Magma, lauded as ‘hot and dangerous’ (SFClassical Voice), ‘wildly ambitious’ (SFChronicle), and a ‘modern day masterpiece’ (SF Arts) premiered January 2025 at The Midway, a multi-room nightclub in SF. The evening length work features 9 dancers of Post:ballet, live music by dj.ari.b, choreography and text by Moscelyne ParkeHarrison, and projections by Shana ParkeHarrison.
The piece cycles between installation, immersive dance theater, and proscenium style performance. Inspired by the myth of Cassandra, Magma peels back the layers of truth to reveal a gripping social commentary on humanity’s desire to understand and control the world around us.
Magma is the result of a two year creative process. The has been shared in numerous preview performances and workshops. Post:ballet closed in February 2025 after 16 Seasons of creating boundary breaking work in the Bay Area. Magma is BODYSONNET’s newest piece of repertoire.
Technical guide and booking details upon request. Email bodysonnet@gmail.com
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Photos by Dillon Vado, Tricia Cronin, and Maximillian Tortoriello
Founded in 2019, BODYSONNET is a company based in New York committed to making site responsive work on an international scale. Directed by Moscelyne ParkeHarrison and Mio Ishikawa, BODYSONNET initiates projects that center innovation and collaboration to yield works that are unique to the communities with which we engage. Our work demonstrates the intersection of dance with many mediums and enacts zero waste consciousness through collaboration with local artists and institutions. We redefine the viewer’s experience by developing provocative work that reinforces our shared humanity.
BODYSONNET is fiscally sponsored by Satellite Collective, a registered non profit organization.
BODYSONNET was founded in 2019 by Mio Ishikawa (NYC), Sean Lammer (Dublin IE), artistic director Moscelyne ParkeHarrison (SF), and involves numerous collaborators. BODYSONNET has been fiscally sponsored by Satellite Collective’s since 2020. The collective has produced over twenty original works for dance, film, and fixed mediums, in San Francisco, The Berkshires, Hudson Valley, New York City, Cologne Germany, Northwest Arkansas, and online.
Moscelyne ParkeHarrison (she/her) is a bicoastal dance artist. She is the former Associate Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer of Post:ballet (2022-25), and Director of BODYSONNET (2019-present). She is a graduate of The Juilliard School (Dance ‘19) with the Joseph W. Polisi Artist as Citizen Award. Moscelyne has received support from Anthony Quinn Foundation, New England Foundation for the Arts, and MassCultural Council, and commissions from The Juilliard School, Metropolis Ensemble, LINES Training Program, and Post:ballet. Moscelyne is a faculty member at Berkeley Ballet Theater and LINES. She has taught workshops at The Juilliard School, Broadway Dance Center, Steps on Broadway, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, and Yale University. She has led community engagement programs (2016-19) and entrepreneurship sessions (2024) for The Juilliard School. She has experience teaching disabled and neurodivergent dancers through collaboration with AXIS Dance Company. Her films have been featured at The San Francisco Dance Film Festival, Dance Camera West, and ADF’s Movies for Movers.