MAGMA

Dab Hardy Band
2020-03-07 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Deb Hardy Band

Deb Hardy Band plays a mix of upbeat jazzy folk rock originals and covers.

All Ages, $10 at the door

Rollerskate workshop
2020-03-07 13:00 - 14:30
Learn to Spin with Stephanie!
Our first ever Rollerskating workshop at MAGMA. Bring your own skates.
$10 donation

KANASSU
2020-02-29 16:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
KANASSU, THE CRAZY ONE: AN AFRICAN MULTIMEDIA CHOREOPOEM
February 29, 4pm and 7:30pm

Tickets: $25 BUY NOW

Kanassu, The Crazy One: An African Multimedia Choreopoem is an hour-long dance performance piece choreographed and directed by Senegal-born, US-based artistic director Papa Sy in his original style of West African contemporary dance. Papa Sy inserts decades of expertise in contemporary and modern dance techniques to the diversity of West Africa in which he grew up. Through multiple manifestations of “crazy,” ranging from denunciations of greed, corruption, colonization, catastrophe, and urgency, the performance explores the question of craziness and belonging—what do we name as crazy, and what kind of everyday craziness do we accept without question?

Dancers: Tasha, Scynthia, Anthony, Maya, Cha Cha, Harolyn, Olive, Lola, Darya, Yosi, Papa

SING
2020-02-28 18:30 - 19:45, 2020-01-24 18:30 - 19:45
Let’s sing together for fun, for community, for the magic that happens when we unite our voices in song. Using both free form exploration and improvisational structures we will play with the amazing acoustics in a magnificent 1890s ballroom.
No experience necessary, just the desire to sing.
$5 suggested donation

Souvenir
2020-02-22 19:30 - 21:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Souvenir: Foreign Expressions of Japan
an evening of art and performance featuring work by:
Casey Buckles (film)
Sara June and Max Lord (butoh/sound)
Midori Gleason (visual art)
William Gleason (Aikido demo)
Carrie J. Preston (Modern Noh)
$15 at the door or online
Bios:
Lord and June: Max Lord and Sara June have been making performances together since 2006. As Lord and June, they have presented improvisational duets, site-sensitive durational performance works, and historically informed visual-sound installations, often in unique locations. Recent works include Peacock, a commission by the Boston University Art Galleries for performance alongside the internationally acclaimed Hiroshima Panels by Japanese artists Iri and Toshi Maruki, and Heron, a movement sound work created to interact with Japanese Artist Fujiko Nakaya’s large-scale fog sculptures installed as part of her FOG x Flo exhibition in Boston’s Emerald Necklace. http://www.lordandjune.com/
William Gleason is the American author of two books about aikido, spirituality and kototama. He holds the rank of 7th dan in aikido and is the founder and head instructor of Shobu Aikido in Somerville, MA. Gleason teaches seminars worldwide. http://www.shobu.org/
Carrie J. Preston is a writer, performer, and the Arvind and Chandon Nandlal Kilachand Professor of English and Gender Studies and Director of Kilachand Honors College at Boston University. Her works include the noh-inspired play Zahdi Dates and Poppies (world-premiere 2016) and Learning to Kneel: Noh, Modernism, and Journeys in Teaching (2016).

Casey Emmet Buckles: Having started with writing in the later years at GHS, I moved onto digital filming in the past year. My concepts are born in colors which made writing a long process filled with self doubt. The time and flow of visual/audio presentation has freed what had been restrained by constant writing re-edits. The presence of mind and its awareness in environment is what I want to share with those who view my work.

Heels Class
2020-02-21 19:30 - 21:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Eric Lilienthal (Army of Sass) gives us Heels Class every Third Friday at MAGMA!
All genders, ages, abilities welcome – just bring your fire (and your heels if ya got ’em … but not required!)
$20 at the door, or at buy online

Cuban Salsa Workshop Begins
2020-02-18 17:15 - 18:15 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Cuban Salsa
6-week series
Learn Cuban Salsa with Sandy Perez
All levels welcome, no experience or partner necessary.
$75 for all 6 lessons, $15 single class
REGISTER ONLINE

BIO: Sandy Perez was born in Matanzas, Cuba in el barrio de la marina, the marina neighborhood. As the poorest location in Matanzas, la marina overflows with cultural and spiritual riches. Sandy is a descendant of the Villamil family and was raised amongst them playing sacred drums for the African deities and spirits in familial ceremonies. His gift was quickly recognized by family, community and spirits alike and at the age of 16 gained his artistic position with Grupo Afrocuba de Matanzas, a cultural institution representing the varied and rich genres of afro-cuban folklore worldwide.
Sandy’s first international gig was with Cuban modern artist Manuel Mendive in 1996, travelling to Brazil with Cuban akpon (ceremonial lead singer) Lazaro Ros. There they melded art, culture, spirituality and music, joining the diasporic nations of Brazil and Cuba and discovering near lost connections. Before leaving Cuba, he toured Europe with Afrocuba, and later with experimental jazz musician Steve Coleman.
In 1999 he emigrated to the US and began teaching from coast to coast. He has played and recorded with countless musicians through many genres including Yosvany Terry, Steve Coleman, Miguel Anga, Daphnis Prieto, Olodum, los Munequitos de Matanzas, Pedrito Martinez- the list goes on and on.
In more recent years he has performed and presented at many Universities and museums including Harvard University, Humboldt State University, CSU Davis, Berklee College of Music, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Peabody Essex Museum and the Rubin Museum of Art to name a few.
Sandy is a living lexicon of the language of the drum. His hands tell the sacred stories of his profound ancestry. His existence preserves these deep roots as he forges meaningful artistic connections crossing all boundaries of race, nationality and language.

VD: The Love Disease
2020-02-15 20:00 - 23:00
Live Art Series, Closet Case, and Dogtown Books presents:
VD: The Love Disease
Love as a disease. Love is transmittable. Love is contagious. Love has no cure. Love is a spectacle, a noir & elegantly dysfunctional circus. Love is dangerous and there’s always a threat of falling.
Join the Closet Case and Dogtown Books crews as they weave performance, poetry, participatory games, and other entertainments into this Day-After-Valentine’s-Day extravaganza.
This performance is a MAGMA Live Art Series production, funded in part by the Gloucester Cultural Council.
18+ recommended due to adult themes and language. MAGMA does not serve refreshments so please feel free to BYOB!
Doors 7pm, show starts at 8pm
$15 presale BUY NOW
$20 at the door – seats are limited so buy tickets today!

Love/Hate Relationship
2020-02-14 21:00 - 22:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
An evening of Drag, Burlesque and live music followed by just under an hour of expressive art through story and song delivered by local weirdo and genius Paul Catania.
$10 at the door, byob

Dance Improv 4
2020-02-05 19:30 - 21:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Dance Improv with Sarah Slifer Swift
Learn different skills in the form of dance improvisation. Great for performers or anyone just looking to make dancing a more fun, creatively fulfilling experience. This workshop is open to adults and teens (15+). The space is open til 9pm for practice after the lesson.
1st Wednesday of the Month, 7:30-8:30pm
November 6: Movement invention
December 4: Contact improv basics
January 8: Partnering and group work
February 5: Instant composition
$15 drop-in single class, or $40 for the series. Also available to MAGMA class card or membership holders.

Electric Root
2020-01-31 20:00 - 22:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Electric Root
Featuring musicians Sandy Perez, Neil Leonard, and Vanessa Lindberg
Electric Root performs a multimedia work for saxophone/electronics, folkloric ensemble and video. It Is an exploration of ancient past and distant future, combining the depth of afro-cuban folklore and expansive saxophone melodies within the matrix of electronic vibration. The piece addresses the devastating impact of global warming on the culture in Matanzas, Cuba.

MAGMA, 11 Pleasant Street
Friday January 31, 8pm
$15 in advance, $20 at the door
BIOS:
Sandy Perez was born in Matanzas, Cuba in el barrio de la marina, the marina neighborhood. As the poorest location in Matanzas, la marina overflows with cultural and spiritual riches. Sandy is a descendant of the Villamil family and was raised amongst them playing sacred drums for the African deities and spirits in familial ceremonies. His gift was quickly recognized by family, community and spirits alike and at the age of 16 gained his artistic position with Grupo Afrocuba de Matanzas, a cultural institution representing the varied and rich genres of afro-cuban folklore worldwide.
Sandy’s first international gig was with Cuban modern artist Manuel Mendive in 1996, travelling to Brazil with Cuban akpon (ceremonial lead singer) Lazaro Ros. There they melded art, culture, spirituality and music, joining the diasporic nations of Brazil and Cuba and discovering near lost connections. Before leaving Cuba, he toured Europe with Afrocuba, and later with experimental jazz musician Steve Coleman.
In 1999 he emigrated to the US and began teaching from coast to coast. He has played and recorded with countless musicians through many genres including Yosvany Terry, Steve Coleman, Miguel Anga, Daphnis Prieto, Olodum, los Munequitos de Matanzas, Pedrito Martinez- the list goes on and on.
In more recent years he has performed and presented at many Universities and museums including Harvard University, Humboldt State University, CSU Davis, Berklee College of Music, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Peabody Essex Museum and the Rubin Museum of Art to name a few.
Sandy is a living lexicon of the language of the drum. His hands tell the sacred stories of his profound ancestry. His existence preserves these deep roots as he forges meaningful artistic connections crossing all boundaries of race, nationality and language.
Neil Leonard is a sound artist, saxophonist and composer. He often performs his compositions for saxophone and electronics with top musicians and folkloric ensembles. Recent sound installations explore how global marketing impacts our listening, and were made in collaboration with bartenders, biologists, street criers and dock workers. For years, he has created projects engaging musicians living in both the United States and Cuba, where art is both a final result, and means to circumvent prohibition.
His compositions were featured by documenta 14 (Germany), Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery (USA) and in New York at Carnegie Hall, Whitney Museum of American Art, Guggenheim Museum, Roulette, Experimental Intermedia Foundation, Issue Project Room, Knitting Factory. Leonard’s ensemble featured Joanne Brackeen, Terence Blanchard and Robin Eubanks. Leonard performed and recorded with Richard Devine, Vijay Iyer, Phill Niblock, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, Robin Rimbaud aka Scanner, Stephen Vitiello, Hall Wilner and Amnon Wolman.
Vanessa Lindberg is a collector of sacred and secular song from Matanzas, Cuba. She has studied in all of the major cabildos (temple houses) of Matanzas and strives to preserve and give new life to the deepest, darkest afro-cuban roots. A Gloucester native, she found her spiritual home on her first trip to Matanzas, Cuba in 2003. Over many trips during the following decade, she wandered through the streets and sat at the feet of the elders until she became fluent in Cuban Spanish and was invited to lead ceremonies in song as akpon. She has performed at Harvard University, The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Peabody Essex Museum, The Rubin Museum, Smith College and has taught workshops all over the US.

WOKE, Voces Juarez fundraiser
2020-01-26 19:00 - 20:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
WOKE with Greta Bro, Stan Strickland, Akili Jamal Haynes, Mitchell Kossak, Sarah Mendelsohn
a fundraiser for Voces Arts and Healing and a performance at MAGMA
January 26 7:00 pm
Cover: $20-50

Join us for a Concert by WOKE, featuring Boston Jazz greats Stan Strickland on Sax, percussion and vocals, Mitchell Kossak on piano, Akili Jamal Haynes on bass and Greta Bro on vocals. This concert is a fundraiser for immigrants and refugees being held in Juarez, Mexico.

Voces Arts and Healing a collective of expressive arts therapists and psychotherapists dedicated to supporting the educational, nutritional, psycho-emotional and nutritional, needs of Central American refugees living in shelters in Juarez Mexico.

WOKE is an exploratory voyage into the transformative properties of sacred soundscapes, jazz improvisation, intentional lyrics, world soul, rap and more.

This is an opportunity to get out of your mind, awaken your essence through music and movement, and support the courageous refugees of Central America living in poverty in shelters in Juarez, Mexico.

Hey Grrrl
2020-01-18 19:30 - 21:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Hey Grrrl
Women in Performance 2020
Nadine Boughton
Lara Jardullo
Betsy Miller
Sarah Slifer Swift
Laura Tanguay
Molly Tupper
Vignette-Noelle Lammott
Jillian Oliveira

This evening features women’s creative voices as expressed through various mediums of performance. Featured performances include Sarah Slifer Swift and Laura Tanguay’s dance work “GLOW” created for Rockport New Year’s Eve – so if you missed it there, don’t miss it here!
7:30pm, $10 at the door (sliding scale available)

Heels Class
2020-01-17 19:30 - 21:00

Karaoke Night!
2020-01-11 19:00 - 21:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
With Lara Snackzilla Jardullo as your karaoke hostess!
Come out for a fun evening behind the mic.

All ages, Bring Your Own Beverages
$5, or bring a can to donate to the Open Door Food Pantry

Dance Improv 3
2020-01-08 19:30 - 21:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States

Ballet Basic Workshop starts
2020-01-08 18:00 - 19:15 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Adult Ballet 6-week BASICS workshop
@ MAGMA Gloucester
taught by Sarah Slifer Swift
Wednesdays 6:00-7:15pm
starting January 8
$75 for all 6 classes, open to adults and teens (14+)
This course is designed for newcomers to dance, who are interested in ballet but looking for a slow, stress-free introduction to this complex dance form. Jumping into a drop-in ballet class can be difficult- and intimidating! Your brain is often working harder than your body and you can leave frustrated. That’s why we’re offering the six week BASICS workshop!
This course will go at your pace, giving time for questions and discussion, and lots of practice time so you can embody the concepts and exercises.
This course is compatible with MAGMA class cards and monthly memberships.

New Year's Day Ballet Class
2020-01-01 12:00 - 14:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Leap into the New Year with a special All Levels* Ballet class!
12:00pm – 2pm
$10 Barre Only
$18 Full Class, or $15 with class card
*some dance experience recommended for whole class. New to dance? Try the barre!

MAGMA winter break
2019-12-24 - 2019-12-31 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
MAGMA will be closed from December 24 – 31 for holiday cheer and floor maintenance.
Happy Holidays and see you in 2020!

Ecstatic Dance
2019-12-23 18:30 - 20:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Come shake, flow, and groove into the holidays with our blowout holiday edition ecstatic dance – last one of 2019, a special 2 hour session!
Great playlists, wide open spaces, and permission to get comfy, nap, stretch, dance in a frenzy, leap, roll around on the floor, meditate, laugh, and everything in between.
6:30-8:30pm
$10

All Levels Ballet class
2019-12-23 09:30 - 11:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
In place of our usual Monday Intermediate class, we will have a special All Levels class. Some dance experience recommended for the whole class. New to dance? Try just the barre!
Barre Only: $10
Whole Class: $18, or $15 with class card

Rock Show
2019-12-21 19:00 - 22:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Another all ages show, list of bands coming soon!
$5 before 8:30pm, $10 after

Heels Class
2019-12-20 19:30 - 21:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Eric Lilienthal of Army of Sass gives us Heels Class every Third Friday at MAGMA!
All genders, ages, abilities welcome – just bring your fire (and your heels if ya got ’em)
$20 at the door

Holiday Detox Dance Party
2019-12-07 20:30 - 23:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Wine and cheese overload but still in the holiday spirit? Come to the festive In-Between-Holidays bodymind detox party YOU NEED!
Dance barefoot to electronic beats, stretch and relax in the yoga zone, drink tea and chat in our comfy pillow-laden lounge area.
All ages, $5 at the door.

Dance Improv workshop 2
2019-12-04 19:30 - 20:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States

Peek Week - Children's Program
2019-12-02 - 2019-12-07 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
For the last week of the Fall Session, parents and caregivers are invited to the classroom to see what their kids have been working on!
Winter session begins the following week.

Mandala Dance
2019-11-29 20:00 - 23:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Friday Pie Day Mandala Dance
It’s the 3rd Annual Pie Day Dance in Gloucester Ma! Every year on the Friday after Thanksgiving , the Mandala Tribe gathers in Gloucester Ma at the sublime Magma studios to offer up a Pie-like creation of Movement , Live Music , Good friends , Ceremony , and a Mandala that we create together. The band and the people are a convergence of Western Ma and Eastern Ma , offering sweet moments of reflection , and ecstatic juicy goodness! And yes there will be Pie!!
Admission $15-20 at the door (sliding scale)
All ages (kids free with supervision)
Be sure to follow us at Mandala Dance
and join our Group Mandala Dance Community
For more information about the event, facilitators, guidelines and boundaries check out our website at Mandaladance.net

Rock Show
2019-11-23 18:30 - 22:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Another One(biggie voice)
Bad Larrys (bring your skates)
https://badlarrys.bandcamp.com
Notches (Granite State Mates Shoenice’s favorite band)
https://notchesnh.bandcamp.com/
Noel Rudloff and I’m assuming His Scabs (Noel’s a punk now, deal with it GRANDAD!)
https://m.soundcloud.com/noel-rudloff/sly-stoned
Scare City(Worcester’s Binmen Duo)
https://scarecityband.bandcamp.com/releases
A/O(new band ex members of Peoples Ensemble)
https://aando.bandcamp.com/releases
It’s at Magma duh, top Floor duh
It’s all ages Duh
Doors at 6:30
Show at 730 duh
5$ before 830 duh
10$ after Duh
I’m a bad Riiiiiiiii. Duh.

SING
2019-11-22 18:30 - 19:45 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
