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SUMMARY:Summer Series: Contemporary + Improvisation
DESCRIPTION:Summer Series: Contemporary + Improvisation\nThursdays Nights 6-8pm \nAll July\, check out our Contemporary Dance Technique and Improvisation approaches with rotating guest teachers! All levels\, some dance experience suggested. \n$15 for one class\, $20 for both. \nJuly 2 – Sarah Slifer Swift – SIGN UP \nJuly 9 – Molly Tupper – SIGN UP \nJuly 16 – Betsy Miller – SIGN UP \nJuly 23 – tba \nJuly 30 – Dawn Pratson
URL:https://magma.center/event/summer-series-contemporary-improvisation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T193000
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SUMMARY:Love Blast
DESCRIPTION:Music Concert: Love Blast\nFriday\, July 10 from 8:00 pm-10pm at MAGMA\nDoors open at 7:30 pm \nJoin the group Love Blast with Greta Bro on vocals\, Stan Strickland on Saxophone and Flute\, Mitchell Kossak on piano and vocals\, Bruce Gertz on bass\, Ricardo Frota on violin and percussion\, for a Concert MAGMA Dance Studio\, 11 Pleasant Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930. \nLove Blast is a collective of musicians from the Boston region who seek to uplift people and help transform culture and consciousness through their soulful explorations of music. Their concerts blend vocal and instrumental improvisation with popular and original compositions that draw on Soul\, jazz fusion and world music. \nThere will be plenty of seats \, refreshments and also plenty of room for dancing! MAGMA\, Movement Arts Gloucester MA\, is a center for classes\, performances\, workshops\, and events. \nTickets Sliding scale $15-30  BUY NOW\ntix also available at the door
URL:https://magma.center/event/love-blast/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T160000
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SUMMARY:Workshop: The Great Woven Adventure
DESCRIPTION:The Great Woven Adventure  – The Fabric of Play\nArt is the portal. Play is the way. The Quest is the adventure that weaves our way home.  \nStep inside Andy’s tapestries and Come Questing With Us! We’ll play and we’ll move. We’ll make sounds and tell stories. We’ll explore our deeper selves and claim the threads of our own becoming. \nAndrea Pritchard (Andy) is an artist and Interplay certified leader. Julien Roberts and I will be guides on your Quest with us\, but you will be your main and featured guide. \nCost: $20  BUY NOW
URL:https://magma.center/event/workshop-the-great-woven-adventure/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T183000
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SUMMARY:When the People Could Fly: a Somovement Journey
DESCRIPTION:Facilitated by Hadley Mays \nTrance Dance\, experiential anatomy and somatic movement for an integrated\nbody-mind and soul journey \nThis experience situates itself within a perspective\, that there is no separation between the physical and the spiritual dimensions: the human experience is a spiritual experience\, and the human body is both the material of and gateway to infinite dimensions of spirit and cosmos. We can navigate these dimensions through ecstatic and kinetic states of consciousness. Come fly with me: flight as dance\, as soul venture\, spirit journey and kinetic trance. Dive into a place where your vast interiority opens into the deep space of manifold intelligence. \nThe Practice\nBegins with somatic movement to prepare our bodyminds for trance and the extended ranges of our somatic perceiving. Then we Trance Dance\, a blindfolded ritual dance process using breath\, movement\, and rhythm. Trance Dance is a co-creative call to action with the sacred spirit world; our intention sets a course\, our soul unfolds. \nCost: $25-40 sliding scale\, no one turned away for lack of funds – BUY NOW \nThe Facilitator \n\nHadley Mays is a certified practitioner of the Trance Dance ritual\, created by Wilbert Alix and Frank Natale from collected shamanic traditions and practices spanning over 40\,000 years. She has lived\, worked\, trained\, healed and played in altered states\, trance and the visionary realms throughout my life in many different countries\, cultures\, and contexts. \nBrief Bio\nHadley Mays is an interdisciplinary theater & movement artist\, teacher of contemporary performance\, and workshop facilitator\, and I am currently on faculty at Boston Conservatory. She holds an MFA in Theater and Contemporary Performance\, graduate studies in Psychology and Counseling\, and many years of experience and independent research in culture\, ritual\, and performance studies. \nOther details: Please wear comfortable clothing you can move in and something that you can use as a blindfold. Parking in Gloucester is free after 6pm\, and there is a municipal lot catty cornered from MAGMA.
URL:https://magma.center/event/when-the-people-could-fly-a-somovement-journey/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T180000
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SUMMARY:Workshop with Betsy Miller
DESCRIPTION:Class Description: Juicy Moves Modern Dance\nThis is an eclectic contemporary release technique class that pulls from a range of stylistic and philosophical approaches.\nClass begins with a full-bodied floorwork-to-footwork warmup designed to activate our core and connect breath with movement while finding ease through anatomically efficient pathways. Through structured improvisations and set exercises\, we will explore dynamics\, weight shifts\, flow\, and the thrill of momentum. Class will finish with a juicy\, high-energy dance phrase. This is an environment where we can explore movement\, take risks\, laugh\, sweat\, and ask questions.\n\nCost $15 for the first hour\, $20 for 2 hours: SIGN UP\n\nBetsy Miller Bio:\nBorn and raised in rural Ohio\, Betsy Miller is a dance artist\, educator\, and facilitator now based in Salem\, Massachusetts. Her choreography blends improvisational practice\, ritual\, athleticism\, and theatricality through collaborative practices\, and has been presented in venues across the country\, from Jacksonville to Seattle and Las Vegas to Boston. She has performed with Lostwax Multimedia Dance and Fusionworks\, and has appeared in works by Kathleen Hermesdorf\, Heidi Henderson\, Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp\, Audrey MacLean and Rachel Boggia\, and in collaborations with Matthew Cumbie\, Lida Winfield\, Meghan McLyman\, and Shawn Hove. Miller was a 2025 and 2018 Salem Public Art Grantee\, 2023 and 2017 Bates Dance Festival Artist in Residence\, 2019 Next Steps for Boston Dance Awardee\, and a 2016 Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Choreography Fellow. Currently serving as Associate Professor of Dance at Salem State University\, Miller has been on faculty at Providence College\, Connecticut College\, Dean College\, and AS220\, and regularly teaches and performs as a guest artist throughout New England and beyond. She holds an MFA in Dance from The Ohio State University and a BA in Dance from Connecticut College.
URL:https://magma.center/event/workshop-with-betsy-miller/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T181500
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SUMMARY:SING
DESCRIPTION:SING meets every 3rd Friday of the month from 6:15-7:30pm \nLed 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! \nSuggested donation $10-15\, pay at the door\, no advance registration required
URL:https://magma.center/event/sing-13/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T190000
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SUMMARY:Contra Dance
DESCRIPTION:Easy to Learn New England Style Contra\, Square & Circle Dances \nwith Caller Rose Sheehan\, and musicians George Clements and Nathaniel Diamond-Jones \n$15-25 sliding scale per person\, notaflof\, under 16 free \nBUY TIX ONLINE    Tix will also be available at the door.
URL:https://magma.center/event/contra-dance/
LOCATION:MAGMA\, 11 Pleasant St.\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:dance social
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T180000
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SUMMARY:The Crystal
DESCRIPTION: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. \nsuggested donation $10-20\, pay at the event or ONLINE HERE
URL:https://magma.center/event/the-crystal-2/
LOCATION:MAGMA\, 11 Pleasant St.\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T183000
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SUMMARY:Latin Dance Social
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSPECIAL PERFORMANCES: The Salsa y Control performance team will be there to perform\, showcasing their latest routines they are readying for the Boston Salsa Festival. \nEntry is $10-15\, sliding scale  – BUY ONLINE NOW\, or at the door \nMAGMA is on the top floor of the Brown Building at 11 Pleasant Street in Gloucester\, a beautiful historic ballroom with ocean views. \nAll levels welcome\, no partner required. Feel free to bring drinks as we do not sell any beverages.
URL:https://magma.center/event/latin-dance-social/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260808
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SUMMARY:Jeannette Neill's Day of Dance
DESCRIPTION:Once again\, we are excited to have Jeannette Neill back at MAGMA – Movement Arts Gloucester   to offer classes with such a fabulous faculty in such a beautiful studio space! \nThis year\, we will also be presenting an informal\, in studio performance on Saturday\, August 8\, 2026 featuring works by: Sarah Slifer Swift\, Laura Dow\, Jeannette Neill\, and The OYT Dancers \nAUGUST 8 SCHEDULE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3:30pm – 5:00pmHORTON TECHNIQUE (Intermediate/Advanced) with Jim Viera\, $30 per person \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6:00pm – 7:30pmIN-STUDIO PERFORMANCE ​Featuring a performance by The OYT Dance Company\, $5 suggested donation per person \nAUGUST 9 SCHEDULE​ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:00am – 10:00amACTIVE STRETCH (All Levels) with Sarah Slifer Swift\, $15 per person \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00am – 11:45amJAZZ  (Intermediate) with Jeannette Neill\, $30 per person \n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:00pm – 1:00pmTAP (Beginner / Intermediate) with Laura Dow\, $15 per person \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1:15pm – 2:45pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLYRICAL JAZZ (Intermediate) with Sue Murray\, $30 per person \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information\, contact Jeannette at jeannette@jndance.com.​​ \n(Cash\, Check and Venmo @jeannette-neill accepted) \n​ ** FREE Sunday parking at all street meters and parking lots in Gloucester! **
URL:https://magma.center/event/day-of-dance-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T130000
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SUMMARY:Nutcracker Audition
DESCRIPTION:MAGMA is pleased to announce that in the Fall of 2026 we will be producing an all-styles Nutcracker “Kingdom of the Sweets” for December productions at MAGMA. All children in our Fall 2026 classes will perform. Some rehearsals will take place during class time\, some will take place on Saturdays in November and December\, with performances on December 11\, 12\, 13. \nAudition for soloist roles (ages 9+): \nSaturday August 29\, 1-2:30pm\, open call for ages 9-18 at MAGMA. Prepare for a basic Ballet barre\, contemporary across the floor\, plus an opportunity to show your own style. SIGN UP \nAlternately\, children who attend the Ballet Boost Week August 24-27 can use that as their audition.
URL:https://magma.center/event/nutcracker-audition/
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