James Gnam (he/him) is a Vancouver-based dancer and choreographer whose work explores the reciprocal tensions between embodiment, technology and social exchange. A graduate of Canada’s National Ballet School, he has interpreted repertoire for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Ballet BC, EDAM Dance and 10 Gates Dancing, performing landmark creations by Crystal Pite, Twyla Tharp, Jiří Kylián, Mark Morris, Kurt Jooss, Peter Bingham and Tedd Robinson. Gnam is Artistic Director of Plastic Orchid Factory, a founding member of Left of Main, and an associate artist with Mélanie Demers’ MAYDAY and Jacques Poulin-Denis’ Grand Poney. James’ choreography positions the body as both subject and analytic instrument, extending dance into gaming environments, gallery contexts and civic spaces. Across more than twenty works with Plastic Orchid Factory, he has cultivated a practice that oscillates between meticulous introspection and architecturally scaled spectacle, consistently interrogating the conditions under which meaning—and community—are produced.
His research and productions have been supported by Opera Estate (Bassano, Italy); Circuit-Est (Montréal); Centre Q and the National Arts Centre (Ottawa); and, in Vancouver, The Dance Centre, Electric Company Theatre, The New Forms Festival, The Vancouver Art Gallery, The Burrard Arts Foundation/Facade Festival, The Belkin Gallery and SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. In 2010, the late Lola Maclaughlin nominated Gnam and his partner and collaborator Natalie LeFebvre Gnam for the City of Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award for Dance.

Natalie LeFebvre Gnam (she/elle) is a dance artist, producer, curator, and performance maker, born on Lheidli T’enneh Keyoh (Prince George) now rooted on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Skwxwú7mesh, and səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ lands (Vancouver). Her practice braids embodied research and dramaturgical curiosity to stage porous encounters. Montréal-trained (ÉSDQ/Cégep du Vieux Montréal) and Arts Management at Capilano, she has performed with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Coleman Lemieux & Co., and Vancouver Opera. Since 2003 she has co-imagined Plastic Orchid Factory with James Gnam and led the creation of Left of Main. Natalie is the Creative Producer at Electric Company Theatre; an Isadora and Mayor’s Arts Award winners, and Finn and Jem’s mom.

Ileanna Sophia Cheladyn is a dance artist and PhD candidate in sociocultural anthropology at UC Davis. She works slowly, sensitizing to the moments when theory and dancing kiss.

From Edinburgh, Scotland, where he received his initial theatre training, James Proudfoot has been living in Vancouver since 1993. Specialising in the realm of dance lighting, he has contributed designs for works to many companies and artists. James has been involved with Vancouver’s Dancing on the Edge Festival for thirty years acting as Technical Director and Lighting Director. For ten years, with Emily Molnar as Artistic Director, he acted as Lighting Director for Ballet BC repertoire as well as designing new works for the company. James lives and works on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Kevin Legere is a seasoned musician, producer, and innovator with a unique background in high-tech. With over 20 years of experience in the music industry, he thrives at the intersection of sound, technology, and creativity. Kevin has spearheaded projects such as Death to Sexy, performed alongside international talent, and continues to push boundaries through new collaborations and experimental side projects. He is currently working with Plastic Orchid Factory while developing fresh creative ventures of his own.

loscil is the electronic music project of Canadian composer Scott Morgan. For 20+ years he’s shaped ambient/classical/electroacoustic works, largely on Kranky—home to Clara (2021) and key albums Plume, Endless Falls, Sea Island and Monument Builders. Collaborators include Ryuichi Sakamoto, Murcof/Vanessa Wagner, bvdub, Sarah Neufeld, Daniel Bejar, Rachel Grimes and Lawrence English. He formed High Plains with cellist Mark Bridges (Cinderland, 2017). His music scores film and games (The Corporation, We Are Witnesses; Hundreds, Osmos, Lifelike; ADRIFT). For dance he’s created with Damien Jalet and Vanessa Goodman, including The Sails (2022). He lives in Vancouver on Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh territories. loscil.ca

Jack Chipman is a Vancouver based projection designer and technologist. His work integrates physical elements into digital spaces through the use of cameras, digital props, and image filtering. He is excited by the merging of different mediums to create an immersive experience. Jack’s past credits include Fire Never Dies (Electric Company Theatre), Rhino (Out Innerspace Dance Theatre), (OutThe Flying Dutchman (Vancouver Opera), The Door Project (plastic orchid factory), An Undeveloped Sound (Electric Company Theatre), Szepty/Whispers (Rumble Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra) Jchipman.com

Zack Faulks is an Vancouver-based artist born and raised on the unceded kʷikʷəƛ̓̓əm, Tsleil-Waututh and xʷməθkʷəy̓̓əm territories, now called Coquitlam. He divides his time evenly between set construction and the creation of new theatre, most recently working as a producer on the musical World Ender, premiering at Presentation House Theatre. He is also a member of the wâpanacahkos dance collective, and teaches Jiu Jitsu in his spare time.