Call for EDAM Scholarship Training Program Applications
Spring 2025

Deadline| Extended: March 8, 2025

  • Training Period: March 31st to June 29th, 2025 (14 weeks)

EDAM’s Scholarship Training Program supplements primary training and offers participants an opportunity to intensify their Contact Improvisation practice and professional training skill-set. EDAM is offering 6 Training Scholarships to dancers and/or movement practitioners for the Spring 2025 Term.

Program Details:

To participate in EDAM’s Scholarship Training Program, Scholarship participants must attend a minimum three Morning Classes per week, held Monday to Friday, from 10AM to 12PM. Morning Classes will be led by Artistic Director, Peter Bingham; Associate Artistic Director, Olivia Shaffer; and EDAM teachers. Scholarship participants are also highly encouraged to attend a Fundamentals Workshop on Saturday, April 26th from 12:30 - 4:30pm with Hayley Gawthrop. The Scholarship Training Program allows participants to attend all drop-in classes and the Fundamentals Workshop free of charge; as well as workshops and special offerings at a reduced rate (50%).

In addition to participating in classes, Scholarship recipients are expected to actively engage in EDAM's daily class responsibilities and culture, including assisting with the setup of the studio space and contributing thoughts, questions and curiosities to class discussions. Optional opportunities will be available to shadow and assist with various EDAM activities, such as shows, workshops and jams.

Selected participants will be expected to respect and embrace EDAM’s Safety, Consent, and Inclusion Policy.

Eligibility:

  • Dancers and/or movement practitioners who have recently completed a basic training program in dance, theatre, or clown with an established organization within the last five years OR

  • Those who have not completed basic training with an established organization OR those who have finished their basic training with an established organization more than five years ago are welcome to apply, please articulate why intensive training in Contact Improvisation is of current interest to you and how it connects to your artistic practice.

  • Priority will be given to applicants who have taken at least three Morning Classes at EDAM.

  • Priority will be given to artists who are based in Vancouver during the Scholarship period. 

How to Apply:

Please send the following application materials to: info@edamdance.org and CC: director@edamdance.org by no later than March 8, 2025 at 11:59PM.

  • Letter of Interest (maximum 1 page)

  • Resume or CV (maximum 2 pages)

  • Recent head-shot

  • Please include the date of completion of your most recent basic training and the organization you trained with, or equivalent. Please share with us your current interests in Contact Improvisation, why you wish to train with EDAM, and how the Scholarship will impact your artistic practice and/or professional goals.

Please email us at info@edamdance.org if you have any questions.

APPLICATION DEADLINE — EXTENDED: March 8th, 2025
Applicants will be notified of results by March 14th, 2025.

Bingham P., Pile On II, 2022
Performers, Olivia Shaffer and Arash Khakpour, Anne Cooper and Olivia Shaffer,