MAGMA

Improv Jam
2018-08-10 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York)

Day of Dance with Jeanette Neill
2018-08-05 09:00 - 16:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Join us for a terrific day of classes at MAGMA

Barre on the Mat 9:00AM – 10:00AM
with Magma Director Sarah Slifer Swift

Simonson Jazz Technique 10:15AM – 12:15PM
with NYC Artist Teresa Perez Ceccon

Jazz Class 1:00PM – 2:30PM
with Master Jazz Instructor Jeannette Neill

Modern – Horton Technique 3:00PM – 4:30PM
with International Artist Kristina Berger

(Single class, half-day or full-day options available.)
Payment is by cash or check only and pricing is as follows:
Single class: $20
Two classes (1/2 day): $30
Four classes (full day): $50
​Pre-registration is encouraged and tuition is due by August 5, 2018. You may pre-register by emailing Jeannette Neill at: jeannette@jndance.com
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Jimena Bermejo and Chris Brokaw
2018-08-04 19:30 - 20:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Trident Live Art Series @ MAGMA presents
Jimena Bermejo and Chris Brokaw
$10 BUY TICKETS

Jimena Bermejo and Chris Brokaw began collaborating in 2017 after many years of mutual admiration. Their works combine the best elements of their shared interests in punk, poetics and the beauty of blood. The pieces they will bring to MAGMA, ” Slide,” “I’m The Only One” and a new work in progress, “Our Fathers (who aren’t in heaven)” explore different ways to mix, play, and exchange their instruments: guitar and body.

Their work has been shown at Judson Church in New York City, Cathedral Arts Festival in Belfast, Green Street Studios in Cambridge and The Distillery Gallery in South Boston

Bios

Jimena Bermejo sees her body as a tool to create a dynamic and intimate relationship with an audience. She elicits a combination of physical and emotional engagement in pieces woven from memories, music, and personal relationships. She holds an MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s Studio for Interrelated Media and a BFA in Dance from The Boston Conservatory. Most recently, she has shown her work at The Cathedral Arts Festival in Belfast, U. K, The Judson Church in NYC, Distillery Gallery in South Boston, Le Lieu in Quebec, 808 Gallery in Boston, Mobius Gallery, Green Street Studios and The Dance Complex in Cambridge. She has also shown at the Art Beat and SomDance Festivals in Somerville. Jimena is currently a member of Mobius Artists Group and Caitlin Corbett Dance and has performed with many other local choreographers.
She holds an MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s Studio for Interrelated Media and a BFA in Dance from The Boston Conservatory and currently, she is Director of the Dance Program at The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester and is currently faculty at Berklee College of Music, and The Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
www.jbermejo-black.com
Chris Brokaw is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer and film composer based in Boston. Perhaps best known for his pioneering work with the bands CODEINE and COME, since 2002 Chris has released over a dozen solo albums of instrumental and vocal musics, composed music for film and dance, and worked as an accompanist to THURSTON MOORE, STEVE WYNN, EVAN DANDO, CHRISTINA ROSENVINGE, RHYS CHATHAM, JOHNNY DEPP and GG ALLIN. He currently plays in THE NEW YEAR, THE MARTHA’S VINEYARD FERRIES, THE EMPTY HOUSE COOPERATIVE, and THE LEMONHEADS, and in duos with GEOFF FARINA and LORI GOLDSTON. Chris performed with 200 guitarists under the tutelage pf Rhys Chatham at Lincoln Center; one of 77 drummers in the Boredoms’ epic 77BOADRUM in Brooklyn; and with Dirtmusic at the Festival In The Desert in Essakane, Mali.

Chris’ 2018 releases include CHARNEL GROUND, a collaboration with James McNew and Kid Millions (on 12XU, April 2018) and the forthcoming solo album END OF THE NIGHT (on VDSQ, autumn 2018). Other upcoming performances include the Hopscotch Festival (Raleigh, NC) and the National Gallery (Washington, DC) in September and the Invisible Festival (Brest, France) in November.

Dance Like No One is Whale Watching Performance and Dance Party
2018-07-28 20:00 - 23:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Trident Live Art Series @ MAGMA presents
Dance Like No One is Whale Watching
Performance has two seatings: 8PM and 8:30pm
Dance Party 9PM
Artists: Emily Beattie, Cari Ann Shim Sham, Eric Gunther, and Mary Hale
Performance only or Dance Party only $10
Performance and Dance party $15
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About the project:
Dance Like No One is Whale Watching is an immersive experience and play space created to evoke the fantasy of life as an orca whale. The cosmically charged performance and encounter is wrapped in a billowy inflatable and illuminated with visuals from the open ocean. Dance Like No One is Whale Watching offers an infusion of powerful empathy and magic as each group discovers the story of their pod.
Part installation and part dance performance, Dance Like No One is Whale Watching depends on the collective to create the radical dreamspace we so desperately need. Come play! Come move! The award-winning dream team behind Dance Like No One is Whale Watching includes video artist Cari Ann Shim Sham*, dance artist Emily Beattie, sound designer Eric Gunther, and architect Mary Hale.
After the performance, audiences are welcomed into to the DLNOWW inflatable portal for a dance party in the deep. Otherworldly visuals by cari ann shim sham* will be in full effect. MAGMA’s Monthly dance party, Mercury House, will bring their energy and vibe to the inflatable, with DJs Oceanize and Kissinger spinning eclectic danceable tracks til midnight.

Dance Like No One Is Whale Watching residency
2018-07-23 08:00 - 2018-07-29 17:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Project: Dance Like No One is Whale Watching

Artists: Emily Beattie, Cari Ann Shim Sham, Eric Gunther, and Mary Hale

Project Description:

Dance Like No One is Whale Watching is an immersive experience and play space created to evoke the fantasy of life as an orca whale. The cosmically charged performance and encounter is wrapped in a billowy inflatable and illuminated with visuals from the open ocean. Dance Like No One is Whale Watching offers an infusion of powerful empathy and magic as each group discovers the story of their pod.
Part installation and part dance performance, Dance Like No One is Whale Watching depends on the collective to create the radical dreamspace we so desperately need. Come play! Come move! The award-winning dream team behind Dance Like No One is Whale Watching includes video artist Cari Ann Shim Sham*, dance artist Emily Beattie, sound designer Eric Gunther, and architect Mary Hale.

Date to interact with the project….
Informal showing experiment July 28, 8pm
followed by a Dance Party in the Inflatable!

World Dance Series: Scottish Ceilidh
2018-07-21 19:30 - 21:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Ceilidh is a celebratory community dance from Scotland. Join us for the Scottish tradition on July 21 at MAGMA. Caller Rose Sheehan and musicians Dirk Tiede and Emily Peterson bring everyone into the dances. For all ages and fitness levels!
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Open Art Share
2018-07-20 19:30 - 21:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
This monthly event is the gathering of folx that are interested in art that will help us push the boundaries of our imaginations; and the art that nourishes, challenges, amuses, and integrates our collective beings. This month we are featuring Cai, with a one-woman stand up performance, Don Moody on guitar and vocals. Giselle Ruzany and her solo in progress dance performance and finally an improv piece with dancers Sarah Slifer Swift, Giselle Ruzany, and musician Chris Lyman, and Michael Lamarche.
We encourage all participants to show up as you are and be open to the deep listening and witnessing of ourselves, each other, our communities, the world and the Earth, through the sharing, exchange, and experiment of art!
We would love to build community in this way, by expressing our selves freely, and from our deepest places of integrity.
We will gather the 3rd Friday of each month.
Night layout:
7:30 Gather. Tea or other beverage is offered

8 – 9 Performances
9 – 9:30 conversation and sharing of ideas encouraged!
*** $5 suggested donation ***
submitted artists get in free
If you’d like to perform we’d love to have you!
You’re performance piece must be less than 20 minutes including your set up and take down time. Please send a preview or description of your performance piece to hannahckrieger@gmail.com and we will get back to you. We will leave about 20 minutes open each week for folx who want to show up day of with a piece to perform.
Hannah Krieger and Michael Lamarche are the organizers and facilitators of the night in coordination with Sarah Slifer Swift and her space at MAGMA. Hannah and Michael are both local artists. Hannah is interested in embodiment work to bring healing and joy to the world, Michael is a filmmaker and visual artist interested in creative storytelling.

WOKE with Greta Bro, Stan Strickland, Josh Rosen, Akili Jamal Haynes
2018-07-14 19:30 - 21:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Join us for an evening with WOKE, featuring Boston Jazz greats Stan Strickland on Sax, percussion and vocals, Josh Rosen on piano, Akili Jamal Haynes on bass and Greta Bro on vocals. WOKE is an exploratory voyage into the transformative properties of sacred soundscapes, jazz improvisation, intentional lyrics, world grooves, soul, poetry and the freedom to explore the creative chaos with movement and dance. This is an opportunity to get out of your mind and awaken your essence through heart, body and soul!
$15 BUY TICKETS
As past of the evening we will also be holding a
Fundraiser & Art Raffle for RAICES
a Non-profit Legal Service in Texas serving immigrants families trying to reunite with their children

Bios:
Greta Bro is a vocalist, composer, sound healer and poet. Her lifelong involvement with the sacred and transformational properties of music, is at the heart of her songwriting. Her independent CD, Love’s Song, released in 2009, has been enthusiastically received by audiences across the US, Brazil, Great Britain, Sweden and France. The Boston Herald’s, Larry Katz wrote,”The unforced sincerity and soulfulness of Greta Bro’s voice will touch you deep inside. Absolutely lovely.”

Greta’s original compositions draw on jazz and inspirational music from around the world, including Bossa Nova, Reggae, Hindustani and Tibetan. Her lyrics explore the human condition with rare insight and compassion. Whether in small clubs or large festivals, college campuses, churches, synagogues or house concerts, Greta’s intensely personal and inspiring performance style, soulful sound, and provocative lyrics have created a strong and lasting rapport with audiences in the US, Brazil and Europe.

Stan Strickland is a brilliant saxophonist, vocalist, flautist, vocalist and actor. His inspiring interactive and improvisational performances have thrilled American and international audiences including Europe, New Zealand, Scandinavia and the Caribbean. He has performed with the Boston Pops, Take Six, Herbie Mann, Marlena Shaw, Pharaoh Sanders, Danilo Perez, and Yusef Lateef and has opened for Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins. He has performed and collaborated with choreographers including Alvin Ailey, José Limón and Bill T. Jones.He was profiled/featured along with Blair Underwood and Lamar Burton in the documentary film Black Man Up, performed at the Sundance Film Festival, and at Solstice Sing For Peace. Stan also has a M.A. degree in Expressive Arts Therapy from Lesley College, where he is an adjunct professor, and also teaches at Berklee College of Music, Tufts University, and Longy School of Music. He is co-executive Director of “Express Yourself”, working in partnership with adolescents in public mental health residential facilities to produce multimedia performances.

Josh Rosen
josh Rosen s an extraordinary pianist and prolific composer. He has released four albums American Waltz, Instinct, Brothers and Sparks which was recently nominated for best Jazz Album at the 2018 Grammys. He plays in numerous ensembles and is a professor of piano and ensembles at Berkeley College of Music.

Akili Jamal Haynes
Akili Jamal Haynes is an astounding multi-instrumentalist and composer who began his career at age 15 as a trombonist under the mentorship of Wynton Marsalis. Three years later, he was touring with Illinois Jacquet’s Big Band. He currently performs with several ensembles and has participated on several recordings as a trombonist, composer, trumpeter, keyboardist, vocalist, tenor saxophonist, alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist, and acoustic bassist. Akili has been a faculty member of the New England Conservatory of Music’s Preparatory & Continuing Education School for more than 14 years, and is also guest percussion faculty and bass accompanist at Berklee College of Music, Boston.

Monthly Improv Jam
2018-07-13 17:00 - 18:30, 2018-06-08 17:30 - 19:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Every second Friday of the month, MAGMA hosts an Improv Jam for movers, musicians, actors- anyone who wants to create live art in space in real time. There will be a compositional skills workshop/warm-up from 5:30-6pm, followed by an open Jam from 6 – 7pm. Feel free to arrive at any time during the jam and stay as long as you want.
Cost is $5

MAGMA closed
2018-07-02 - 2018-07-07 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Re-oiling our beautiful wood floor!

Mercury House - Fiesta Edition
2018-06-30 21:00 - 2018-07-01 21:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Our monthly electronic music and dance party! DJs Kissinger and Oceanize spin great, danceable tracks; ambient performances; plus other Fiesta-themed shenanigans.
9pm-midnight
$10 cover
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Donna Summer Solstice Party
2018-06-22 21:00 - 23:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Come celebrate Summer Solstice with a dance party dedicated to Boston-born Queen of Disco, Donna Summer! We will be spinning classic Donna, remixed Donna, and those long ecstatic tracks that were banned in a few countries. Vintage footage from Studio54 and disco decadence will be projected on the walls. Bring your most liberated self. $8 at the door.

In Harmony
2018-06-16 19:30 - 21:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
In Harmony: Traditional Irish Dance and Music

Produced by Jackie O’Riley
Join O’Riley Irish Dance for an evening of traditional and original choreography created in close harmony with live Irish music. Dancers are students of O’Riley Irish Dance, joined by musicians Will Woodson, Caitlin Finley, and Devin McCabe.
Adult Ticket $12 BUY NOW
Kids/Seniors $10 BUY NOW

Jackie O’Riley spent her formative dance years in the Irish set dancing community in Boston, MA. Over the past 15 years, she has ardently sought out old-style or traditional step dancing, sean-nós dance, and set dancing and is now a sought after performer and teacher, with a unique repertoire that includes older steps she’s collected from masters and field footage, and original material she’s composed. Jackie performs and teaches in the US, Canada, and Ireland, was an original member of the touring sean-nós dance show Atlantic Steps, and most recently performed at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin as part of Na Píobairí Uilleann’s production, “The Sound of Ireland” . Jackie is the co-recipient of a 2017 grant for choreographers through the Boston Foundation and is currently working on filming a first-of-it’s-kind “visual album” of traditional dance. Above all, she believes in prioritizing musicality in dancing, being a part of the wider musical and traditional community, and maintaining the joy that drew her to the tradition in the first place. www.jackieoriley.com

O’Riley Irish Dance is a unique, non-competitive program for kids and teens now in it’s 8th year, in Boston, MA. Our performance group is made up of dedicated teen dancers who have spent the last 6-7 years studying and pursuing the non-competitive and social side of Irish dance: traditional step, sean-nós, and set dancing. Our show, “In Harmony” is a celebration of the close connection between traditional Irish dance and music, the relationships formed through dancing together for years, and working in close harmony with traditional musicians in our community. Join us for an evening of solos, duets, and ensemble pieces co-created by Jackie, the dancers, and the musicians. We’re absolutely delighted to share our work in the Gloucester community!

Will Woodson (Irish flute, uilleann pipes) has spent a decade as a professional traditional musician, performing and teaching music in North America, Scotland, Ireland, and continental Europe. An East Coast native, he lived in Glasgow, Scotland and New York City before moving to Portland, Maine. He holds a master’s degree in traditional music from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. On the flute, he’s heavily influenced by the music of the older generations of North Connacht musicians, as well as the fiddle tradition of Donegal; on the pipes, Seamus Ennis, Willie Clancy, and Patsy Touhey are at the fore of his listening. Will plays in the band Daymark and is highly active in the Portland and Boston traditional music scenes. In addition to his work as a musician, Will is kept busy at home as a maker of bagpipes.
Originally from Philadelphia, Caitlin Finley learned much of her music at sessions from some of the great traditional players who live in the area. As a teenager, she took fiddle lessons from Rose Flanagan and Brian Conway, and subsequently fell in love with the fiddle music of Sligo. She has since developed a great interest in Northern music, and her playing reflects the influence of both traditional styles. Caitlin currently lives in Boston, where she is a frequent participant in the city’s rich traditional music scene.

Devin McCabe is a multi-instrumentalist from Milwaukee, WI. He began playing traditional Irish music on the fiddle and later added the concertina and piano to his repertoire. He has been a regular performer at Milwaukee Irish Fest over the past twenty years and a tutor at Grand Canyon Celtic Arts Academy. Today, Devin can often be seen leading sessions in the Boston area. He currently lives in Cambridge and works in education technology.

Open Art Share
2018-06-15 19:30 - 21:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
This monthly event is the gathering of folx that are interested in art that will help us push the boundaries of our imaginations; and the art that nourishes, challenges, amuses, and integrates our collective beings.
We encourage all participants to show up as you are and be open to the deep listening and witnessing of ourselves, each other, our communities, the world and the Earth, through the sharing, exchange, and experiment of art!
We would love to build community in this way, by expressing our selves freely, and from our deepest places of integrity.
We will gather the 3rd Friday of each month.
Night layout:
7:30 Gather. Tea or warm beverage is offered

8 – 9 Performances
9 – 9:30 Light snack offered, conversation and sharing of ideas encouraged!
*** $5 suggested donation ***
submitted artists get in free
If you’d like to perform we’d love to have you!
You’re performance piece must be less than 20 minutes including your set up and take down time. Please send a preview or description of your performance piece to hannahckrieger@gmail.com and we will get back to you. We will leave about 20 minutes open each week for folx who want to show up day of with a piece to perform.
Hannah Krieger and Michael Lamarche are the organizers and facilitators of the night in coordination with Sarah Slifer Swift and her space at MAGMA. Hannah and Michael are both local artists. Hannah is interested in embodiment work to bring healing and joy to the world, Michael is a film maker and visual artist interested in creative story telling.

World Dance Social: Bhangra
2018-06-09 19:30 - 21:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Come join MIT Bhangra for a short performance from the group, an intro lesson in Bhangra style dancing, followed by a dance party!
This event marks the beginning of a new initiative, the World Dance Series, between MAGMA and Steele Dance. Together, they are dedicated to making dance accessible and affordable to people of all ages and genders. No dance background is needed. They will offer international dance classes, evening social events and performances. Ranging from Brazilian Capoeira, Bhangra, Latin-based Zumba, and more, all of the classes and social events are designed to keep Cape Ann moving!
Doors open 7:15pm
Performance 7:30pm
Lesson 7:45pm
Dance party 8:30pm
$15 at door/online

Closet Case v.13.5: Trigger Warning
2018-06-02 21:00 - 2018-06-03 21:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Closet Case returns to the Gloucester on Saturday June 2nd 2018. Doors open at 9pm for a fabulously frantic pre-party. Guests are encouraged to dress comfy and casual or eccentric and unconventional for societal standards. Meaning feel free to go all out!!! The show begins around 10pm tentatively followed by an intermission and a 2nd round of performances to follow.
Live Performances By:
Villinda Vile, Luna Vixxen, Decaté Wurst, Benji, Bobbie Beige, Lady Ro, Regan White, Geriatric Trash and introducing Insanity Stevens.
Stick around to dance the meds outta your system to the sounds of DJ Salomon in his first appearance on the North Shore.
So keep the psychiatrist on call’s number handy, because this show is gonna SET YOU OFF.
We’re sorry we’ve been gone so long. We’ve missed you too.
😉
#ClosetCaseTriggerWarning
Closet Case v.13.5 : TRIGGER WARNING
Saturday, June 2nd, 2018
MAGMA Gloucester
11 Pleasant St.
Gloucester, Massachusetts
01930
18+ / 9p-1a
$10/21+
$15/Under 21
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Exit Dance Theatre "Undone"
2018-06-01 20:00 - 22:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Exit Dance Theatre – UNDONE
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ADULT $18
SENIOR/STUDENT $15

Exit Dance Theatre premiers five new works at its spring performance, “Undone”. This is Exit’s 31st season!

Choreographers Fontaine Dubus, Stephen Haley, Jen Steeves, Erin Staffiere and Kayla Waldron – debuting her first piece on Exit – craft narratives drawn from humanity’s yearnings, passions and weaknesses.

Exit, known for its stirring and powerful storytelling, will not disappoint. Additional performers are: Susan Atwood, Darlene Doyle, Sarah George, Karl Granoth, Wendy Hamel, Damon Jespersen, Courtney Miranda, Patricia Piacentini, Julie Pike, Edward Speck, Yori Thomas.

Memorial Day Schedule
2018-05-28
9am Barre workout Mat
10:15am All Levels Ballet
12:00pm Zumba

No 5:15pm Barre Workout or 6:30pm Magma

Mercury House
2018-05-26 21:00 - 23:30
The second installation of our monthly electronic music dance party.
DJs Oceanize and Kissinger, plus live performances, libations lounge, and the best dance floor known to mankind!
$8 cover

Dance Social: Foxtrot
2018-05-19 19:30 - 21:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Foxtrot
with Alyssa Arnold
The foxtrot is a ballroom dance similar in look to waltz, although the rhythm is in a 4/4 time signature instead of 3/4. Developed in the 1910s, the foxtrot reached its height of popularity in the 1930s, and remains practiced today.
Lesson 7:30-8:30pm
Dance party til 9:30pm
Doors open at 7pm
$12 in advance BUY TICKETS
$15 at door
No partner necessary, all levels welcome! BYOB

Alyssa Arnold is a lifelong dancer with a range of styles and performance experiences to her name. She served as the Head Coach for the hip-hop dance team in college, choreographing performances for basketball games and traveled to in-state competitions. Latin music had always been a passion, so when the opportunity arose to work for Fred Astaire Dance Studios, the Latin heels went on for training in NYC, plus performing in MA and CT with her professional partner. To find out more about Alyssa, check out her website

Open Art Share
2018-05-18 19:30 - 21:30
This monthly event is the gathering of folx that are interested in art that will help us push the boundaries of our imaginations; and the art that nourishes, challenges, amuses, and integrates our collective beings.
We encourage all participants to show up as you are and be open to the deep listening and witnessing of ourselves, each other, our communities, the world and the Earth, through the sharing, exchange, and experiment of art!
We would love to build community in this way, by expressing our selves freely, and from our deepest places of integrity.
We will gather the 3rd Friday of each month.
Night layout:
7:30 Gather. Tea or warm beverage is offered
8 – 9 Performances
9 – 9:30 Light snack offered, conversation and sharing of ideas encouraged!
*** $3-$10 sliding scale ***
submitted artists get in free
If you’d like to perform we’d love to have you!
You’re performance piece must be less than 20 minutes including your set up and take down time. Please send a preview or description of your performance piece to hannahckrieger@gmail.com and we will get back to you. We will leave about 20 minutes open each week for folx who want to show up day of with a piece to perform.
Hannah Krieger and Michael Lamarche are the organizers and facilitators of the night in coordination with Sarah Slifer Swift and her space at MAGMA. Hannah and Michael are both local artists. Hannah is interested in embodiment work to bring healing and joy to the world, Michael is a film maker and visual artist interested in creative story telling.

Workshop: Experiential Anatomy
2018-05-11 18:00 - 20:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Experiential Anatomy
A Co. AV workshop led by Vincent Cacialano
$35
In this workshop you will work with individuals who studied with founding artists from the history of Dance and Somatic Education. Practitioners who have achieved accreditation and international recognition in both the practical and theoretical contexts of Somatic Dance and Performance.
This workshop will approach moving from the inside out, where each individual can connect to their own movement sources, vocabulary, facility, and inspiration while learning crucial information about the body and movement – information that supports dance technique and all other aspects of movement. We will first tune our bodies with a floor-barre, connecting into our center and out to the periphery. We will do this through the Feldenkrais Method, a form of somatic education that utilises gentle movement and directed attention to improve and enhance human functioning.
We will then transition into physical exploration exercises, including contact work and touch, based in, but expanding the work done in the Feldenkrais floor-barre. This will allow participants to explore concepts within a large range of physicality. In this part of the workshop we will use exercises that enhance ones awareness of space and movement with others. The entire workshop will incorporate exercises that work to release tension, improve posture and movement, and facilitate a deep sense of body awareness and inner and outer connectivity.
All bodies, ages and levels of experience are welcome. No dance training necessary.

Luigi Jazz Series begins
2018-05-08 17:00 - 18:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
May 8th – June 26th
Tuesdays 5-6pm
with Tess Wonson

This one hour introductory Luigi class is warm-up focused and technique based with a thorough breakdown of each exercise. All levels welcome, great for beginners.
Eugene Facciuto, known as Luigi, created the first comprehensive Jazz dance warm up and exercise routine when recovering from a devastating car crash 1946 that left him with paralysis on his left side. He rebuilt his body from the inside out while creating the routine, going on to be cast in the 1949 film with Gene Kelley On The Town and numerous shows and films thereafter.
Tess Wonson worked as an assistant in exchange for daily classes at the Luigi studio in NYC from 2004-2006. Luigi was seventy-‐eight at the time and still taught two classes six days a week with his incredibly talented and dedicated partner Francis Roach, who continues running Luigi’s Jazz Dance Centre in NY. While it did not translate into a career in dance, it gave her a solid foundation in the technique and she is very excited to be joining the team at MAGMA here in Gloucester.

Community Zumba begins
2018-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Join us for Community Zumba with certified instructor Nancy Steele. Only $8 per class!
Zumba is a great way to get into shape and relieve stress.
Zumba is for everyone! No prior experience needed to have a
blast moving to the sounds of Merengue, Salsa and Reggaeton.
Class runs from May 7-June 25

Monthly Improv Jam
2018-05-04 17:00 - 18:30
Every first Friday of the month, MAGMA hosts an Improv Jam for movers, musicians, actors- anyone who wants to create live art in space in real time. There will be a compositional skills workshop/warm-up from 5-5:30pm, followed by an open Jam from 5:30 – 6:30pm. Feel free to arrive at any time during the jam and stay as long as you want.
Cost is $5

Workshop: Contact Improvisation with Felice Wolfzahn
2018-04-28 13:00 - 17:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Taught by Felice Wolzahn
$65 early registration (before April 15)
$75 regular price
Come for the afternoon to explore an introduction to this invigorating, spirited, and rich dance. Contact Improvisation is primarily a duet movement form; a resonating exploration of how moving in balance with ourselves allows us to move in greater harmony with others. Two people move together playing in a physical dialogue, communicating through the language of touch, momentum, and physical listening. We will explore some of the basic skills and concepts including: weight sharing, rolling, counterbalancing, gentle movement patterns, and tuning our senses to touch. In turn, we cultivate a relaxed, fluid body and a responsive, attentive mind. Skill work will be interspersed with guided improvisations, taking time to share observations of this spirited and playful movement form. All levels of experience are welcome!
Bio:
Felice Wolfzahn is a veteran teacher of Contact Improvisation, teaching in colleges and dance centers for over 25 years. She holds a BFA from the Juilliard School and a Masters degree from Bennington College. She has been teaching in the Five College dance department of MA for the past twenty-three years and has taught in many colleges and dance programs including The School for New Dance Development in Holland, American Dance Festival, NC, and Earthdance in Western MA. Felice’s work combines investigations into Authentic Movement and Contemporary dance techniques as well. She has collaborated with other artists including Nancy Stark Smith, Catherine Sands and Daniel Lepkoff. Felice is interested in how dance can be instructional as well as nurturing; fostering self-awareness, and incorporating the whole self into its investigations.

Asclepias House
2018-04-27 21:00 - 23:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Asclepias House: A dance party for lovers of electronic dance music. We’ll journey through percussive and lyrical melodies of electronica. A showcase of our favorite mixes, and live sets from local artists. Performance pieces will illuminate the night with movement and expressive arts. We gather in peak of Spring, in celebration of warmer weather.A time for cultivation
Settle in and mingle from 9-9:30 at the elixir lounge. We’ll be stocked with our house tea and craft mixed drinks (alcohol free) that naturally set a delicious tone on the evening.
This is first of many in this series …. We hope you’ll join us for the Grand Opening Friday 4/27!
$8 cover BUY NOW

Dance Social: NY Mambo with Juan Lopez
2018-04-21 19:30 - 21:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Join Boston Mambo Movement’s Juan Lopez for an Intro to Mambo Class that will focus on the core fundamentals of the NY Mambo timing and style through a few shines and some partnering principles to take with you to the dance floor!
Lesson 7:30-8:30pm
Dance party til 9:30pm
Doors open at 7pm
$12 in advance BUY TICKETS
$15 at door
No partner necessary, all levels welcome! BYOB

Juan Lopez is a NY Mambo dancer who has been teaching in Boston, Ma for over a year now and has been spreading his love for the dance and culture very immensely making sure that not one detail is missed. He is originally from Puerto Rico but raised in Massachusetts. He is a founding member of the Boston Mambo Movement.

Fundraiser: A Night of Peace, Love, and Protest
2018-04-21 17:00 - 19:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Featuring:​ Zachary Moceri, Singer-Songwriter, ​RHS Class of 2019
The performance will include three original songs and covers ranging from folk to rock
Suggested donation:​ $5 (not required for entrance, ​all​ are welcome!) All proceeds will be donated to the Never Again movement
Feel free to bring a can! ​We will be collecting non-perishable goods to be donated to the Open Door Food Pantry
Event T-Shirts ​(by Jackie’s Tees) and Original CDs: ​$5 ​each
