• Contact Improvisation Jam

    Our monthly Contact Improvisation Jam consists of a half hour warm-up and skills practice, followed by open improvisation. All experience levels are welcome! This months warm-up will be led by Alli Ocean. $10-20 suggested donation SIGN UP ONLINE or at the door "Contact Improvisation is an evolving system of movement initiated in 1972 by American

  • Contra Dance

    MAGMA 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, United States

    Easy to Learn New England Style Contra, Square & Circle Dances with Caller Rose Sheehan, and musicians George Clements and Nathaniel Diamond-Jones $15-25 sliding scale per person, notaflof, under 16 free BUY TIX ONLINE     Tix will also be available at the door. Beginners welcome, come one come all!

  • Latin Dance Social

    MAGMA welcomes Andres Giraldo from Salsa y Control dance studio and company for a one hour beginner salsa class followed by practice time. Lesson starts at 6pm, open dancing time is from 7-8pm. Entry is $10-15, sliding scale  - BUY ONLINE NOW, or at the door MAGMA is on the top floor of the Brown

  • SING

    SING meets every 3rd Friday of the month from 6:15-7:30pm Led by Lisa Bouchie, SING uses a variety of improvisational structures to jump right into the joy of singing with others. No musical experience necessary, all are welcome! Suggested donation $10-15, pay at the door, no advance registration required

  • The Crystal

    MAGMA 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, United States

    The Crystal is a contemplative dance practice using Authentic Movement, in which the mover becomes the oracle and the witnesses reflect and refract using silence, sound, movement and automatic writing. A profound experience of vulnerability, intimacy and connection. suggested donation $10-20

  • Mandala Dance

    An exciting experimental experience with live music, dancing, singing, spoken word and community art making, facilitated by Lisa Bouchie and Jon Holland. $15-30 sliding scale, at the door or buy online here

  • Pouvwa

    Pouvwa/workshop and performance -  JEAN APPOLON EXPRESSIONS Jean Appolon Expressions (JAE) is a Haitian folkloric and contemporary-infused dance organization that cultivates hope and healing to foster more expressive and socially just communities through professional performances, education, cultural experiences, and the celebration of the joy of movement for all. Program at MAGMA on Sunday March 29

  • MAGMA Dance Company

    A collaborative dance concert featuring Dawn Pratson, Sophia Dunzelman, Carey McKinley, Anna Kharaz, Kim Motylewski, Cynthia Williams, Zoe Ulrich, Hannah Tupper, and Sarah Slifer Swift. Sunday April 12, 5pm Tix $10-20 sliding scale, on sale soon

  • Matt Jenson: Unmarked Routes

    Matt Jenson | Unmarked Routes…through sonic hypnogogy Solo Ambient Neo-Classical Dub Piano with Electronics and the MAGMA Dance Company Luxuriating in atmosphere and drone-tones of awe and fascination, where thoughts and feelings of division have no safe harbor. A low-lit bath of sound, where iridescent, gauzy melodies collide in slow motion with decolonized electronic soundscapes,