vernon Reid Guitar DJ Tool Element
TV on the Radio Love Dog
Performed by Kathryn McNamara & Olase Freeman
Jason Rabin
Monologue
Ellen Cornfield
from "Dance of Thousand Titles" 2009
Choreographed and Performed by: Ellen Cornfield
Short Text: Gerard Manley Hopkins/Ellen Cornfield
Theatre LILA
INTELLIGIBLE LIES
Created by THEATRE LILA
Performed by Scott Giguere, Jessica Lanius, and Andy Arden Reese
Based on Milan Kundera's "The Unbearable Lightness of Being"
If you could live your whole life over again, but not change a thing, would you?
Mary Clare McKenna
Holy Bones
Choreographed & performed by Mary-Clare McKenna
Music: Tibetan Bells by Henry Wolf & Nancy Hennings
Program: SUNDAY, September 14 at 2 pm
Superhero Clubhouse
NEPTUNE (excerpt)
Sarah Hughes- director
Brielle Korn- performer/composer
Jeremy Pickard- performer/playwright
Ying Yu Tan- performer
Rae Shao-Lan Blum
title: untitled
choreographer: Rae Shao-Lan Blum
dancers: Erin Beneze, Rae Shao-Lan Blum, Amanda Furches
Odyssey Productions
Title: The Dirty Hippie Jam Band Project (excerpt): "It's All Good" and "My Van"
Credits: music by Dan Israel, lyrics by Phoebe Kreutz, produced by Odyssey Productions
Performed by: Brandon Ellis (Gator)
Amy Zelcer (Honeydew)
David Soson (Hippie 14)
Ben Fusco-Gessick (Huck)
Evan Siegel (Pops)
L'Ana Burton
When I Grow Up
performed & choreographed by L'Ana Burton
music by Allenko Brotherhood
Shannon Sexton
Title: Abelard and Heloise
Directed by: Shannon Sexton
Created by: Shannon Sexton, Erik White, Nadia Taalbi, Prentice Onamaya, Robin Kraft, and ?
Performed by: Robin Kraft and ?
Pause
Elaine Shipman/Situ
Sita in the Woods
dancers: Elaine Shipman, Marya Ursin
narrator: Warren Watson
Original music composed and played by Philip Pares
Ben Johnson
Musicians: Ben Johnson, Matthew Clark, Alex Waxman, Matt Allen and Matt Potter
Dance Connect
Title: "Some Blues" (excerpt)
Choreographer: Chloe Carlson
Performers: Chloe Carlson, Lindsay Castonguay, Jillian Ducharme, Paula Fagan, Sonia Plumb
Music: Otis Spann; Roomful of Blues
Michelle Bach-Coulibaly and Djembe dell'arte Dance Theatre.
"ROAD HOME: Riding on the Backs of Giants". (Premiere)
Choreographer: Michelle Bach-Coulibaly
Performers: Grisselle Escotto, Ida Mae Specker, Alexandra Chemla, Michael Dean, Remy Fernandez-O'Brien
Musicians: Bill Ferri, Grisselle Escotto, Ida Mae Specker and the Djembe Dell'Arte Band (TBA)
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