MAGMA

Fall Term ends
2018-12-02 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Children’s Enrollments
Fall Term Sept. 10 – Dec. 2

Children's Winter Term begins
2018-12-03 | MA
Winter Term December 3 – March 17
Demonstration Class Performance week March 11-17
Holiday Break: December 24 – January 5
February Vacation Break : February 17-23

american/woman Betsy Miller Dance Projects
2018-12-08 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
MAGMA and Trident Live Art Series present
american / woman

what does it mean to be a woman?
what does it mean to be a woman in America?
Betsy Miller is collaborating women dance artists across the country!
The first phase of the american / woman project includes collaborations with New England dance artists:
Shura Baryshnikov (RI)
Ali Kenner Brodsky (MA)
Alexandra James (ME)
Kellie Ann Lynch & Rachel Boggia (CT)
Jessie Jeanne Stinnett (NH)
Lida Winfield (VT)
TICKETS
$20 General Admission – $15 online presale BUY NOW
$15 Student Tickets – $10 online presale BUY NOW
www.betsymillerdanceprojects.com

american / woman Betsy Miller Dance Projects
2018-12-09 19:30 - 21:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States

NO IMPROV JAM
2018-12-14 17:00 - 18:30 | MA
Improv jam cancelled this month. Please join us in January!

Introduction to Indian Fusion Belly Dance - POSTPONED
2018-12-15 14:00 - 16:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
This workshop has been postponed – please check back soon for the new date
Introduction to Indian Fusion Belly Dance with Kalidasi
Photographer Ericaseye
The classical and folk dances of India offer a rich tapestry of movement expressions, storytelling, and acrobatic skill. Every facet of the body is utilized and expressed through the dance and offers a glimpse into the power and beauty of the human body’s ability to express the realities of our ordinary lives as well as that of Infinite Consciousness. This masterclass will introduce students to the the technique and nuances unique to Indian dance and how we layer it on to belly dance movements to create a beautiful blend of the two. We will also touch on the history, mythology, and devotional elements that influence and support our dance.
$45 full tuition, payable at the door, or online after Dec. 1
$40 early bird discount – buy in the studio or online before Dec. 1 BUY ONLINE NOW
sliding scale available, please inquire to director@magma.center

Master Class Includes:
*Classical and Folk inspired warm up
*Introduction to “Lasya” & “Tandava”: foundational movement principles of Classical Indian dance that embody the energies of the Divine Feminine and Masculine.
*Introduction to the nuances of Indian dance, e.g. eyes (dristi) and neck movements (grebe), mudras, expressions, and story telling.
* Introduction to core belly dance technique
* Indian dance drills based on the movements of Odissi, Kathak, and Rajasthani folk.
* A fun Indian Fusion belly dance choreography to tie it all together!
BIO:
Kalidasi is a multifaceted dancer from Boston, MA. who specializes in elegantly and ethically fusing classical Indian and belly dance. In her professional work, she has developed a dance style called “Anandamayi Belly Dance” or “Bliss-Permeated” Belly Dance that brings the ancient Vedic principles of sacred dance into the movements of belly dance. Her dance and instruction is informed by her fifteen years of study in tribal fusion bellydance, Shakespearean theatre, Horton technique of Modern dance, and the classical Indian dances Odissi, Bharatnatyam, and Kathak; She studied Bharatnatyam with Deepa Srinath in Boston, and currently studies within the Mohapatra lineage of Odissi under her master teachers Colleena Shakti and Sudhansu Puhan in Pushkar, Rajasthan and locally with Mouli Pal. In 2012 she had the honor of performing Odissi at the Pushkar Temple Dance Festival, in Pushkar India, produced annually by the Shakti School of Dance and the Old Rang Nath temple. Kalidasi was also a principal member of Boston-based Vadalna Tribal Dance Company, directed by Naraya Ligouri from 2009-2015. She has trained extensively with internationally renowned teachers Rachel Brice, Zoe Jakes, Ashley Lopez, Colleena Shakti, Mardi Love, Miriam Peretz, and Amar Gamal. Kalidasi continues to teach workshops and perform internationally and is passionate about teaching the healing powers of this beautiful art form.

Mercury House
2018-12-15 21:00 - 23:59 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Our illustrious DJ night

DJs Oceanize and Kissinger

Libations, Hijinx, Uninhibited Dancefloor

$10

Welcome Yule! A Midwinter Celebration
2018-12-21 20:00 - 21:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
A Celebration of the Midwinter based in folk traditions – music, dance, songs, myth and legends.
A multi-generational cast will lead the celebration.
Opportunities to participate in the singing and dancing.
Join us on the longest night and share the light of the New Year!
Tickets at the door.
Adults ~ $15
Children ~ $10, Under 5 years ~ free
Family Cap ~ $40
funded in part with a grant from the Gloucester Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency

Solstice Women's Circle
2018-12-22 14:00 - 17:00 | MA
Join Amanda Curcuru and Amanda Breton for an afternoon of
Solstice magic and medicine. We will come together to relax,
replenish and nourish ourselves in community, together amplifying our intentions and wellbeing in rituals for the coming season.
Visit the facebook event for more info!

MAGMA closed
2018-12-23 08:00 - 17:00 | MA
WINTER BREAK

DECEMBER 23- 29

NYE Refresh Renew Rejoice
2018-12-31 20:00 - 2019-01-01 00:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Refresh Renew Rejoice
Come to Gloucester’s MAGMA for a New Year’s Eve party that will make you feel amazing! Ring in the new year with clarity, energy, and joy through yoga, meditation, dance, and community. Join your hosts for the evening, Sarah Slifer Swift and Natalia Rosenbaum, for guided practice, free form dancing, and fun surprises.
8-9pm Kundalini Yoga and meditation with Natalia Rosenbaum
9pm-12:30am Ecstatic Dance
$15 yoga only, $10 dance only, or $20 for the whole evening
$40 per family (children ages 10+, max 5 people per family), $25 dance only
natural foods, juices, teas for sale

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT DOOR

To reserve for the yoga session: reserve online

New Year's Day
2019-01-01 12:00 - 14:00 | MA
12:00pm Barre Workout
1pm Ballet Center, Jumps, and Turns

Regular class schedule not running.

January Schedule Begins
2019-01-02 08:00 - 17:00 | MA
All regular schedule Adult and Kids classes running

FREE CLASS - Yoga/Dance
2019-01-05 13:00 - 15:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Aerobic Dance and Hatha Yoga Class
Elizabeth Reed/Forever Fit and Janet Green Garrison/Yoga for Health
Saturday, January 5th 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. @ MAGMA
Kick off the New Year with a fun and up tempo dance class that is guaranteed to make you smile and sweat out some of the overly abundant Holiday cheer!
Elizabeth has been leading Forever Fit Classes in Rockport for 5 years with over 30 women dancing up a storm 3 days a week.
Yoga for Health moved out of the big studio on Main Street 4 years ago and meets in Janet Green Garrisons’ home studio in Lanesville in a smaller venue for more personally designed Yoga classes.
Join this class for a slow flowing, mindful Yoga practice to deeply stretch out tight muscles and enjoy a guided relaxation at the end of our 2-hour class.
Janet and Elizabeth are offering this FREE CLASS and Sarah Slifer Swift has generously donated the use of her magnificent dance studio just for the fun of it. We hope to fill the studio with 40 or more people to start the New Year off with Joy.
Please call to let us know you plan to attend. Bring indoor exercise shoes that will not mark the floor and a Yoga mat and blanket. Dress in layers.
Call 978-879-3488 or reply: yogaforhealth@comcast.net

Improv Jam
2019-01-11 17:00 - 18:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
The monthly improv jam is open to musicians, movers, poets, actors, performance artists: anyone who wants to co-create live art in real time.
Schedule is as such:
5-5:30pm warm-up, composition skills, conversation
5:30-6:30pm open jam
$5 suggested donation

The XYZ of Yoga - postponed!
2019-01-12 14:00 - 16:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
The XYZ of Yoga
With Kate Tarlow Morgan
Kate broke her foot so we are starting the first workshop in February. Please see the new dates below!
Yoga, a 5000-year tradition within the human era, is actually based on earlier phylogenetic stages of the animal kingdom. Participants, trained or new to a Yoga practice, will explore these ancient, fundamental positions (asanas) through the lens of developmental movement patterns that are basic to all humans and animals in locomotion.
This three-part workshop of movement, visualization and experiential anatomy will serve to discover the evolutionary underpinnings of Yoga and build a developmental vocabulary for your Asana practice that is sourced from the natural world in overlapping waves.
It is optimal to attend all workshops due to the flow of knowledge being shared. However, do not hesitate to attend, if you must miss a session. We will catch you up!

February 9 The Starfish and the axial skeleton
March 8 The Frog and the Lizard
April 6 From Mammal to Human
All dates meet from 2 to 4:30pm

For more information feel free to call Magma (978) 381-3494 or Kate at 802 257 0855.
Kate Tarlow Morgan, dancer/choreographer, author, and teacher is editor-in-chief of Currents Journal for the Body-Mind Centering Association, and editorial consultant for Lost & Found Poetics Document Initiative at C.U.N.Y-Center for Humanities. As sole archivist of The Rhythms Fundamentals, based on the study of human and animal natural movement, Kate teaches in local area schools and studios. Her book of NYC-based essays and stories, Circles & Boundaries, (Factory School) was published in 2011. The Gloucester Writers Center and Trident Gallery has been recent home to Kate’s “dance-formation” events that are inspired by poets, painters and performers of the 20th c., including Charles Olson, Paul Valery, Lee Nagrin, Margie Beals, Andre Bernard and Marvin Israel.

Burns Night
2019-01-18 19:30 - 21:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Join us for this celebration of the Scottish poet Robert Burns with reading of his poems, performances of his songs, and Ceilidh Dancing with caller Theo MacGregor. Wonderful live music from fiddle player Emerald Rae and piper Dan Houghton, and guest performers. B.Y.O.B.
$15 per person or $30 per family
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR, plenty of space for all.
MAGMA, 11 Pleasant, Street Gloucester
Movement Impaired access through adjacent Pleasant Street door or 186 Main Street, elevator to 5th floor

Dance of the Instruments
2019-01-26 16:00 - 17:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Dance of the Instruments, a collaboration between MAGMA and Cape Ann Symphony. Enjoy seeing and hearing how the worlds of classical music and dance unite. This event is a part of the Cape Ann Symphony’s fundraising series “Musicians Unleashed” which brings musicians from the Symphony to sites around Cape Ann in partnership with their host venues.
Tickets on sale through Cape Ann Symphony

Our Ticket Levels:

GENERAL ADMISSION age 13 and above: $35
YOUTH ages 12 and under: $15

Mercury House
2019-01-26 21:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
DJ Oceanize
DJ Snackzilla

Performers Ricky Diamond and Triplesse
A deep dive to dance and dream. $10, BYOB

Intro to Indian Fusion Belly Dance with Kalidasi
2019-02-02 14:00 - 16:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Announcing the rescheduled date of this fantastic workshop!
The classical and folk dances of India offer a rich tapestry of movement expressions, storytelling, and acrobatic skill. Every facet of the body is utilized and expressed through the dance and offers a glimpse into the power and beauty of the human body’s ability to express the realities of our ordinary lives as well as that of Infinite Consciousness. This masterclass will introduce students to the the technique and nuances unique to Indian dance and how we layer it on to belly dance movements to create a beautiful blend of the two. We will also touch on the history, mythology, and devotional elements that influence and support our dance.
$40 earlybird price, sign up before January 25
$45 after January 25
Best of Boston Headshot Photographer Ericaseye
Kalidasi is a multifaceted dancer from Boston, MA. who specializes in elegantly and ethically fusing classical Indian and belly dance. In her professional work, she has developed a dance style called “Anandamayi Belly Dance” or “Bliss-Permeated” Belly Dance that brings the ancient Vedic principles of sacred dance into the movements of belly dance. Her dance and instruction is informed by her fifteen years of study in tribal fusion bellydance, Shakespearean theatre, Horton technique of Modern dance, and the classical Indian dances Odissi, Bharatnatyam, and Kathak; She studied Bharatnatyam with Deepa Srinath in Boston, and currently studies within the Mohapatra lineage of Odissi under her master teachers Colleena Shakti and Sudhansu Puhan in Pushkar, Rajasthan and locally with Mouli Pal. In 2012 she had the honor of performing Odissi at the Pushkar Temple Dance Festival, in Pushkar India, produced annually by the Shakti School of Dance and the Old Rang Nath temple. Kalidasi was also a principal member of Boston-based Vadalna Tribal Dance Company, directed by Naraya Ligouri from 2009-2015. She has trained extensively with internationally renowned teachers Rachel Brice, Zoe Jakes, Ashley Lopez, Colleena Shakti, Mardi Love, Miriam Peretz, and Amar Gamal. Kalidasi continues to teach workshops and perform internationally and is passionate about teaching the healing powers of this beautiful art form.

Improv Jam
2019-02-08 17:30 - 19:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
A Jam for Dancers, Musicians, Poets, Actors … anyone interested in co-creating art in real time.
NEW TIMES
5:30-6pm compositional skills warm-up
6-7pm Open Jam
Feel free to join late or leave early

XYZ of Yoga
2019-02-09 14:00 - 16:30, 2019-03-09 14:00 - 16:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Yoga, a 5000-year tradition within the human era, is actually based on earlier phylogenetic stages of the animal kingdom. Participants, trained or new to a Yoga practice, will explore these ancient, fundamental positions (asanas) through the lens of developmental movement patterns that are basic to all humans and animals in locomotion.
This three-part workshop of movement, visualization and experiential anatomy will serve to discover the evolutionary underpinnings of Yoga and build a developmental vocabulary for your Asana practice that is sourced from the natural world in overlapping waves.
It is optimal to attend all workshops due to the flow of knowledge being shared. However, do not hesitate to attend, if you must miss a session. We will catch you up!
February 9 The Starfish and the axial skeleton
March 9 The Frog and the Lizard
April 6 From Mammal to Human
All dates meet from 2 to 4:30pm

Pricing
SIngle workshop: $35
All three: $75
For more information feel free to call Magma (978) 381-3494 or Kate at 802 257 0855.
Kate Tarlow Morgan, dancer/choreographer, author, and teacher is editor-in-chief of Currents Journal for the Body-Mind Centering Association, and editorial consultant for Lost & Found Poetics Document Initiative at C.U.N.Y-Center for Humanities. As sole archivist of The Rhythms Fundamentals, based on the study of human and animal natural movement, Kate teaches in local area schools and studios. Her book of NYC-based essays and stories, Circles & Boundaries, (Factory School) was published in 2011. The Gloucester Writers Center and Trident Gallery has been recent home to Kate’s “dance-formation” events that are inspired by poets, painters and performers of the 20th c., including Charles Olson, Paul Valery, Lee Nagrin, Margie Beals, Andre Bernard and Marvin Israel.

The Day After
2019-02-15 21:00 - 23:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
After a 4+ month hiatus, Closet Case makes it’s long awaited return to MAGMA Gloucester for an evening of cabaret, drag, live music and dance performances all in the name of heartache, break-ups, and love gone bad. And as usual-we have ZERO REGRETS!!!
Cult Leader Paul and classic Closet Case crew return to serve up an anti-Valentine’s Day Variety Show like the North Shore has ever seen. This one you will NOT want to miss.
With cardiovascular compromising performances by:
Luna Vixxen, Villinda Vile, Benji, Paul, Aspen Ridge, Sarah Slifer Swift, Mimi Malevolent, Pancake, Snackzilla, Landis Darling and many more featuring some surprise local musical guests!!!
BYOB (proper ID required)
Snacks and Other Beverages will be available so bring your appetite for some bittersweet nom noms
😉
Doors Open / 8:30
Show Begins / 9pm
$10 / 18+
Tix available at the door

Feb vacation week
2019-02-18 08:00 - 17:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
No Children’s Classes this week! February 18-23

MAGMA Rock Show
2019-03-01 19:00 - 23:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
All Ages Rock Show At Magma Studios in Gloucester!
Featuring Cape Ann’s finest
Totality
https://youtu.be/q_ObQPNcSOU
The Jazz Imposters
https://soundcloud.com/user-258494266/prime-time-for-primates
Humbug
https://humbuggin.bandcamp.com/
Daywaster
https://d4yw4st3r.bandcamp.com/album/tsu-mi
Surnames
https://surnames.bandcamp.com/
Maybe more surprises
Plus DJ’s and Lights
10$
7pm
At Magma
11 Pleasant ST Gloucester
Top Floor
No Booze, No Bone Heads

Peek Week - Children's Program
2019-03-11 08:00 - 17:00 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States

OmDrum
2019-03-14 16:30 - 17:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
OmDrum , founded May, 2015
Discover the meditative and healing power of the Drum with OmDrum, led by Mitch Cohen.

Suggested donation $10

Dates at MAGMA

March 14, 4:30-5:30pm
April 11, 4:30-5:30pm

May 9, 4:30-5:30pm
June 13, 4:30-5:30pm

Bio:
Mitch “Pashawari” Cohen has been drumming since age 12, when he discovered his lifelong passion for music. As founder of OmDrum, he now brings the meditative power of the drum to anyone who has a desire to explore unconventional methodology to self-healing. Mitch spent thirteen years as drummer for the Boston Music Award winning group Mamadou, and also has been playing devotional Kirtan music for the past several years. He had a successful career in the semiconductor industry, and is the father of two teenagers.

Children's Program Spring Term Begins
2019-03-18 | MA
Spring Term March 18 – June 15
No classes April vacation week: April 15 – 21
Final recital for all classes Saturday June 15, 3pm

Qigong starts
2019-03-21 17:30 - 18:30 | MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Suzanne Sweeney offer this new course in Qigong at MAGMA, Thursdays 5:30-6:30pm.
Qigong is the foundation of martial arts and has its roots in Chinese Medicine and Taoist philosophy. Simply translated, qigong means cultivation of energy and the cultivation of the skill of moving energy. Abundant energy manifests in the body as high functioning organs, flexible muscles, supple joints, clear thinking, and balanced emotions.
A primary goal of Qigong is to strengthen the environment of the body, i.e., build life-force energy, improve the immune system, clear stress and tension, and increase circulation. With regular practice, Qi begins to flow smoothly through every part of your body.
Qigong imitates the movements of nature and is often considered a form of meditation.
It emphasizes the harmony and health of body, mind, and spirit. Qigong shifts your nervous system into the parasympathetic state, which is the state in which your body comes into balance, repairs, and heals making Qigong the perfect complement to your current exercise program.

Practicing Qigong will help you:

Relax your mind and body to promote healing
Move energy to where you need it most
Improve balance, mood, and circulation

Among the many great things about Qigong are that anyone can do it and tremendous benefits can be realized with minimum time commitment.
Mind calm, heart open, body energized is the Qigong state of being.

CHEK Holistic Lifestyle coach, FDN-P, Reiki Okuden, and author of The Optimal Health Cookbook, Suzanne Sweeney, teaches people how to improve health & happiness through diet, Tai Chi & Qi gong, and relaxation techniques including Reiki and Shamanic healing. Suzanne has trained in various martial arts since 2010 and considers Tai Chi and Qi gong to be a fun and effective path to a better body, a happier outlook, and improved overall health.

http://energizebodyandmind.com/tai-chi/
