The need to know. The desire to ignore.

Magma is an evening-length immersive dance theater experience produced by Post:ballet and choreographed by Resident Choreographer Moscelyne ParkeHarrison.

Be a part of the next theatrical phenomenon, previewing in 2024, premiering in 2025.

THE MAKING OF MAGMA

January 2025: Magma (full-length premiere)

October, 2024: Magma (Chapter Two)

March 28, 2024: Magma (Chapter One) at Post:ballet’s annual Sneak Peek

January 25-26, 2024: Magma (Chapter Three) at Post:ballet’s annual Arty Party

October 2023: Preview showings at Salesforce Park and Berkeley Ballet Theater

February 2023: Workshop showing at Berkeley Ballet Theater

CONCEPT

Magma is inspired by the Greek myth of Cassandra, who was blessed to foretell the future but was cursed to have no one believe her visions. Told through an ominous, cinematic lens, Magma is a tragically intriguing, emotionally raw performance.The production unfolds in San Francisco's premiere nightclub, The Midway, where audiences choose their own adventure to follow nine characters navigating their relationship to truth, ignorance, and entropy.

Magma unfolds in three chapters as audiences and characters experience an eruption in slow motion Guests decide where to go and what to see, ensuring that everyone's journey is unique and each visit is different. As the show progresses, dancers and audience members will interact throughout the venue until an event brings the entire audience, full cast of characters, and musical collaborator dj.ari.b together for the culmination of the production.

Magma (Chapter One) Preview

Magma (Chapter Three) Preview

Collaborators

Choreography and concept by Moscelyne ParkeHarrison

Produced by Post:ballet and Robin Dekkers

Music by dj.ari.b

Performers and collaborators Crystaldawn Bell, Isaac Bates-Vinueza, Charmaine Butcher, Colin Frederick, Babatunji Johnson, Caitlin Hicks, Emily Hansel, Madison Lindgren, Moscelyne ParkeHarrison

Costume Design and Makeup Mia J Chong

Costume Construction David Calhoun

Scenic Design Shana ParkeHarrison

Video Editing by Moscelyne ParkeHarrison

Text by Moscelyne ParkeHarrison

About Post:ballet

Post:ballet was founded in 2009 by Robin Dekkers, named “25 to Watch” by DANCE Magazine, with a vision to push the ballet envelope through innovative multidisciplinary collaborations. SF Chronicle noted that Post is “a company that not only lives dangerously- it thrives on it,” and SF Arts Monthly called Post’s productions “decidedly daring and always beautifully performed.”

Integrating classically-trained dancers with artists working in animation, architecture, new music, cinematography, fashion, and visual arts, Post’s collaborations range from intensely intimate to wildly conceptual.

The Post:community and audiences are as different from the traditional ballet audience as Post is from a traditional ballet company. 65% of Post:ballet audiences live in San Francisco or corresponding regions. 65% have a household income of $120,000+, and 80% are between the ages of 25 and 40.

The Post:ballet audience are an intersection of community leaders, style trendsetters, and technology executives who are at the forefront of Bay Area life.