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2021-09-02, 2021-09-01, 2021-08-31

Day of Dance
2021-08-29 09:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Day of Dance 2021

Barre Workout with Sarah Slifer Swift 9:30 – 10:30 – $15
Jazz class with Jeannette Neill 11 – 1:00 – $20
Jazz class with Jim Viera – 2 – 3:30 – $20

All three classes for $50

Payable to Jeannette Neill – cash, check and Venmo
jeannette@jndance.com

Cascades - performance and film event
2021-08-28 19:30 - 21:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Cascades: A tryptych of visual and audio translations of the body featuring: Sarah Wonson, Abbie Mercurio, and Steve Lacy.
In daily life, story isn’t generated from a planned and qualitative timeline telling a vein of plot. Rather, living story is developed through the exchange of separate emotions in separate settings with separate people, which may have coherent movements translated from an individual’s translation. Cascades will lead through unknown, but felt, life scenes.
The opening act will be a solo set by Tom Palmer of Babydriver. https://babydriver.bandcamp.com/
What: Cascades
Who: Tom Palmer of Babydriver & Casey Buckles’ only public show of Cascades
When: August 28th.
When#2: Doors at 7. Show begins at 7:30
Where: Magma: 11 Pleasant St. Gloucester MA
Cost: $15

Rock Show - cancelled
2021-08-21 19:30 - 22:00
Due to Delta variant and Covid on the rise is Essex county, we are postponing rock shows at MAGMA until further notice.
Special thanks to all the musicians for your understanding.
Stay safe everyone!

Rock Show - postponed
2021-08-14 19:30
Acheron
Croaker
Storax Sedan
this show has been postponed – stay tuned for new date!
All Ages Doors 7:30pm $10
Masks required 50 people max

Company Classes with Little House Dance
2021-08-03 10:00 - 17:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Little House Dance, directed by Heather Stewart, is graciously opening up their Company classes to the public while in residency at MAGMA.
Cost: $18 per class
More about Little House Dance

Aug 2021 Creative Residency at MAGMA, Gloucester, MA
Join little house for company class during our August residency at MAGMA (Gloucester)!
SCHEDULE
Tuesday August 2nd Heather Stewart
Wednesday August 4th Laila Franklin
Thursday August 5th Emily Jerant-Hendrickson
Friday August 6th Emily Jerant-Hendrickson
Tuesday August 10th Heather Stewart
Wednesday August 11th Sasha Peterson
Thursday August 12th Riley Watts
Friday August 13th Riley Watts
*All classes take place from 10 – 1130am

Boston Dance Theater showing
2021-07-16 12:30 - 14:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
12:30-2:30pm
See what Boston Dance Theater have been working on during their residency at MAGMA. Boston Dance Theater was named one of the “Top 25 to Watch” of 2021 by Dance Magazine.
This event is free, but please register by emailing Sarah Swift at : director@magma.center

Rock Show
2021-07-10 19:00 - 22:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
The Bad Larry’s
The Modern Faces
JiaLi
Julian Mendoza
All Ages, $10 at the door

Cuban Modern Dance Class
2021-07-05 09:30 - 11:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
July 5th, 2021 Metamovements Dance Company is coming to Cape Ann!
Anara Frank, Director of MetaMovements Dance Co will lead a Cuban Modern Dance class Monday morning at MAGMA, 9:30-11am. It will be an introductory level class, some dance experience recommended. SIGN UP
The company will be at Windhover Center for Performing Arts in the afternoon for Latin Dance classes and dance party. TIX link for afternoon

Body, Voice, Drum!
2021-06-19 10:00 - 12:30, 2021-06-12 10:00 - 12:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Body, Voice, Drum!
A Music and Movement Workshop with Dawn Pratson
MAGMA, Saturdays, June 12 and June 19, 10am – 12:30pm
Open to all levels, Dawn will guide us in gentle and energizing movement, rhythmic explorations and group improvisation. Frame drums will be provided. Covid safety measures will be maintained.
Dawn Pratson has an extensive background in dance and music performance, choreography, education and therapy. She is a flutist, pianist and singer, rhythmic mover and lifelong learner and teacher of dance and movement. She is a licensed specialist in Dalcroze Eurhythmics, music education through movement. More info at dawnpratson.com
Participants can sign up for one workshop or both.
Cost: Sliding scale: $0 – $20 per workshop. Pre-registration required: pratsondawn@gmail.com

MELT Workshop
2021-06-07 18:00 - 19:15, 2021-05-24 18:00 - 19:15, 2021-05-17 18:00 - 19:15 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
The MELT Method is a Simple Self-Treatment Technique that you can do at home on your own to reduce pain and stiffness caused from sports, daily living, repetition or just sitting at a desk all day. It Rehydrates & Improves the supportive qualities of the Connective Tissue to sustain good Neurological Function, Sensory-Motor Control & Elasticity. MELT helps reduce inflammation and pain in your body so you can heal faster and perform better.
Week One Upper Body Focus: Relieve Shoulders, Head & Neck. Address Hand & Arm Lines for relief of Headaches, Carpal Tunnel & Arthritis. Learn the Rebalance Sequence for better Sleep, Down-regulating the Nervous System and Supporting your Respiratory System.
Week Two Lower Body Focus: Eliminate Foot & Bunion Pain, Plantar Fasciitis, Knee Pain, Sciatica, Piriformis, IT Band Syndrome, Hip & Low Back Pain. Increase your proprioception, balance & connection to the ground.
Week Three Decompress your Neck & Low Back. Learn Lengthening techniques which will enhance joint mobility, whole-body balance and hydration helping you feel good from head to toe.
Movement is Life
Let me teach you how to heal your body so you can perform better
To Register: email carolinefitzpatrick@comcast.net Registration fee: $90 / 3 sessions Include workbook & follow-up consult each week. MELT soft balls & rollers will be provided for class.
Workshops lead by Caroline Fitzpatrick, Founder and Lead Instructor SLH | MELT Method Practitioner straitsmouthlighthealth.com meltmethod.com

Dance Offering at Cape Ann Museum COVID Memorial
2021-03-14 14:00 - 14:30 | Cape Ann Museum Green, 13 Poplar St, Gloucester, MA
Dancers Sarah Slifer Swift, Betsy Miller, and Sasha Peterson will perform a dance offering at the Cape Ann Museum’s COVID Memorial.
The event will be livestreamed by the museum, and there are also limited spots to witness the event live. Please register at www.capeannmuseum.org/covidmemorial.

This production is part of the MAGMA Live Art Series. The MAGMA Live Arts Series is supported in part by a grant from the Gloucester Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Survivor
2021-02-27 19:00 - 20:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Survivor
an online performance event and fundraiser for MAGMA
Dances, performances, and tales of survival from the pandemic, the recession, the last administration, and more.
Featuring:
VLA Dance
Emily Beattie
Betsy Miller / Kendra Portier
Kate Tarlow Morgan
Vincent Cacialano / Alan McDermott / Sharon Smith
Anna Kharaz / Ariella Silverstein-Tapp
Soni Razdan
SATURDAY FEB. 27, 7pm EST on Zoom
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82806141776?pwd=[REDACTED]
password: [REDACTED]
DONATIONS: suggested $10-25 per person. Please donate via PayPal to Movement Arts Gloucester MA LLC, or to Venmo Sarah-Swift-21

image by Jenny Woodford

Studio reopens
2021-01-03

Children's Winter Session begins
2021-01-03
Winter session: January 3 – March 6
No classes the week of February 15-21

Studio closed - Barre Workout only
2020-12-28
Studio is closed this week for floor maintenance
Barre Workout Monday through Friday 8am via Zoom is still happening!
Sign up at www.magma.center/schedule

No Classes
2020-12-26, 2020-12-25
Christmas Break 12/24 – 12/26

No Class
2020-12-24

Trauma Sensitive Yoga Foundational Training
2020-11-13 16:00 - 19:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Trauma Sensitive Yoga Foundational Training

This 20-hour Online training (15 hrs live content, 5 hrs self-study) is based on research from the Trauma Center of the Justice Resource Institute. It is specifically designed for social workers, mental health clinicians, yoga teachers, educators, and health care professionals who are looking to deepen their understanding of the whole-system impact of complex Trauma. The course will emphasize the core components of the practice and process of Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) and will provide specific tools to support participants to facilitate trauma sensitive movement and breath practices that are vital to the healing process. This workshop utilizes an anti-oppressive lens through which we will develop an understanding of complex trauma, attachment theory, and neuroscience. This workshop also emphasizes the methodology of TCTSY so that participants will leave with tangible tools they can immediately apply within their professional scope of practice.

Schedule:
Friday November 13: 4-7pm
Saturday November 14: 9:30 – 12:30 and 2pm – 5pm
Sunday November 15: 9:30 – 12:30 and 2pm – 5pm

Investment:
We are offering a self-determined way to invest in this training. The scale is based on your self-determined access to resources, privilege and social capital. As you reflect on which fee is right for you, you are encouraged to consider aspects of your identity that do, or do not, grant you privilege/access to social capital e.g. race, gender & sexual identity, socio-economic status, educational background, able-bodied-ness, etc. Tickets range between $300 and $400. *Please note due to ticket price ranges, you will only be able to access these through the Mindbody web browser, and not the Mindbody App.

Limited spots remaining

REGISTER HERE

Please note that this training does not certify participants to become yoga instructors, but rather offers tools and techniques that each participant can incorporate within their own professional scope of practice. Additionally, though many of us may have personal experiences of trauma, this training is not an intervention for individual healing. Talking and learning about trauma, even in the context of a training, can be activating.
For questions, please contact Anna: anna@wholehumancounseling.com or 617.444.9553

Constellations
2020-08-15 20:30 - 21:45 | Maritime Gloucester, 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA, 01930
MAGMA Live Art Series and Maritime Gloucester present
Constellations
an immersive outdoor art and performance event

DATE/TIME: August 15, 8:30pm – 9:45pm
RAIN DATE: August 22
Location: Maritime Gloucester, 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester MA
Cost $20 per person, masks + social distancing required

Tickets available via pre-register/pay online – no tickets will be available at the door. Check-in on the night of show is at the compass rose in front of Maritime Gloucester, starting at 8:00pm.

We are now also offering the evening on Zoom!
Suggested donation $10
ZOOM LINK
password: [REDACTED]

Participating artists
Boston Dance Theater (https://www.bostondancetheater.com/), Casey Buckles, Andy Bergman (https://sawaarimusic.com/, https://music.macrotones.com/), Lisa Bouchie, Jon Holland, and special guests.

This program was funded in part by the Gloucester Cultural Council.

To donate to MAGMA in support of performance initiatives like these: https://www.gofundme.com/manage/guuuc-magma

Constellations - Opening Night
2020-08-14 20:30 - 21:45 | Maritime Gloucester, 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA, 01930
MAGMA Live Art Series and Maritime Gloucester present
Constellations
an immersive outdoor art and performance event

DATES/TIME: August 14, 8:30pm – 9:45pm
RAIN DATE: August 21
Location: Maritime Gloucester, 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester MA
Cost $20 per person, masks + social distancing required

Tickets available via pre-register/pay online – no tickets will be available at the door. Check-in on the night of show is at the compass rose in front of Maritime Gloucester, starting at 8:00pm.

We are now offering the evening on Zoom as well!
Suggested donation $10
ZOOM LINK
password: [REDACTED]

Participating artists
Boston Dance Theater (https://www.bostondancetheater.com/), Casey Buckles, Andy Bergman (https://sawaarimusic.com/, https://music.macrotones.com/), Lisa Bouchie, Jon Holland, and special guests.

This program was funded in part by the Gloucester Cultural Council.

To donate to MAGMA in support of performance initiatives like these: https://www.gofundme.com/manage/guuuc-magma

Nominal Normal: collected works of the abnormal
2020-06-05 20:00 - 21:30
Performers from Boston, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Gloucester embracing their never normal. Live music, film, dance, and more.
Suggested donation $10 @ gf.me/u/xygxq4
Money goes to artists, MAGMA, and housing advocacy organizations North Shore Community Development Coalition (http://northshorecdc.org/about-us/) and City Life/Vida Urbana (http://www.clvu.org).
“Tip jars” will also be made available to each individual artist via Venmo on the night of the show.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89431570784?pwd=[REDACTED]
password: [REDACTED]
FEATURING ARTISTS
Emily Perrier and Jessica Perry: Contemporary Ariel Performance
Ben Tavares: Spoken word, American primitive guitar, and bzz bzz
Casey Buckles: Ecstasy (short film)
Tommy Palmer of Babydriver (live music set)
The Canned Sardines, Anthony Zanino (music)
Paul Catania-music/video
Dance shorts from Jillian Olivera, Kate Tarlow Morgan, and Laura Tanguay
Katarina Miljkovic and Katya Popova: toy sonic video

Kings of Infinite Space
2020-05-15 20:00 - 21:30
Kings of Infinite Space
A fundraiser performance to benefit MAGMA featuring
Sarah Slifer Swift, Paul Catania, Lisa Bouchie, Kate Tarlow Morgan, Fontaine Dubus, Trisha Zembruski, Vincent Cacialano, Jeffrey Gunshol, Casey Buckles
…and other special guests
As with many local businesses in the COVID-19 public health emergency, MAGMA has suffered large losses. This evening of performance is to celebrate our performers, deliver an evening of hope, humor, creativity, and wildness to all of our supporters, and hopefully to put a little money in the MAGMA coffers so we can survive these times.
Donate at https://www.gofundme.com/f/guuuc-magma
(suggested donation $5-50)
Zoom code: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83605262149?pwd=[REDACTED]
password:[REDACTED]

Improv from the Archives - ZOOM
2020-04-04 17:00 - 18:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Happy Hour Improv from the Archives

Zoom meeting https://zoom.us/j/522872310
5:00-6:00pm
with Kate Tarlow Morgan
Kate Tarlow Morgan has been going through her improvisation notebooks over 40 year period.
Grab your favorite beverage and join in the conversation, some relaxation techniques and a little avant garde.
If you’d like to make a donation to Kate and MAGMA, you can sign up on Mindbody for $10. SIGN UP

Kate is Certified Body-Mind Centering Teacher, Teacher and Archivist of the Ruth Doing Rhythms Fundamentals (founded before 1922), Ideokinesis, and trainee of Zero-Balancing. She is a published author, document researcher, editor, and Managing Editor of Currents Journal of the Body-Mind Centering Association. She is co-director of the Somatic Writing Symposium in NYC, sponsored by Currents Journal of BMCA. Kate is also Consulting Editor for Lost and Found: C..U.N.Y. Poetics Document Initiative.
