EDAM presents

February 6 & 7, 2009

PROGRAM

Unwinding
Performed by Peter Bingham, Chris Aiken,
Coat Cooke (Saxophone), Clyde Reed (Bass),
James Proudfoot (lighting)

Coat Cooke
Coat is one of Canada's most lyrical and inventive saxophonists,
composers and improvisors. Over the last twenty five years, he has
written over one hundred works that include music for piano, saxophone
quartet, guitar, flute, chamber groups and large ensembles. Coat's work
spans working with multi-media, dance, electronics, video and film, and
he has produced nine CDs and many concerts. He is the founder and
leader of the renowned NOW Orchestra and with them he has toured
Canada, Europe and the USA, performing in clubs and major festivals.
Coat's collaborations include work with international artists George
Lewis, Wadada Leo Smith, Roscoe Mitchell, Butch Morris, Barry Guy,
Marilyn Crispell, Amina Claudine Myers, Wayne Horvitz, Bobby Previte
and with fellow Canadians artists Rene Lussier, Pierre Tanguay, Martin
Tetreault, John Oswald, Diane Labrosse and Paul Plimley.
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James Proudfoot

BIOGRAPHIES

Originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, James Proudfoot has been living
in Vancouver for fifteen years. For twelve years he was the resident
Technical Director of the Firehall Arts Centre. James has contributed
lighting designs for many local dance and theatre companies.

Clyde Reed

Chris Aiken
Chris is a leading international teacher and performer of dance
improvisation and contact improvisation. Over the past two and a
half decades his work has evolved through ongoing investigations of
performance, composition, movement technique and design. His
work has been significantly influenced through the somatic practice of
the Alexander Technique, ideokinesis, yoga and the work of Ida Rolf.
Chris has performed and collaborated with many renowned dance
artists including Steve Paxton, Kirstie Simson, Nancy Stark Smith, Peter
Bingham, Andrew Harwood, Ray Chung and Angie Hauser. He is a
Guggenheim Fellow and an Assistant Professor at UrsinusCollege.

Peter Bingham
Peter began dancing in 1975. Histeachers include Linda Rubin, Nancy
Stark Smith, Steve Paxton and Dianne Miller. In 1982 he co-founded
EDAM, the company he has directed since 1989. He has been creating
choreographies and improvising performances for over thirty years.

Clyde has enjoyed long-term musical collaborations with internationally
known artists including Rob Blakeslee, Vinny Golia, Rich Halley, George
Lewis, Paul Plimley, and Claude Ranger. He is a founding member of
the New Orchestra Workshop Orchestra Society. His playing has been
featured on a number of critically acclaimed recordings, the most
recent being "Blue Rims-The Rich Halley Trio with Bobby Bradford".

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Spring Choreographic Series
New work by Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg,
Barbara Bourget & Peter Bingham
April 8, 10, 11, 15, 17 & 18, 2009

Resolutions
Created by Lin Snelling, Rob Kitsos, Peter Bingham,
Michael Reinhart, James Proudfoot
May 14 & 15, 2009

2009

LASSES&

ORKSHOPS

Classes in technique,
contact, improvisation,
& performance research

from Feb 9-20 Contact Improvisation classes
Monday - Friday e 10:00am -12:00 with Peter Bingham
$10 drop-in

Ongoing Contact Improvisation classes
Sunday 11 12:00 - 2:00pm with Anne Cooper
$10 drop-in

Cost is $500 plus GST
To apply, please send your contact

information along with a $75
non-refundable deposit to EDAM.
EDAM Dance

Contact Jams
Firstand Third Sunday of the month 7:00pm - 9:00pm
$2 drop-in

"The Human Contact Project 2009"
with Karl frost director of Body Research
The Human Contact Project explores a reframing of the art of contact
improvisation ... diving into subtle level awareness of the physics and
neurology of two bodies in contact combined with an open sense of
the poetics of human beings encountering each other.

March 14~18, 2009
Please check website
www.bodyresearch.org/humcmcontad

for details.

303 E 8th Ave
Vancouver, BC

V5T 1S1
604.876.9559

info@edamdance.org

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February 26-28, 8pm
Produced
byJulie-anne
Saroyan
and DayHelesic
Conceptby DayHelesic,
Choreography
by DayHelesic
FilmbyArenHansenand RevaQuam,LightingdesignbyAlanBrodie
Originalmusicby MarcStewart
Performance
byAmberFunk-Barton,
DayHelesic,
ShayKuebler,
Chengxin
Wei
Inspiredby recenttime spentin NewYork,Helesiccreates
Aroundthe Block,
a new,full-lengthdancework reflectingthe energyof the cityandthe people
who livethere.A physicalessayof boldnessandintensity,four dancerstravel
the streetsof Manhattanin a desireto find connectionwithin the chaos.
City of

Burnaby
Parks, Recreation
& Cultural Services

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6450DeerLakeAvenue,Burnaby,
BC
BoxOffice:604-205-3000 www.shadboltcentre.com

AboutEDAM
EDAMis a contemporary
dancecompanyundertheartisticdirectorship
of PeterBingham.
EDAM'smandateis to providea stableand fertileenvironment
for the development
of
contemporary
dance.EDAMis deeplycommitted
totheinvestigation
of movement
itselfas
an expressive
artform. TheCompany
supportsmanypossibilities
for creativeexpression
withinthe kineticartsthroughthe creationand productionof choreography
andthrough
the practiceand presentation
of the art of improvisation.EDAMproducesthe workof
its ArtisticDirector,PeterBingham,guestchoreographers
and collaborative
endeavors
with artistsworkingin otherdisciplines.EDAMrecognizes
the paramountimportance
of
training,bothfor thepersonaldevelopment
of individualdancersandforthe advancement
of danceas an art form. EDAMis an activesupporterof dancetrainingin Vancouver
and
offersongoingclassesas wellas a numberof specialworkshops/intensives.
Formoreinformation
on EDAMandthe programs
the Companyofferscontact:
EDAM
303East8thAve.
Vancouver,
BC
V5T1S1
ArtisticDirector
CompanyManager
Operations
Coordinator
Frontof HouseManager

phone:604-876-9559
info@edamdance.org
www.edamdance.org
PeterBingham
MonaHamill
DanikaMcDowell
DebbieBlair

EDAMwouldliketo takethisopportunity
to thanktheWesternFrontandour Boardof
Directors.
EDAMgratefullyacknowledges
thefinancialsupportof the DanceSection,Canada
Council;the Provinceof BritishColumbiathroughthe BCArtsCouncilandBCGaming;
the Cityof Vancouver
andtheVancouver
Foundation.

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Canada Council
for the Arts

Conseil des Arts
du Canada