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In Harmony
2018-06-16 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | 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

Monthly Improv Jam
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

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
BUY TICKETS
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 | MA
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 | MA
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 | MA
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 | MA
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

Open Art Share
2018-04-20 19:30 - 21:30, 2018-03-16 19:30 - 21:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States

Monthly Improv Jam
2018-04-06 17:00 - 18:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States

Shotokan Karate
2018-04-05 20:00 - 21:00, 2018-04-03 20:00 - 21:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
MAGMA welcomes the Cape Ann Shotokan Club formed to fill a regional gap for solid Shotokan Karate in a friendly and supportive environment. Classes are mostly run by Matthew Natti, who started his karate training in 1994, under Sensei Peter Young. Matthew also trained extensively in the dojo of Sensei David Johnston (former technical director of the AJKA and current head of San Juan Shotokan). The Cape Ann Shotokan Club is affiliated with the ISKF (International Shotokan Karate Federation) and all members work hard to uphold the ISKF teachings and traditions.
Classes are from 8-9pm Tuesdays and Thursdays
For more info on Shotokan Karate, visit CASC’s website

Sarah Slifer Swift performs at Montserrat College of Art
2018-03-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Montserrat College of Art
MAGMA Director Sarah Slifer Swift is performing at nearby Montserrat Gallery, in collaboration with their sculptural installation “The Beast” by John Preus.

Monthly Dance Social: Bachata with Greg Coles
2018-03-24 19:30 - 21:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Bachata is a partner dance from the Dominican Republic, it is easy to learn and fun to dance! Greg Coles brings us his great dancing skills and warm teaching style to MAGMA for this Dance Social evening.
7:30-8:30pm Lesson
Dance party til 9:30pm
Doors open 7pm
No partner necessary, all experience levels welcome! B.Y.O.B.
$12 in advance BUY NOW
$15 at the door

Greg Coles is a native New Yorker who was raised in Connecticut where he attended Walsh School, The Taft School, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater School, and finished his undergraduate degree at Wesleyan.
Greg’s lifelong study is know how African dance affects identity development, enhances community making and parents almost every other form of dance. At age 12 he was in his first African dance company, The Takata Dancers, and continues to study and teach the (story telling) dances of Mali, Senegal and Guinea, West Africa. In 2000, he visited and danced in Mali.
He is Guest Lecturer of Dance at Tufts University, Visiting Professor of Dance at Salem State University, African Dance Teacher at The Dance Place, Latin Dance Instructor at North Shore Performing Arts Center, and runs numerous classes, public and private entertainment events and school enrichment programs.

Pete Seeger Legacy Sing
2018-03-18 18:00 - 20:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Fifth Annual Pete Seeger Legacy Sing
A community sing-a-long featuring new songs and oldAll Welcome
Free – Donations will be accepted for the March for Our Lives

Workshop: Introduction To Tai-Chi Long Form
2018-03-10 12:00 - 16:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Introduction To Tai-Chi Long Form
with Kampa VaShi Deva
Saturday March 10, 2018 @ MAGMA
All Levels Welcome! No Experience Needed
RESERVE A SPOT
The Classical Yang Family Long Form is a traditional Tai-Chi Chuan form passed down to family members and disciples by the Great-Great Grand Master Yang Cheng-Fu (1883-1936) who is famously known as the father of the 108 Form.
The descriptive meaning of Tai-Chi is “superior-ultimate”. In other literal versions it is known as a “moving meditation” or “moving like a great river”. The word Chuan means fist”. In Chinese texts Chuan also means boxing”. Together Tai-Chi Chuan means Superior-Ultimate Shadow Boxing. This practice is a martial art with slow, relaxed, and flowing movements. It is ideal for those seeking gentle rehabilitative exercises for reducing tension and stress of the body. In today’s modern medicine doctors refer Tai-Chi to their clients for supporting balance and controlling anxiety. Devoted students are known to study Tai-Chi Chuan for “innate power” of your “true nature” through calmness. It is a low impact exercise that emphasizes on balance, grace, and fluidity through motion.
As you learn the late Yang Cheng Fu’s form you will focus on physical body alignments (body structure) and methods of moving (body mechanics) to prevent and heal various injuries as well as making both body and mind stronger more relaxed and focused. The internal frame is largely emphasized with expanded movements specialized in what we refer to as Qi, Energy in the body. (See schedule below)
This class is lead by Kampa VaShi Deva (Sifu Nicanor Snow) founder of the Seacoast Tai-Chi Institute

Alexander Technique with Larry Young
2018-02-20 09:30 - 10:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
The Somatic Tuesday series continues with its deep dive into the Alexander Technique. Join Larry Young for a group lesson.
$15 drop-in/$60 for 5-week series

MAGMA Dance Social: East Coast Swing
2018-02-10 19:30 - 21:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Join Gregory Clarkson, President of Northshore Swing Dance, and Tracey Mitchell for a one hour lesson in East Coast Swing, followed by a dance party where you can try out your new moves. No partner necessary, beginners welcome.
Doors open 7pm
Lesson 7:30-8:30pm
Dance party 8:30-9:30pm
$12 presale BUY TICKETS
$15 at door
B.Y.O.B.

Somatic Tuesdays: Alexander Technique with Diana Glenn
2018-02-06 09:30 - 22:30 | MA
