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JANUARY
6&72006

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Performers
Peter Bingham
is a veteran practitioner of Contact and Improvisation. He is Artistic
Director of EDAM Dance in Vancouver. He has been creating choreographies
and improvising perfonnances for over 25 years. Beyond his own Company
creations, he has worked with John Alleyne at Ballet BC, Crystal Pite, Steve
Paxton, Chris Aiken, Ray Chung, Andrew Harwood, Marc Boivin, Nancy Stark
Smith, Lisa Nelson and Wen Wei Wang.
RayC:lnmg
is a San Francisco based perfonner, teacher, researcher and engineer.
He has practiced, taught and perfonned Contact and improvisation since 1979
throughout the United States and Europe. Chung uses Contact as part of an
improvisational perfonnance practice, integrating it with other movement fonns
including martial arts, bodywork and Authentic Movement. Chung has
collaborated with many key figures of the Contact world, including Steve
Paxton, Nancy Stark Smith, Chris Aiken, Lisa Nelson and Peter Bingham.
Music
Pre-recorded by Peter Bingham, Ray Chung & Coat Cooke

Photo ChrisRandle

Choreographyby PeterBingham
Performanceby
DeliaBrettAnne CooperAli RobsonMonicaStrehlke
lighting by JamesProudfoot

MARCH16-18
7PM
ROUNDHOUSE
COMMUNITY
CENTRE
181ROUNDHOUSE
MEWS
BOXOFFICE604.662.4966
www.edamdance.org

Coat Cooke
is one of Canada's most lyrical and inventive saxophonists. He is the
founder and leader of the renowned NOW Orchestra. He has toured Canada,
the USA and Europe, performing in major festivals in Berlin, Lisbon and
Chicago. His collaborations include work with George Lewis, Wadada Leo
Smith, Roscoe Mitchell, Butch Monis and most recently with Marilyn Crispell.
Look for the Coat Cooke Trio on the Cellar Live label this fall as well as the
new NOW Orchestra CD called POLA on Quebec's Les Disques Victo label.
Lighting
Jason Dubois
has recently relocated to Vancouver to work as Technical Director for
the ScotiaBank Dance Centre, Jason is grateful for the opportunity to work with
Peter Bingham and EDAM. For the past twelve years, Jason has been involved
with various dance and theatre organizations through0t~twestern Canada. His
credits range from administrator to designer and include work with Curtain
Razors, New Dance Horizons, Kidd Pivot, Joe Ink and the Canadian College of
Perfonning Arts.

Workshops Spring 2006
The Creative Process: One Idea, One Minute, Once with Lynda Gaudreau
(Montreal)
Saturday January 28, 3.30-6.30pm & Sunday January 29, l lam-2pm
$100/$65 Dance Centre members.
Lynda Gaudreau/Compagnie De Bnme is presented in partnership with the PuSh
International Perfonning Arts Festival (www.pushfestival.ca). Compagnie De
Brune will perfonn Compilation on Tuesday January 31 & Wednesday February
1.
Creator's Lab
A weekend dance and theatre intensive with
Chick Snipper, Artistic Director, DanStaBat
Saturday February 18, 10.30am-5pm and February 19, l lam-4pm
$65/$50 Dance Centre members.
This workshop is supported through the Artist-in-Residence program of The
Dance Centre.
Aerial Dance with Julia Taffe, Aeriosa Dance
Two weekends: 9am-lpm on Saturday-Sunday April 22-23, and SaturdaySunday April 29-30 $225 Application deadline: March 3
These classes are supported through the Artist-in-Residence program of The
Dance Centre.
Writing Dance with Kaija Pepper
March 2006 (four Saturday afternoon workshops and three evening shows)
$215/$160 Dance Centre members.
Presented in partnership with the Vancouver International Dance Festival with
the support of The Dance Current and the Society for Canadian Dance Studies.
Folf information and to register call 604 606 6416, email
members@thedancecentre.ca or visit www.thedancecentre.ca. All prices
include GST.
AU events take pllace at Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street,
Vancouver
The operations of The Dance Centre are supported by the Canada Council for
the Arts, the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council, and the
City of Vancouver through the Office of Cultural Affairs. Programs are also
supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage, and the Province of BC
through the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch.
The Dance Centre 677 Davie Street Vancouver V6B 2G6 T 604 606 6400
wwvv,thed:mcecentre.ca

EDAM
Upcomingevents
WEEKOFFREECONTACT
CLASSES
taught by
Artistic DirectorPeterBingham
MARCH6-10th
MONDAYTO FRIDAY
10- NOON
SPRINGStudioSHOW
May3-6
8:00
''queW'
with Un Snelling& Peggylee
&
MACHiNENOiSEY
(DeliaBrett and Daeiik)

About EDAM
EDAM is a contemporary
dance companyunder the artistic directorshipof Peter
Bingham. Edam'smandateis to providea stableand fertile environmentfor the
development
of contemporary
dance. EDAMis deeplycommitted
to the investigation
of
movement
itselfas an expressive
artform. TheCompany
supportsmanypossibilities
for
creativeexpressionwithin the kinetic arts throughthe creationand productionof
choreography
and throughthe practiceand presentation
of the art of improvisation.
EDAMproducesthe workof its ArtisticDirector,PeterBingham,guestchoreographers
andcollaborative
endeavorswithartistsworkingin otherdisciplines.EDAMrecognizes
the paramountimportanceof trainingboth for the personaldevelopment
of individual
dancersandfortheadvancement
of danceas an artform. EDAMoffersongoingclasses
as wellas a numberof specialworkshops/intensives.
Formoreinformation
on EDAMandtheprograms
theCompany
offerscontact:
EDAM
303East8th Ave.
Vancouver,
BC
V5T1S1

phone:604-876-9559
info@edamdance.org
www.edamdance.org

ArtisticDirector
PeterBingham
Manager
MonaHamm
Administration/Production
Assistant DebbieBlair
EDAMwouldliketo takethisopportunity
to thankthe WesternFrontandEDAM'sBoard
of Directors.

EDAMgratefullyacknowledges
the financialsupportof the DanceSection,Canada
Council;the Provinceof BritishColumbiathroughthe BCArtsCounciland BC Gaming;
the City of Vancouver;VancouverFoundationand The·Leon and Thea Koerner
Foundation.

City of Vancouver

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