WORKSHOPS
Before attending a workshop, please review the Important Info below, including what to wear/bring, waiver, values, code of conduct, FAQ’s, and accessibility info.
Building Entry: Buzz ‘02’ ONLY for entry. Please arrive 5 to 10 min before class to change and settle. Entry to the building is only granted 15 min before and 15 min after an activity starts.
For more information about our workshops, please contact us at info@edamdance.org.
If cost is a barrier and you are interested in attending activities, please reach out to us at: info@edamdance.org.
Photo Credit: Viviane Houle
from ear to breath to sound
a listening and score making workshop
for curious ears (no music experience needed)
June 13th, 2026
12 - 3PM
With Alex Mah
Please:
-Wear comfortable clothes
-Bring a notebook
This workshop is designed as a ‘music offering’ rooted in the attentional practice essential to Contact Improvisation. No music training is necessary; this will be an embodied approach to creation that aims to bring a fresh perspective to dancers, musicians, and creative beings alike. I can’t wait to share my practice with you!
Through guided scores for breath and voice, we will tune into the room and the sounds outside.
The practice of presence brings awareness to our surroundings and opens the senses, especially our ears, reinforcing our connection to others and the world around us.
We will look over a selection of experimental scores related to listening and our senses. I’ll introduce some techniques of composition and how to apply them to our ideas.
In small groups, we will create our own text or graphic scores inspired by the sensing body and explore the cyclical process of composition, interpretation, and improvisation.
Note:
- This will be an indoor gathering of breathing bodies. We will keep multiple windows open. Masks are not required, however, you we will offer surgical masks and your are welcome to bring your own mask if you like.
Sliding Scale (see registration below for more details)
$75-
*If you are interested in attending this workshop, and cost is a barrier please reach out to Sierra at: info@edamdance.org
photo: by Luciana Photography, 2024
Fundamentals Workshop
Next workshop is September 2026
Additional details will be posted this summer.
If you are new to Contact, this workshop is for you! Our Fundamentals workshop introduces Contact Improvisation basics, providing you with the fundamentals to begin your practice.
Our Fundamentals Workshop is held three times a year in September, January and April. Please email us if you would like to be notified when registration opens for the September workshop next term.
Early-Bird and Regular rates available
IMPORTANT INFO
EDAM Performing Arts Society is committed providing a safer and healthier environment for our community where all individuals are treated with dignity and respect. We do not tolerate harassment or oppressive behaviour. Please read and familiarize yourself with our wavier, values, and code of conduct. These are also available onsite. All participants, every person who attends a dance activity at EDAM, must read and agree to:
Membership
To participate in workshops at EDAM, you must be a member.
If you are new to EDAM, please purchase a membership when you register.
EDAM Membership is a lifetime membership (one-time $5 membership fee).
Refund & Cancellation Policy
Admin Fee: There is a non-refundable $10 admin fee for all workshop cancellations. This helps us cover the cost of managing cancellations.
Cancellations made at least 4 working days (Monday to Friday) in advance of the workshop start date are 100% refundable, minus the admin fee. Please email us.
Cancellations made 48 hours in advance of the workshop start date are 50% refundable minus the admin fee. Please email us.
Cancellations made less than 48 hours in advance of the workshop date are non-refundable.
If you know you will not be attending the workshop (for any reason) you may give your spot to a friend. Please email us.
Sick Policy: We understand and respect that sickness happens unexpectedly. Cancellations made due to illness are 50% refundable minus the admin fee. Please email us.
EDAM reserves the right to cancel the workshop for any reason. Registered participants will be contacted and full refunds will be issued.
EDAM reserves the right to change the teacher if the booked teacher can no longer attend. Registered participants will be contacted and may request a refund if they no longer wish to attend the workshop with the new teacher.
What to Bring/Wear
Wear comfortable clothes that you can move and slide in (we recommend long sleeves and full-length pants, as they are helpful for sliding on the floor), wear minimal jewellery, and bring knee-pads (optional/personal preference).
We sell knee-pads for CI practice ($35) at the studio. Ask your teacher or email us at: info@edamdance.org.
Bring a bottle of water.
EDAM is a scent-reduced space, please help us keep our studio odour-free.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a difference between a class and a workshop? A class is a short focused session. A workshop is a longer session (with small breaks at the teacher’s discretion). Both are facilitated around the teacher’s interests and knowledge.
What is a Contact Jam? Jams are leaderless practice environments in which dancers practice CI with whoever gathers — friends, strangers, experienced dancers, newcomers. In our Open Jams, an EDAM teacher will hold the space, however, there is no instruction.
I have never done Contact Improvisation. Can I join any class or workshop? If you have never done Contact Improvisation, please sign up to a Thursday evening class our our Fundamentals Workshop, to acquire some skills and tools. Depending on your experience and previous training, you may request to join our advanced Morning Classes. Our teachers can support you in this journey.
Accessibility Info
Read our accessibility info here.
EDAM gratefully acknowledges the Coast Salish peoples; the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, on whose traditional, stolen and occupied territories we live and work.