• Rehearsing the Unknown: Collective Improvisation Techniques

    An improvisational dance workshop Time: 1-4pm    Cost: $50    SIGN UP 4pm Free informal performance, open to the public Workshop Description Michael Joviala and Dawn Pratson take participants through a typical rehearsal of their performance collective, Locomotors, an improvising group which weaves together the separate ecologies of somatic awareness, Dalcroze eurhythmics and the jazz tradition

  • I Am

    I Am Dance performance from Expressive Arts Dance Company, dir. Michelle Dalton Saturday September 27, 7pm Michelle Dalton, longtime dancer with Ina Hahn/Windhover Dance Company and Deborah Abel Dance Company, is bringing "I Am" to MAGMA, inspired by the Celine Dion documentary. This is a family friendly dance performance, with an intergenerational cast. Tickets: $15 

  • Body Confidence with Whitney Way Thore

    A beginner-level dance class followed by a meet and greet with Whitney Way Thore! This event is SOLD OUT We are offering the class via Zoom - sign up for Zoom here

  • Body Confidence with Whitney Way Thore

    A beginner-level dance class followed by a meet and greet with Whitney Way Thore! SOLD OUT We are offering the class via Zoom on Thursday 10/9 at 7pm – sign up for Zoom here

  • Ecstatic Dance with EIR

    Ecstatic Dance featuring musical artist EIR Saturday October 11, 7:00-9:00pm $25-35 sliding scale  BUY TIX   Ecstatic Dance at Magma  Have we forgotten, through all the doing, how to simply be? Have we, in our endless pursuit, lost touch with true pleasure? In the heat of summer’s fires, has the centrifugal force catapulted us out of

  • Rock Show

    PlannComm events presents: @2to1ska @hedgebandma @thelebarons and The Chip Rockers ! This is truly a north shore delight! Bring your skanking shoes! Doors 7pm,  $10, All Ages

  • GloArts Salon

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

    Sunday, October 19, 2025 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm MAGMA, 11 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA Suggested Donation: $5-10 online or at the door Join us for the GloArts Salon at MAGMA! We'll kick off with two short quick works-in-progress presentations by Miranda Aisling and Lesley Davison followed by open creative discussions. Whether you're a long-time

  • Closet Case: I’m Scared!

    Join the Closet Case crew for a ghoulish night of Drag, Burlesque, Dance, and Music. Doors 7pm, Show 8pm TIX $20 : BUY NOW

  • Workshop: The Body Remembers, The Body Rewrites 

    What happens when we begin to question the beliefs we’ve always carried? The Body Remembers, The Body Rewrites is an interactive workshop where movement, reflection, and conversation meet. Participants will be invited to look inward and reflect on what they identify with, what they believe, and what they are reaching for. Together, we will explore the process

  • Undone

    UNDONE by Katrina Conte/the Click Boston Undone is a multidisciplinary performance project that makes way for new perspectives on growth and transformation. A tapestry of live poetry, song, and contemporary dance, the project unravels tightly bound ideas, traditions, and convictions as it identifies the many incubators that shape our internal selves. Featuring poetry written and performed