MAGMA

Day of Death
2023-11-11 18:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
All Ages show feat.
Yung Magoo, ICNTCRY, Azarath, Milly G, Kehz, Still Strange, Willy D, Technical Ash, Boopie da Menace
Doors 6:30pm
$8 presale BUY HERE
$10 at the door (cash or Venmo only, no CC)

The Future of Climate Change
2023-11-16 18:30 - 20:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
The Future of Gloucester Series is a selection of panels focused on looking towards our next hundred years. The second panel of our series, The Future of Climate Change, will feature representatives from a selection of local communities and programs to discuss perspectives, threats to our community, and solutions we should be focusing on. Please join us at this FREE, open to the public event!

This discussion will be moderated by Maureen Aylward, Director of TownGreen. Panelists will include: Jayne Knott (President of HydroPredictions), Eric Hutchins (NOAA Biologist), Tucker Smith (cofounder of Cedar Rock Gardens), & Veila Wrinn (Student at GHS)

SING
2023-11-17 18:15 - 19:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
SING is our monthly, participatory signing event facilitated by Lisa Bouchie. No musical training necessary, just the desire to sing with others!
$10-15 suggested donation at the door

Dance Performance - My Guide to Feeling It All
2023-11-18 19:30 - 21:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
MY GUIDE TO FEELING IT ALL
Informal Performance from The Click
Purchasing in advance is strongly recommended: event registration page here

This contemporary dance work, created by Angelina Benitez for The Click, examines the intersection of shame and price, love and grief, anxiety and excitement, carefully holding space for the many contradictions and paradoxes that make up the human experience. Original music by Adam Matthew; dance performances by Angelina Benitez, Katrina Conte and Alexandria Nunweiler

Flow
2023-11-20 19:00 - 20:15 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Flow is an embodied dance party, where the lights are low, the music inspiring, and vibe is high. We start with a 20 minute guided warm-up, and the rest if the time is open for your freeform movement. Stretching area as well as big, open dance floor. Skip the warm-up if you prefer. Just come and dance!
Every Monday
$10 suggested donation – SIGN UP

Pie Day Mandala Dance
2023-11-24 13:00 - 15:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Friday Pie day Mandala Dance is more than just a dance, this is a co-created community event of body, mind, and spirit. Live music, drumming, spoken word, and a mandala are pieces of the experience, come be a part of the whole. There may even be some pie!

Led by Jon Holland and Lisa Bouchie

25$ suggested donation

All Ages rock show
2023-11-25 19:30 - 22:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Join us for a post-punk music fest, with ….
Horsehands
Gavriloprincip
Big Howard
Drug Deal Gone Bad
7:30pm doors
$5-10 sliding scale
All Ages!

Scribble presents Shadow
2023-12-02 19:00 - 21:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
The Scribble art collaborative strikes again with another multimodal show, this time exploring the prompt “Shadow.” Works from Erika Sutter, Deb Hardy, Nick Neyeloff, Michael Lamarche, Rochelle Lamarche, Sophia Dunzelman, Jon Holland and more.
$15 suggested donation at the door. n.o.t.a.f.l.o.f.
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Image by Erika Sutter

The Crystal
2023-12-10 16:00 - 18:00
The Crystal is an Authentic Movement/Improvisation score. It includes automatic writing, sound score creating, witnessing, and movement.
Suggested donation $15
Facilitated by Lisa Bouchie

FLOW
2023-12-11 19:00 - 20:15
FLOW is a free dance/ecstatic dance evening that meets every Monday. We begin each session with a 20 minute guided warm-up rich with imagery and playful prompts to get us acclimated and embodied. Then the guidance falls away and the fantastic playlist supports and inspires our freeform dance in an energetic arc through the evening.
No dance experience required, all are welcome.
$10 at the door, or register in advance here

Persistence is Us
2023-12-30 19:00 - 23:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Persistence is Us is a concert of electronic music, ambient music, dance, painting, and more.
Doors 7pm, All ages
Cost: $15 at the door (cash or Venmo)
Or in advance here

New Years Day Ballet + Sip
2024-01-01 12:00 - 13:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Join us for a noontime all levels Ballet class for adults and teens 14+, followed by sparkling cider, water, or cava. Celebrate the new Year with dance and community!
$18 RESERVE SPOT NOW

New Year's Day Drum and Dance
2024-01-01 15:00 - 17:00
NEW YEAR’S DAY DRUM + DANCE, 3-5pm
Jon Holland and Lisa Bouchie will be holding a drum jam session from 3-4pm, followed by a freeform dance from 4-5pm. This is also an introduction to a new, regular Monday evening drum class that will start the following week from 5:45-6:45pm. Donations welcome.

SING
2024-01-19 18:15 - 19:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Sing in community!
SING is an improvisational evening of singing led by Lisa Bouchie. No musical experience is required.
$5-15 sliding scale donations at the door

Burns Night Ceilidh
2024-01-27 19:00 - 21:00
Burns Night is a tradition in Scotland, celebrating the poems and songs of Robert Burns (1759 – 1796) – and we’ll be joining the celebration here in Gloucester, with live Music from Michael O’Leary, Susie Petrov, Stephen Thomforde, and other guests. We will also be learning some Scottish Dances and take the dance floor for a waltz or two. And of course there will be haggis!
After the official program we will be opening the floor session-style, so bring your instruments/voice and share a tune, a song, or a poem.
$20 per person
Buy tickets online AT THIS LINK
or at the door (cash or Venmo only)
B.Y.O.B. and wear your kilt or tartan if you have it
Movement Impaired access through 186 Main Street, elevator to 5th floor

Tint and Texture
2024-02-24 19:00 - 20:00
MAGMA presents “Tint and Texture: Dances Made for the Moment,” an evening of choreography and improvisational dance and music, directed by Sarah Slifer Swift and Dawn Pratson, with dancers Lisa Bouchie, Jiliian Chavez​-Oliveira, Sophia Dunzelman, Myles Kercher, Anna Kharaz, Carey McKinley and Cynthia Williams.
Installation artwork by KayeLynn Johnson-Shoucair
A reception will follow the performance
Tix $15 BUY ONLINE

The People Danced on Film
2024-03-01 19:00 - 20:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
“The People Danced” project looks into the living memory of the history of social dance in Gloucester, as part of Gloucester 400+. It is a collaboration between Project Director Sarah Slifer Swift, the Gloucester Cultural Initiative, and filmmaker Casey Buckles. Come see the debut of two original films that are reflections of live events that took place in October 2022 and July 2023, plus the launch of “The People Danced” website, with an interactive opportunity for people to share memories of social dance on Cape Ann.
This event is FREE to the public

Dance Team Audition
2024-03-02 13:00 - 14:00
The MAGMA Dance and Performance Team, which meets for rehearsals on Saturdays from 12:30-2:30pm, is an amazing opportunity to grow your talent and skills as a dance/movement artist. Work with professional mentors to help you guide and challenge you as you create your own choreographies. The Spring Session session runs March 23 through June 16. Cost: $75/month for MAGMA students, $100/month for non-MAGMA students.
Ages 9-18 are invited to audition.
Dance Team is an audition-based group
IN-PERSON AUDITION: March 2nd, 1-2pm, at MAGMA
STEP 1: REGISTER – the registration is free. You must register here whether doing in-person or video audition.
STEP 2: Attend live audition on March 2nd, or submit video audition NO LATER THAN March 1.
For video, email sarah.slifer.swift@gmail.com, and attach video via Google Drive or other large file sharing method. Video should be about one minute in length and have you dancing your own of someone else’s choreography, or improvising.

BDT Fundraiser Performance
2024-03-16 17:00 - 20:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Join us for a very special collaboration between Boston Dance Theater, MAGMA, and Matthew Swift Gallery to benefit Boston Dance Theater’s fifth season.
Taking place on March 16 from 5PM-8PM, and hosted by Movement Arts Gloucester MA (MAGMA) and Matthew Swift Gallery, this event will feature a new new, plant aware dance performance and visual art from Boston Dance Theater & Kim Radochia, as well as other pieces from BDT’s rep.
Following the dance performance at MAGMA, drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served across the street at Matthew Swift Gallery from 6:30pm on, where attendees will enjoy discussions with the artists, encore presentations and the culinary delights of Timothy Hopkins Catering.
Tickets are on sale NOW, priced at $300 and include:

Live performances at the event
Heavy hors d’oeuvres + Drink
a percentage will be tax deductible

Dancehall Workshop
2024-03-28 18:30 - 19:30
We’re hosting a 4-class Dancehall workshop series with Jeff Jean-Phillipe to bring the heat this Spring!
Dancehall is a high-energy style of dance emanating from Jamaica. These workshops will be open to all experience levels, working on the basic moves and rhythms in the style.
$20 per class, or $65 for all 4 classes
DATES: March 28, 6:30-7:30pm SIGN UP
April 7, 4-5pm SIGN UP
April 18, 6:30-7:30pm SIGN UP
May 2, 6:30-7:30pm SIGN UP
About Jeff Jean-Phillipe: Jeff Jean-Philippe, a versatile artist, is quickly becoming one of New England’s premier Hip Hop educators and choreographers. Originally from Montreal, Quebec, and living in northern Massachusetts, Jeff’s passion for the art of dance grew quickly while studying under some of North America’s top and original Hip Hop teachers, including Amari Marshal, Super Dave, Jamar Hopkins, and Brian “Footwork” Green. His training in hip-hop and street dance culture is extensive and includes dancehall, break dancing, Chicago footwork, house, popping, locking, animation, whacking, Afro-house, Krump, and more.
Jeff has taught at a series of masterclasses, workshops, conventions, and colleges throughout the East Coast and Canada; Jeff also judges at various dance competitions and battle events. His high-energy classes strongly focus on Hip-Hop foundation, technique, and fundamentals keeping the essence of the culture and contemporary and modern elements. He is also the leading pioneer of a new form of Latin dance called, Kimpada, which is a fusion of Kizomba, Kompa, Bachata, and Zouk.
Jeff has performed with numerous local dance companies from Boston, in ballets, in commercials, and on tv shows (SYTYCD season 12, top 30), as a backup dancer, and in musicals. He Has recently been featured in music videos of big names such as the hip-hop artist Joyner Lucas and The legendary Dancehall artist Mr.Vegas. Jeff is the founder and director of his own hip-hop, contemporary/modern-focused company, The Expressive Movement, which recently toured the East Coast, Canada, and went international.
Since opening his business, “Our Space” a holistic and multicultural Arts center, Jeff enjoys sharing his knowledge and passion for art, holistic wellness, and Afro-diosparic lineage, most importantly, guiding, coaching, and mentoring the health and wellness of all humans.

Workshop: Opening to the Creative Flow
2024-03-30 15:00 - 18:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Opening to the Creative Flow: Channeling the Magician
With Caitlin Rae Moon
Staring at a blank canvas or page can be intimidating and sometimes paralyzing: knowing where and how to begin is a huge hurdle that can prevent us from expressing ourselves. But if we view creativity not as something we have but as something that moves through us, all we need to do is open ourselves to that creative energy and it will begin to flow through us.
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In this workshop, Caitlin will guide you through a series of practices that will teach you to make like the Magician, channel divine inspiration and manifest it into *art that comes from your most authentic self.
*any creative expression including (but not limited to) visual art, dance, poetry, creative writing and music
In this workshop, you will:
*Co-create a sacred container: setting the stage for creativity to flow is a crucial first step! We will begin by building a group altar, setting and sharing our intentions
*Learn from the wisdom of the Magician: what lessons does this enigmatic card have to teach us about tapping into creativity?
*Engage in conscious movement: shed mental and physical tension and tap into a more fluid and open way of being
*Be guided through writing and art exercises: tap into your unconscious self with exercises designed to open the creative floodgate and generate ideas
*Have time, space and materials to create
*Share your experience and creations and witness the creations of others
You will leave this workshop with:
*New ideas and inspiration
*A toolkit you can use on your own to tap into creativity quickly and authentically
*Connections with other creatives in the community
Workshop cost: $40 REGISTER NOW

Scene Indoor Hang
2024-04-06 17:00 - 21:00
Experimental techno night at MAGMA

!@#$% [LIVE TECHNO]
RADIO SKOTVOID [ACID DJ SET]
J BAGIST [LIVE TECHNO]
A. CAMPBELL PAYNE [BRAINDANCE DJ SET]
DEB STEP ON VIZUALS

4HRS OF LOUD BANGING TECHNO TO DANCE TO
All Ages, $15 at the door

Dancehall Workshop
2024-04-07 16:00 - 17:00
We’re hosting a Dancehall workshop series with Jeff Jean-Phillipe to bring the heat this Spring!
Dancehall is a high-energy style of dance emanating from Jamaica. These workshops will be open to all experience levels, working on the basic moves and rhythms in the style.
$20 per class
DATES: April 7, 4-5pm SIGN UP
April 18, 6:30-7:30pm SIGN UP
May 2, 6:30-7:30pm SIGN UP
About Jeff Jean-Phillipe: Jeff Jean-Philippe, a versatile artist, is quickly becoming one of New England’s premier Hip Hop educators and choreographers. Originally from Montreal, Quebec, and living in northern Massachusetts, Jeff’s passion for the art of dance grew quickly while studying under some of North America’s top and original Hip Hop teachers, including Amari Marshal, Super Dave, Jamar Hopkins, and Brian “Footwork” Green. His training in hip-hop and street dance culture is extensive and includes dancehall, break dancing, Chicago footwork, house, popping, locking, animation, whacking, Afro-house, Krump, and more.
Jeff has taught at a series of masterclasses, workshops, conventions, and colleges throughout the East Coast and Canada; Jeff also judges at various dance competitions and battle events. His high-energy classes strongly focus on Hip-Hop foundation, technique, and fundamentals keeping the essence of the culture and contemporary and modern elements. He is also the leading pioneer of a new form of Latin dance called, Kimpada, which is a fusion of Kizomba, Kompa, Bachata, and Zouk.
Jeff has performed with numerous local dance companies from Boston, in ballets, in commercials, and on tv shows (SYTYCD season 12, top 30), as a backup dancer, and in musicals. He Has recently been featured in music videos of big names such as the hip-hop artist Joyner Lucas and The legendary Dancehall artist Mr.V egas. Jeff is the founder and director of his own hip-hop, contemporary/modern-focused company, The Expressive Movement, which recently toured the East Coast, Canada, and went international.
Since opening his business, “Our Space” a holistic and multicultural Arts center, Jeff enjoys sharing his knowledge and passion for art, holistic wellness, and Afro-diasporic lineage, most importantly, guiding, coaching, and mentoring the health and wellness of all humans.

Scribble: Animal Party
2024-04-13 19:00 - 21:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
We welcome you to enter the unexpected and unpredictable world in which the animal and the party intersect! Come all you zebras dancing and leopards playing the piano! Come every iguana-headed flying monkey with teacups in hand! Come with your tentacle jump ropes and scaly hoola hoops! Come by wing, flipper or claw!

…but seriously, costumes are welcome and encouraged, especially for this one…

Works on view will include: visual artworks by Naomi Lanson; installation works by Michael Lamarche and Christine April; a performance dance piece by Jon Holland & Lisa Bouchie; a drag performance by Jude Johnson-Shoucair & Maeve Lally; as well as three video pieces by Mack, Casey Buckles and Peter Littlefield!
BUY TICKETS HERE
$15 n.o.t.a.f.l.o.f.

This program is supported by the Gloucester Cultural Council, a subsidiary of the Massachusetts Cultural Council

Dancehall Workshop
2024-04-18 19:00 - 20:00
We’re hosting a Dancehall workshop series with Jeff Jean-Phillipe to bring the heat this Spring!
Dancehall is a high-energy style of dance emanating from Jamaica. These workshops will be open to all experience levels, working on the basic moves and rhythms in the style.
$20 per class
DATES: April 18, 7:00-8:00pm SIGN UP
May 2, 7:00-8:00pm SIGN UP
About Jeff Jean-Phillipe: Jeff Jean-Philippe, a versatile artist, is quickly becoming one of New England’s premier Hip Hop educators and choreographers. Originally from Montreal, Quebec, and living in northern Massachusetts, Jeff’s passion for the art of dance grew quickly while studying under some of North America’s top and original Hip Hop teachers, including Amari Marshal, Super Dave, Jamar Hopkins, and Brian “Footwork” Green. His training in hip-hop and street dance culture is extensive and includes dancehall, break dancing, Chicago footwork, house, popping, locking, animation, whacking, Afro-house, Krump, and more.
Jeff has taught at a series of masterclasses, workshops, conventions, and colleges throughout the East Coast and Canada; Jeff also judges at various dance competitions and battle events. His high-energy classes strongly focus on Hip-Hop foundation, technique, and fundamentals keeping the essence of the culture and contemporary and modern elements. He is also the leading pioneer of a new form of Latin dance called, Kimpada, which is a fusion of Kizomba, Kompa, Bachata, and Zouk.
Jeff has performed with numerous local dance companies from Boston, in ballets, in commercials, and on tv shows (SYTYCD season 12, top 30), as a backup dancer, and in musicals. He Has recently been featured in music videos of big names such as the hip-hop artist Joyner Lucas and The legendary Dancehall artist Mr.Vegas. Jeff is the founder and director of his own hip-hop, contemporary/modern-focused company, The Expressive Movement, which recently toured the East Coast, Canada, and went international.
Since opening his business, “Our Space” a holistic and multicultural Arts center, Jeff enjoys sharing his knowledge and passion for art, holistic wellness, and Afro-diasporic lineage, most importantly, guiding, coaching, and mentoring the health and wellness of all humans.

April Music Show
2024-04-20 19:00 - 22:00
PlannComm Events presents
Sailor Down
hey i’m outside
Pete Lindberg
U-ey Buoy
$10 at the door

Dancehall Workshop
2024-05-02 19:00 - 20:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
We’re hosting a Dancehall workshop series with Jeff Jean-Phillipe to bring the heat this Spring!
Dancehall is a high-energy style of dance emanating from Jamaica. These workshops will be open to all experience levels, working on the basic moves and rhythms in the style.
$20 per class
DATE: May 2, 7:00-8:00pm SIGN UP
About Jeff Jean-Phillipe: Jeff Jean-Philippe, a versatile artist, is quickly becoming one of New England’s premier Hip Hop educators and choreographers. Originally from Montreal, Quebec, and living in northern Massachusetts, Jeff’s passion for the art of dance grew quickly while studying under some of North America’s top and original Hip Hop teachers, including Amari Marshal, Super Dave, Jamar Hopkins, and Brian “Footwork” Green. His training in hip-hop and street dance culture is extensive and includes dancehall, break dancing, Chicago footwork, house, popping, locking, animation, whacking, Afro-house, Krump, and more.
Jeff has taught at a series of masterclasses, workshops, conventions, and colleges throughout the East Coast and Canada; Jeff also judges at various dance competitions and battle events. His high-energy classes strongly focus on Hip-Hop foundation, technique, and fundamentals keeping the essence of the culture and contemporary and modern elements. He is also the leading pioneer of a new form of Latin dance called, Kimpada, which is a fusion of Kizomba, Kompa, Bachata, and Zouk.
Jeff has performed with numerous local dance companies from Boston, in ballets, in commercials, and on tv shows (SYTYCD season 12, top 30), as a backup dancer, and in musicals. He Has recently been featured in music videos of big names such as the hip-hop artist Joyner Lucas and The legendary Dancehall artist Mr. Vegas. Jeff is the founder and director of his own hip-hop, contemporary/modern-focused company, The Expressive Movement, which recently toured the East Coast, Canada, and went international.
Since opening his business, “Our Space” a holistic and multicultural Arts center, Jeff enjoys sharing his knowledge and passion for art, holistic wellness, and Afro-diasporic lineage, most importantly, guiding, coaching, and mentoring the health and wellness of all humans.

Dance performance: Broadchannel
2024-05-24 19:30 - 20:30
Broadchannel
a dance performance, choreography by Mia Martelli, in collaboration with Sophia Dunzelman
Broadchannel is a dance that visits childhood bedroom performance-making. The 2000s-era sounds, drawings, lighting, poems, and unfinished choreographies created in private are put on display and repurposed as a platform for contemporary questions around aging, spirituality, and environmental collapse.
Improvised dances emerge in response to the rhythm, colors, and temperatures of Massachusetts Peninsulas. The rapture and horror of intensifying tides serve as non-fiction mythology, shaking the prospect of building a future in a place surrounded by water.
$15 at the door or online: BUY TICKETS NOW

Flowport - live music
2024-05-31 19:30 - 22:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
R&B, hip hop night, only $10 at the door
with Julian Mendoza @julian.i.mendoza
Kr!thi @kr.i.thi
and Monaveli @realmonaveli
7:30pm

Vogue Workshop
2024-06-01 15:00 - 16:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Learn the basics of slay with a beginner-friendly Vogue workshop led by Alejandro Ramirez
Cost is $20, open to adults and teens ages 14+
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This class is part of #CapeAnnPride – CLICK HERE to find out about all of the other events and happenings!
