OPEN JAM

First and third Sunday of the month | 7 - 9pm
w Anne Cooper

**NO JAM on Sun, Jan 5th
*First jam back will be on Sun, Jan 19th

Open to all. No instruction. Anne Cooper holds the space.

Jam format: Our Open Jam follows a traditional CI jam structure. There is no instruction and the studio is an open space for two hours of Contact Improvisation. Jammers usually begin with a personal warm-up, arriving and tuning to the space, before moving into Contact and improvised dancing. Witnessing and taking breaks is welcome. While instruction is not a part of this jam, Anne is available for those who may have questions.

If you are new to jams, please arrive a few minutes early to your first jam to check-in with Anne at the start.

Drop-ins welcome.

BIPOC JAM

Sun, Nov 10 | 3:30 - 5:30pm
Sun, Dec 1 | 3:30 - 5:30pm
w Natalie Tin Yin Gan (顏婷妍)

Open to BIPOC dancers and movers. Drops-ins welcome.

Our Fall 2024 BIPOC jams are integrated into the third and sixth classes of our BIPOC Class Series. You can reach more about the BIPOC Class Series HERE, and register for classes and jams below.

• Sun, Oct 27 | 3:30 - 5pm — Class

• Sun, Nov 3 | 3:30 - 5pm — Class

• Sun, Nov 10 | 3:30 - 5:30pm — Class + Jam

• Sun, Nov 17 | 3:30 - 5pm — Class

• Sun, Nov 24 | 3:30 - 5pm — Class

• Sun, Dec 1 | 3:30 - 5pm — Class + Jam

Anne Cooper has danced with EDAM since 1994, studying Contact Improvisation with Peter Bingham and performing in EDAM's work, both structured improvisations and choreography. She has researched and performed with Nancy Stark Smith through Nancy's 'Glimpse Performance Installations' in the U.S.A. Anne has taught/facillitated CI since 2001 in Vancouver and other locales through classes, Jams and workshops. She has created and performed her own work and has danced with many Canadian companies/choreographers. Anne has trained in contemporary dance and CI; her CI teachers include Peter Bingham, Nancy Stark Smith, Jaci Metivier, Andrew Harwood, Chris Aiken, Ray Chung and others and some study with Steve Paxton (Material For the Spine) and recently, Nora Hajos (Material For the Spine). Anne is grateful to live and work in Vancouver, BC, on the ancestral and unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsliel-Waututh First Nations.

Natalie Tin Yin Gan (顏婷妍) is an independent dance artist, writer, and teacher based in so-called Vancouver, on the unceded ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. Her practice squats (120 lb) at the intersection of spirit, somatics, and technology-induced melancholy. Natalie is the Co-Artistic Director of company Hong Kong Exile that explores the historical and contemporary politic of the Chinese diaspora. She is also the smaller half of vulva clown duo, Pulsive Party. She is a graduate of The Writer’s Studio and a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®. Natalie is a late sleeper, a late riser, a late bloomer, a latecomer, and a late-night snacker. nataliegan.com