Peter Bingham
Peter Bingham
We were saddened by the passing of Peter Bingham (EDAM) on February 9, 2026.
Peter was a friend, colleague, and past collaborator. His contributions to Canadian dance history, especially Vancouver’s dance community is truly significant.
His absence from our world will be considerable.
Peter was part of Karen Jamieson’s seminal work Coming Out of Chaos (1981). A piece that holds an influential place in the emergence of contemporary dance in Vancouver. He contributed to our archival research and oral history project Coming Out of Chaos: A Vancouver Dance Story (2021).
Here is his interview with Emma Metcalfe Hurst
Peter Bingham & Lola Ryan in Coming Out of Chaos 1981 - Photo by Chris Randle
From January 2012 to July 2014 Karen embarked on a 3 year dialogue she called Danced Conversations, with dance artists from different aesthetics, traditions and ages. These conversations informed the creation of solo|soul which premiered in July 2014. Peter Bingham joined her for some of those chats…
Photos & video by Chris Randle
