While this year’s Dancing on the Edge festival is remounting a few highlights from Vancouver choreographers—such as Wen Wei Wang’s Three Sixty Five (at the Vancouver Playhouse on Friday and Saturday [July 10 and 11]) and contact-improvisation master Peter Bingham’s Sinking Suzy Fong (at the Firehall Arts Centre on Thursday and Sunday July 9 and 12)—it also has several new works to keep dance fans coming back during its 10-day run from Thursday (July 9) to July 19.

Montreal’s Trial & Eros artistic director Deborah Dunn premieres Four Quartets (at the Firehall on July 15 and 17), a full-length solo based on T.?S. Eliot’s poem of the same name. Dunn’s highly theatrical choreography gives the wordsmith’s meditations on time fresh meaning.

Former Ballet British Columbia dancer James Gnam will present the first full-length work by his new company, the Plastic Orchid Factory. EndORPHIN (at the Scotiabank Dance Centre on July 16 and 18) explores our consumer culture and showcases Gnam’s seamless blend of classical and contemporary styles.

MOVE: the Company performs artistic director Josh Beamish’s Mermaid Parade (at the Firehall on July 9 and 12), a piece inspired by all things aquatic. The Contingency Plan, a new Vancouver company, premieres Serge Bennathan’s Slam2 (at the Firehall on July 14 and 15). The same nights, Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg performs an excerpt of Goggles, a “comic creep-fest” that will premiere this fall. Henry Daniel’s t2 (at the Dance Centre on July 12 and 13) features a live video link to an art installation at the Interurban Gallery. And the ever-popular Dusk Dances hits Queen Elizabeth Park (July 15 to 18) with the Iroquois-inspired choreography of Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, among other works.

See info at www.dancingontheedge.org/.