Ecstatic Dance with EIR
2024-11-30 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Ecstatic Dance featuring musical artist EIR
Saturday November 30, 6:30-8:30pm
$25-35 sliding scale BUY NOW
Dance freely with us to welcome the coming season of Yule at Movement Arts Gloucester with special guest musical artist and dj, Eir. Join a beautiful dancing community, in a space made for movement. We will have tea, a lounge area, and a collaborative altar. Eir will ignite the evening with sounds ranging from etheric downtempo to world beats and house and everything in between. Be swept up into a world of inspiration for a season of magic to rejuvenate your body, mind and soul. Come dressed to move, whether that’s in your most comfortable clothing, or festive-wear. (Indoor) Flow toys for movement are welcome. Optional: your own cup for drinking tea, something to place upon the altar.
Dance Schedule:
≫ 6:30PM – GATHER & STRETCH
≫ 6:45PM – OPENING CIRCLE
≫ 7 PM – ECSTATIC DANCE
≫ 8:25PM – CLOSING MEDITATION
≫ 8:30 PM – END
This is an all ages event. Parents are welcome to bring children, though please stay with them throughout the dance. Ages 12 and under are free. Ages 13+ are $10 donation at the door.

Street Jazz Workshops
2024-12-03 19:15 - 20:15 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Street Jazz
with Shaela Carpinito
A Tuesday Trio mini workshop series: Street Jazz blends the groove of Hip-Hop with the expressive flow of Jazz. Expect high-energy choreography that combines sharp movements with smooth transitions, musicality, and personal style. Classes meet 12/3, 12/10, and 12/17, cost is $50 for all three classes.
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About Shaela
Shaela’s dance journey began in childhood, evolving into a lifelong passion for movement. She has trained extensively in Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Hip-Hop, and Contemporary. While living in Boston for 10 years, Shaela worked with prominent dance companies like DanceWorks Boston and Phunk Phenomenon, performing and choreographing for professional and semi- professional groups. Her talent has led her to opportunities such as NBA halftime shows, competing in global and national competitions including World of Dance, and even appearances in films. With additional training and performances in both Boston and New York City, Shaela’s style fuses the elegance of Contemporary with the rhythm of Hip-Hop. Her classes focus on technique, flow, and creativity, offering dancers of all levels an opportunity to express themselves and grow.

Ideokinesis Workshop
2024-12-07 14:00 - 16:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
The Thinking Body Returns!
with Kate Tarlow Morgan
“Movement resides in thinking…. Andre Bernard, 1982
The practice of Ideokinesis has been in development for many decades! Author of The Thinking Body (1937), Mabel Ellsworth Todd, called it Natural Posture (1923), but she began her studies in 1906. For those of us who attended Andre Bernard’s classes at New York University in the ‘70s and ‘80s, Ideokinesis was the word we used. Through imagery, movement, and touch, ideokinesis opens the door for somato-emotional change, releasing holding patterns and relieving pain. At its best, Ideokinesis invites a clear and simple engagement with the body, through feeling, perceiving and action.
No experience necessary. For further information: katetarlowmorgan@gmail.com

Swing Dance Workshop
2024-12-08 17:00 - 19:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Lindy Hop with Maria Kakolowski

Please join us Sunday December 8 for a Lindy Hop Swing Dance Social from 5-7pm. We’ll work on Lindy steps and stylings, with a lesson from 5-6:30pm, and then the last half hour will be for chatting and more dancing, social dance style. Please feel free to bring something to sip on. We will provide some nibbles.

Sunday December 8, 5-7pm
$25 per person – SIGN UP NOW
All levels welcome
No partner required!

BYOB

BIO: Maria was introduced to Lindy Hop in 2004, and has been exploring vintage jazz dancing since then, as well as various forms of solo and improvisational partnered dance. She currently teaches with Boston Lindy Hop, Ignis Arts, and Balter Dance as well as drop-in lessons for Boston Swing Central, Eclipse Fusion, and Second Sun Rising and loves seeing how different dance styles grow from and influence one another.

Street Jazz Workshop
2024-12-10 19:15 - 20:15 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Street jazz with Shaela Carpinito
An accessible, all-levels warm-up followed by sassy, fun choreo with a little challenge for speed and style.
Tuesdays 12/10 and 12/17
7:15-8:15pm
$20 per class SIGN UP

Nut/Cracked Rep Class
2024-12-12 17:45 - 19:15 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
The Bang Group’s version of The Nutcracker is part holiday tradition, part laugh-out-loud comedy, and totally unforgettable dance! Mashing jazz, tap, disco, ballet, hip hop and comedy, you are bound to have a blast watching or dancing it! We’ll do a 30 minute barre to the soundtrack, and learn Mirlitons and Slavic Disco choreography.
Classes meet Thursdays 12/12 and 12/19, 5:45-7:15pm. $18 per class
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Taught by Carey McKinley
Carey performed with The Bang Group in 2008. In 2015, she returned to the stage with 12 of her students dancing alongside the company. Carey performed and taught 5 sections of this brilliant and accessible choreography.

Rock Show
2024-12-14 19:30 - 22:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Lupo Citta
Horsehands
Maybe Laters
Thought Partner
$10 at the Door, All Ages, Doors 7:30

Underground Music Show
2024-12-21 19:00 - 22:00 | MA
Ethan WL – solo fingerstyle guitar
Eleanora – an experimental harpist
Ollie Becker – solo guitarist and frontperson of the highly acclaimed band Rong.
$15, doors 6:30pm

New Years Eve Sound and Movement Celebration
2024-12-31 17:00 - 20:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Join us for a special evening of bodymind practices to flow with positivity into the new year! $25 suggested donation for the whole experience. People may also drop in for specific parts of the event.
5-5:30pm SING intuitive vocal explorations
5:30-6:30pm Authentic Movement
6:30-6:45pm tea break
6:45-7:55pm FLOW move and dance! tarot station, community artmaking projects
7:55-8:00pm Closing Circle
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New Year's Day Class and Sip
2025-01-01 11:30 - 13:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Get a little New Year’s Day joy and sweat with the Class and Sip! An All-Level’s Ballet class followed by a new year’s toast with complimentary sparkling wine or cider. For adults and teens 15+
Not recommended for absolute beginners.
$21 SIGN UP NOW

Elemental Ecstatic Dance
2025-01-04 19:15 - 21:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Is now the time to relinquish what is holding you back in life and step into your potency and life with a fresh perspective?
Elemental Ecstatic Dance is an invitation to surrender into thedance, embrace the cycles of life, and connect with the elements and directions. Creating a space where your dance becomes a celebration of
the diverse and vibrant energies within and around you. Let us create a
space for grace and deep surrender through our movement in community.
Let us be reminded of what we came here to be a part of and find that
place inside of us that is ready to be free, wild and then at peace.
Opening with calling in directions and elementals, followed by
accompaniment on drums and didgeridoo throughout the evening to live
Dj Mixes with DJ CJ Fee
7:15-7:30pm Arrival
7:30pm Opening circle and calling in directions
7:30-9:15pm Dance with minimal facilitation
9:15-9:30pm Closing and sharing circle
TIX $25-35 n.o.t.f.l.o.f. BUY NOW
Children 15 and under are welcome with supervision, please donate $10 per child at the door
Learn More about DJ CJ Fee: www.charityjoymovement.com

Sunday Salon
2025-01-12 18:00 - 20:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
A Sunday Salon with Heather Atwood and Miranda Aisling
Sunday, January 12, 2025 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm, MAGMA, 11 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
Registration requested. Suggested donation: $5-10.

Calling Cape Ann Creatives! Start the new year with a Sunday Salon at MAGMA on Sunday, January 12, 2025 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. This informal gathering will be hosted by Cape Ann artists and organizers Heather Atwood and Miranda Aisling. Attendees are invited to bring a project they’re working on, an idea they’re thinking through, or just a desire to engage in thoughtful, creative conversations. The aim is to create an inspiring, convivial space to foster creativity in Cape Ann. Feel free to reach out with questions, ideas, or suggestions as we develop this new event series!

Painted Dreams
2025-01-18 18:00 - 20:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Painted Dreams: an immersive film, music, & art party
SAT JAN 18 | 6pm
SNOW DATE: SUN JAN 19 | 6pm
at MAGMA
11 Pleasant Street
Gloucester, MA
folk electric co-creators Scott Moore & Erica Pisaturo play some live music, then share their one-hour album-in-progress along with experimental film accompaniment. They are joined by artists Matthew Billey & Loren Doucette, who will paint live, translating music to canvas.
Tickets $25: BUY NOW

An evening with Myles Kercher and Guests
2025-01-25 19:00 - 21:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Dance Performance, fundraiser, and dance party
Saturday January 25, 7pm, $12
Join us for this very special event showcasing the work of dancer-choreographer Myles Kercher. See two original choreographies – the powerful solo “face” and a brand new duet – in a performance and fundraiser event, as he raises money to help fund his training opportunities overseas.
After the performance will be refreshments and dancing
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Groundhog Day Song Swap
2025-02-02 18:30 - 20:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
This Groundhog Day, four Gloucester singer-songwriters are coming together at MAGMA to trade songs and stories while looking for shadows. Join them on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 6:30 pm and see whether their songs will welcome spring or another six weeks of winter.

Tickets are available on a sliding scale from $10 – 30 both online and at the door, ensuring everyone has access to this community event. All ticket holders receive equal entry, guests are encouraged to support as they are able.

Tickets at: https://momence.com/s/111146632

MIRANDA AISLING

Miranda Aisling (ash-lean)’s mission is to reconnect art to daily life, a purpose you can see through her work as an interdisciplinary artist, community organizer, and creative entrepreneur. Using an art degree from Mary Baldwin University focusing on painting, pottery, and piano and an education degree from Lesley University focusing on community art, Miranda is a professional artist and community arts consultant. Her original folk songs blend frank vulnerability with insightful social commentary. A classically trained pianist who shifted from Bach to the Indigo Girls, she brings the lively spirit of a folk festival to her performances, engaging audiences with a mix of sung and spoken storytelling.

3RIAN KING

3rian King is a singer-songwriter, playwright, and performer from the seaport city of Gloucester, MA. Whoopi Goldberg once described King’s voice as the last sound she wanted to hear before bed to ensure she had beautiful dreams. With neo-cabaret band What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? 3rian has released numerous albums and performed throughout the US at notable venues like Club Passim and the ART in Boston; The Duplex, Dixon Place, The Stonewall, Joe’s Pub, and Irving Plaza in NYC. Their circus show about queer archetypes and stereotypes, Gravitational Fool, premiered in the Afterglow Festival in Provincetown.

RENEE DUPUIS

Renée Dupuis is an active professional vocalist, songwriter, and private music teacher. With a degree in vocal performance from the University of Hartford’s Hartt School of Music, Renée enjoys a diverse career as a freelance musician, writing and performing with her acoustic duo Renee & Joe and as a part of What Time is it, Mr. Fox?. She is also a soloist with the Cape Ann Big Band. She is currently the choral director for Waring School.

JOE WILKINS

Joe Wilkins is a Cape Ann based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Known locally for his Bluegrass guitar and mandolin skills, Joe is also a musical storyteller, crafting songs about real life, real people, and situations we can all relate to, as well as places we’ve all been. His lyrics are universally accessible, and draw the listener in with skillfully interwoven imagery and narrative—sometimes joyful, sometimes sorrowful, but always contemplative. Joe’s songs blend Americana roots music with a modern folk, and at times even pop, sensibility.

Recent releases include the songs Oklahoma, and Slow Burn, both available to stream on most platforms, or available for download from Bandcamp at: https://joewilkinsmusic.bandcamp.com/track/slow-burn

Midwinter Waltz
2025-02-08 18:00 - 20:30 | MA
Midwinter Waltz

Waltz the night away with the first edition of what will be a regular occurrence at MAGMA – a folk waltz night! This is not the formal, ballroom-style waltz. This is the easy going, easy to learn, and very fun to do folk waltz – with fabulous live music from Erica Pisaturo and Joey Thieman. If you’ve never waltzed before, or would like to brush up, join for a lesson at 6:00 pm, otherwise come to enjoy the dancing and the music starting at 6:30 pm.
6:00 pm – Lesson with Miranda Aisling & Ed Dahlmer
6:30-8:30pm Waltz Dance Social with music from Erica Pisaturo and Joey Thieman
All are welcome, no dancing experience necessary
Tickets $10-30 sliding scale, available online HERE, or at the door

ERICA PISATURO
Erica Pisaturo is a native of New England, where she began her violin studies at the age of four. She performs regularly with the Lobster Cove String Quartet, Symphony by the Sea (where she is also Orchestra Librarian), and as Principal Second Violin with the Cape Ann Symphony. After earning a BA in Music and Art History from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, she escaped the harsh winters to earn an MFA at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. While in the South, Erica played violin in a number of professional symphony orchestras, including the Hilton Head Symphony and Savannah Philharmonic, both of which she also served as Orchestra Librarian.

JOEY THIEMAN
Joey Thieman is a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter based in Boston, MA. His forthcoming album “Letters, Words, Sentences, Songs” is a culmination of his years of experience exploring and performing in different musical genres, artfully weaving together influences from folk, jazz, and rock for an original take on the age-old story of love and loss.

Postponed: Jeannette Neill Jazz Masterclass
2025-02-09 14:00 - 16:00 | MA
DUE TO THE UPCOMING WINTER STORM WE WILL NOT HOLD JEANNETTE’S MASTERCLASS THIS SUNDAY! Stay tuned for a new date.
SUPERBOLD: A Jazz Masterclass with Jeannette Neill
Jeannette will be offering a two hour master class, with her famous warm-up followed by across the floor and choreography. The class is Intermediate level.
Cost: $25
Jeannette founded and was the Artistic Director of the Jeannette Neill Dance Studio. For almost 40 years, her studio was a supportive and encouraging training ground for aspiring and recreational dancers. Jeannette was also Co-Founder and Executive Director of Boston Youth Moves, a pre-professional teen dance program. Jeannette has been on faculty of many well-known dance institutions including: The Jeannette Neill Dance Studio, Boston Youth Moves, Powered By Dance Summer Programs, Boston Conservatory, Walnut Hill School of Performing Arts, Harvard University, Boston University, Emerson College; Boston Ballet Summer Dance program and Broadway Dance Center in New York City. Her national and international master classes and workshops have taken her to Palermo Italy, Goteborg Sweden, Tokyo Japan, and Monterrey Mexico.

Sunday Salon
2025-02-16 18:00 - 20:00 | MA
Sunday, February 16, 2025 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm
MAGMA, 11 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA
Suggested Donation: $5 – 10, online or at the door
Registration link: https://momence.com/s/111803683

Join us for the second Sunday Salon with Miranda Aisling and Heather Atwood at MAGMA in Gloucester. During this monthly salon series, attendees are invited to engage in thoughtful, enriching conversations with fellow creatives across Cape Ann. The aim is to create an inspiring, convivial space to foster creativity in our region.

Whether you’re a long-time practicing artist or enthusiastically art-adjacent, we welcome you to join in the conversation. After a first round of introductions with thirty local creatives in January 2025, this month we’ll dive into small groups to encourage direct discussions between attendees.

Elektro Cabaret
2025-02-22 20:30 - 23:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
A Queer Art and Dance Party
Dj Salomon, live set
Live performances and visual arts
$10 online presale BUY NOW
$15 at the door

Contradance with Long Time Travelers
2025-02-28 19:00 - 21:00 | MA
Long Time Travelers: contradance with caller Rose Sheehan
Friday, February 28 | 7pm | $20-30 suggested
MAGMA
11 Pleasant St · Gloucester, MA 01930

Though their band name may not be well-known, the four musicians of the Long Time Travelers are very familiar faces on Cape Ann. Husband-and-wife violinists Scott Moore and Erica Pisaturo join with twin brothers Charles and George Clements (double bass and guitar, respectively) to purvey the quartet’s trademark “chamber roots” music: a heady blend of the uptown and the down-home, all masterfully interwoven into a contagiously fun and engaging experience. The group’s first outing in 2025 is a one-two punch: a contradance with caller Rose Sheehan at MAGMA (Friday, February 28 at 7pm) followed by a concert at the Annisquam Village Church, Saturday, March 1 at 7:30pm.
Moore, Pisaturo, and both Clements all moved to Gloucester around the same time, just before the pandemic. Since first joining forces in 2022, they’ve performed together a handful of times, weaving fresh new arrangements of bluegrass and oldtime Americana along with their own original compositions and a smattering of experimental and classical chamber music.

Waltz Night
2025-03-09 18:00 - 20:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
with live music by Erica Pisaturo and George Clement
Waltz Lesson at 6:00 pm
Social Dance from 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Sliding Scale Tickets: $10 – 30 – Available online BUY NOW and at the door
All are welcome – No dancing experience, special shoes, or partners necessary!

Empowerment through Movement
2025-03-12 16:00 - 17:15 | MA
Empowerment Through Movement Workshop
with Charity Joy Robinson
Wednesday March 12, 4pm, for ages 6-11
Join Charity Joy Robinson, founder and facilitator of movement programs for adults and children for over 20 years across the world! In this dynamic workshop, children will embark on an exciting journey through movement, starting with a warrior-based practice inspired by ancient Indian martial arts. They will then dive into breakdance and hip-hop, exploring rhythm, strength, and self-expression. This class is designed to help kids connect with their inner power and confidence through movement. This one-time workshop may be followed by a four-week series if there is interest.

Ages: 6–11
Date/Time: March 12, 4-5:15pm
Location: Magma, Gloucester, MA
Sign up HERE

Sunday Salon
2025-03-16 18:00 - 20:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Sunday, March 16, 2025 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm
MAGMA, 11 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA
Suggested Donation: $5 – 10, online or at the door
Registration link: https://momence.com/s/113986877

Join us for the Sunday Salon with Miranda Aisling and Heather Atwood at MAGMA in Gloucester. During this monthly salon series, attendees are invited to engage in thoughtful, enriching conversations with fellow creatives across Cape Ann. The aim is to create an inspiring, convivial space to foster creativity in our region.

Whether you’re a long-time practicing artist or enthusiastically art-adjacent, we welcome you to join in the conversation. We’ll break into small groups to encourage engaging discussions between attendees.

Piping Plover Film Fundraiser
2025-03-23 16:00 - 18:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
The Piping Plovers of Moonlight Bay is a 55-minute narrated documentary by Kim Smith that tells the story of the Piping Plover as it unfolds along the North Atlantic coastline. The film features a pair of courageous Plovers that overcome life-threatening obstacles while nesting at one of the region’s most popular beaches.
On Sunday March 23 at 4pm, MAGMA will host a fundraiser to help support the production and distribution of the film. This evening will include a showing of the film and a Q & A with filmmaker Kim Smith. Refreshments will be served. Suggested donation for this event is $50. BUY NOW, or pay at the door
Each spring, northward migrating Atlantic coast Piping Plovers return to breeding sites located from North Carolina to Newfoundland. Amazingly, nesting often takes place on public beaches, where anyone can observe their beautiful life story unfolding. But in such areas, where people enjoy a full range of recreational activities, nesting and raising chicks is a perilous occupation.
Set against the backdrop of the ever-dynamic Atlantic shoreline, the documentary illustrates how conservation partners have provided safe corridors that allow these highly vulnerable birds to raise chicks to fledge at even the most well-loved beaches.
The Piping Plovers of Moonlight Bay is a film for all ages, and was created especially for young people to inspire in them a love for wild creatures and their habitats, and to develop a deeper understanding of the vital role that wildlife play in our interconnected ecosystem.
Every stage of the Plover’s life cycle is experienced in vibrant HD and 4K close-up, from egg to chick to adult.
Production and distribution of The Piping Plovers of Moonlight Bay will be made possible by tax-deductible contributions from individuals, corporations, foundations, and public agencies.
To date, among other generous donations, we have received a leadership grant of $15,000 from the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.
Gifts for The Piping Plovers of Moonlight Bay will support post production and distribution costs, including re-recording voiceover narration, color and sound editors, picture mastering, studio time, festival fees and applications, music and map rights, and an underwriting agent to bring the film to the wide audience of public television. Our goal is to raise $115,000.

Ancestral Dance with Giselle Ruzany
2025-04-04 19:00 - 20:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Ancestral Dance – finding support, connection, and unblocking creativity
A Workshop by Giselle Ruzany PhD LPC, based on her 2022 Dissertation
with Kate Tarlow Morgan and Sarah Slifer Swift
Schedule
APRIL 4TH, 7 PM: LECTURE & FILMS SHOWING, free
APRIL 5TH, 1:30 – 5:30 PM: WORKSHOP $65-Register Now
Participants will create a dance and short narrative film;
based on a gestalt empty chair work with an ancestor.
APRIL 5TH, 7 PM – WORKSHOP SHOWING AND
DISCUSSION, free
Dr. Giselle Ruzany, Ph.D., L.P.C., R-DMT, is a gestalt therapist, artist, researcher, contemporary choreographer, dance educator, and mindful movement practitioner. She is licensed to practice in Colorado, Florida, Virginia, and Washington, DC, where she currently operates in Woodley Park. In her trauma-informed psychotherapy sessions, she integrates mindful movement and embodied inquiry. Fluent in both Portuguese and English, Ruzany frequently travels between her two homes in Rio de Janeiro and Washington, DC. She is particularly interested in the intersection of dance and psychology, exploring how the somatic experience informs both fields to foster healing and connection. Ruzany has published chapters and articles, teaches at Antioch University, and has presented her work at various conferences, symposiums, theaters, and universities.
Read more about Giselle at https://www.gestaltdance.com/dr-giselle-ruzany

Ancestral Dance with Giselle Ruzany
2025-04-05 13:30 - 20:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Ancestral Dance – finding support, connection, and unblocking creativity
A Workshop by Giselle Ruzany PhD LPC, based on her 2022 Dissertation
with Kate Tarlow Morgan and Sarah Slifer Swift
Schedule
APRIL 4TH, 7 PM: LECTURE & FILMS SHOWING, free
APRIL 5TH, 1:30 – 5:30 PM: WORKSHOP $65 – Register Now
Participants will create a dance and short narrative film;
based on a gestalt empty chair work with an ancestor.
APRIL 5TH, 7 PM – WORKSHOP SHOWING AND
DISCUSSION, free
Dr. Giselle Ruzany, Ph.D., L.P.C., R-DMT, is a gestalt therapist, artist, researcher, contemporary choreographer, dance educator, and mindful movement practitioner. She is licensed to practice in Colorado, Florida, Virginia, and Washington, DC, where she currently operates in Woodley Park. In her trauma-informed psychotherapy sessions, she integrates mindful movement and embodied inquiry. Fluent in both Portuguese and English, Ruzany frequently travels between her two homes in Rio de Janeiro and Washington, DC. She is particularly interested in the intersection of dance and psychology, exploring how the somatic experience informs both fields to foster healing and connection. Ruzany has published chapters and articles, teaches at Antioch University, and has presented her work at various conferences, symposiums, theaters, and universities.
Read more about Giselle at https://www.gestaltdance.com/dr-giselle-ruzany

April Waltz Night
2025-04-06 18:00 - 20:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
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Waltz the night away at MAGMA on Sunday, April 6, 2025 with our monthly social dance night! This is not the formal, ballroom-style waltz. This is the easy going, easy to learn, and very fun to do folk waltz. Enjoy live music from Erica Pisaturo and Scott Moore so good that it’s worth the price of admission just to sit hear them play.
If you’ve never waltzed before, or would like to brush up, join for a lesson at 6:00 pm, otherwise skip the lesson and come to enjoy the social dancing and music starting at 6:30 pm.
6:00 pm – Optional Lesson with Miranda Aisling & Ed Dahlmer
6:30 – 8:30 pm – Waltz Dance Social with music from Erica Pisaturo and Scott Moore
All are welcome, no dancing experience, special shoes, or partners necessary
Tickets $10-30 sliding scale, or at the door
ERICA PISATURO
Erica Pisaturo is a native of New England, where she began her violin studies at the age of four. She performs regularly with the Lobster Cove String Quartet, Symphony by the Sea (where she is also Orchestra Librarian), and as Principal Second Violin with the Cape Ann Symphony. After earning a BA in Music and Art History from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, she escaped the harsh winters to earn an MFA at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. While in the South, Erica played violin in a number of professional symphony orchestras, including the Hilton Head Symphony and Savannah Philharmonic, both of which she also served as Orchestra Librarian.
SCOTT MOORE
Scott Moore was born and came of age in rural Kentucky. He began his career as a violinist and composer as a four-year-old in New York. He’s been a soloist with a number of orchestras, played Mozart for the Archduke of Austria, and given an impromptu recital in Carnegie Hall for an audience of ghosts. He is currently Concertmaster of the Cape Ann Symphony and Symphony by the Sea, and Acting Concertmaster at Lexington (MA) Symphony. Since 2022 he has been Artist-in-Residence at the Annisquam Village Church, where his growing portfolio includes solo and group performances across a range of genres and media. He is a founding member of the Lobster Cove String Quartet, established in 2023. With his wife, Erica Pisaturo, he operates Open String Recordings, drawing on long experience as a session musician to provide creative, professional string arrangements for clients including bands and solo artists, composers, and filmmakers.

Lydia Lunch and Murderous Again
2025-04-11 20:00 - 21:30 | MA
Iconic post-punk musician-writer-actress Lydia Lunch is on tour with musicians Matt Nelson and Tim Dahl for an evening of outrageous spoken word and live music.
TIX $20 BUY NOW
Beth B’s documentary on Lydia’s 4 decade long career The War is Never Over was featured at over 50 film festivals in 2020 & 2021 and is now available through Kino Lorber Films.
Tim Dahl is a New York based bassist and vocalist best known for his work with the noise-rock bands Lydia Lunch Retrovirus and Child Abuse. He also writes and performs for the jazz ensembles Pulverize the Sound, and GRID. Dahl has performed and/or recorded with many other notable musicians including Yusef Lateef, Lydia Lunch, Tyshawn Sorey, Rhys Chatham, Archie Shepp, Eugene Chadbourne, Tatsuya Yoshida, Mary Halvorson, Peter Evans, Charles Hayward, The Flying Luttenbachers, Jandek, Kool Keith, Von Lmo…
Saxophonist Matt Nelson regularly performs in a far-reaching, motley assortment of musical projects. Described as “one of the more unpredictable virtuosos in NewYork’s underground” by Pitchfork and “genre-bending” by Tiny Mix Tapes, his output often lies in the gray corners beyond categorization.
Upon graduation from the Oberlin Conservatory, Matt moved back to his native Bay Area and became an active member in the music community there, where he performed regularly with various experimental outfits including tUnE-yArDs with whom he recorded and toured extensively in support of their acclaimed album ‘ whokill”. Matt now resides in Brooklyn and continues to work with various experimental musicians.

Elemental Ecstatic Dance
2025-04-12 19:30 - 21:30 | MA
Elemental Ecstatic Dance, Saturday , 7:30pm
Join Charity Joy, aka DJ CJ Féé, for an evening of embodiment, connection to community, and self-discovery through the transformative practice of Elemental Ecstatic Dance at MAGMA.
Reconnect with your innate joy, release what no longer serves you, and immerse yourself in the healing power of music, movement, and stillness.
Tix sliding scale $25-35 BUY NOW
or at the door w/ cash or Venmo, notaflof

Sunday Salon
2025-04-13 18:00 - 20:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Sunday, April 13, 2025 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm
MAGMA, 11 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA
Suggested Donation: $5 – 10, online or at the door
Registration link: https://momence.com/s/114684576

Join us for the Sunday Salon with Miranda Aisling and Heather Atwood at MAGMA in Gloucester. During this monthly salon series, attendees are invited to engage in thoughtful, enriching conversations with fellow creatives across Cape Ann. The aim is to create an inspiring, convivial space to foster creativity in our region.

Whether you’re a long-time practicing artist or enthusiastically art-adjacent, we welcome you to join in the conversation. We’ll break into small groups to encourage engaging discussions between attendees.
