Casson & Friends
Name: Tim Casson
Company: Casson & Friends
Dance Level: Emerging
Bio
Originally from Harrogate in Yorkshire, Tim trained at The BRIT School and Bird College before completing an MA in Contemporary Dance at London Contemporary Dance School.
He has performed extensively for Jasmin Vardimon (Justitia, Yesterday, 7734), as well as for Nigel Charnock (10 Men) and Katie Green (Lost and Found), among others. He has featured in various music videos, commercials, the movie 'World War Z' and recently covered the role of 'Puck' in Opera North's production of Benjamin Britten's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream’.
Tim works with performers of all levels of experience and extensively in education, regularly leading projects for Sadler’s Wells and many other organisations such as The National Youth Dance Company. Whilst at Jasmin Vardimon Company, Tim was also responsible for creating and delivering ‘JV2’, the Jasmin Vardimon Professional Development Certificate Course, also acting as rehearsal director on their national tours.
Dance Style: Commercial, Contact Improvisation, Contemporary, Film, Hip Hop, Jazz, Lyrical, Movement Direction, Staging
Work Context: advertising,commercials,community,dance theatre,devised theatre,digital internet,dramaturg,film,installations,live art and performance art,music video,opera,outdoor events,own company,physical theatre,pop promos,pure dance,straight theatre drama,street theatre,television,training,video,visual theatre
Personal Contact
Email: tim@cassonandfriends.com
Credits
2018
Choreocracy
Director and Choreographer
Interactive digital performance collaboration with digital artist Seb Lee-Delisle
UK Tour 2018-19
A Casson & Friends Production
2012
The Dance WE Made
Creator, Performer and Choreographer
Interactive Performance that engages members of the public to create dances on professional dancers (www.thedancewemade.co.uk)
Performed at over 100 Locations across 5 continents including Sadler’s Wells, National Theatre, Rich Mix, Covent Garden, Glastonbury Festival, Downtown Dance Festival, New York, Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, Harare International Festival in Zimbabwe, Festival Quartiers Danses, Montreal and Devir Capa in Portugal
Touring UK & Internationally 2012-Present
A Casson & Friends Production
2018
To find a way with one another...
Assistant Choreographer and Rehearsal Director
Assisting Ben Wright
Performed at Malmö Opera
for Skånes Dansteater, Sweden
2018
Subject (Anthony Gormley x Kettle’s Yard)
Director and Choreographer
Site Specific Performances inspired by & performed at Gormley’s exhibition, Subject.
2018
Train Like a Jedi
Choreographer
Star Wars inspired Training Programme for Children
Commissioned by Disney, Star Wars / LucasFilm and Public Health England
2018
Step Live
Choreographer and Guest Artistic Director
Large Scale Youth Performance for Royal Academy of Dance's Step Into Dance
Performed at Sadler’s Wells, London
2017
Carte Postale - Montreal & Ipswich
Director and Choreographer
Commission from Festival Quartier Danses in Montreal, British Council and Quebec Government.
Supported by DanceEast, Greenwich Dance and PhotoEast. Collaboration with two Quebecois dancers, the people of Montreal and Ipswich.
A Casson & Friends Production
2016
Night at the Theatre
Director and Choreographer
Family Dance Performance originally commissioned by Stopgap Dance Company
UK Tour 2016-18
A Casson & Friends Production
2014
Fiend
Performer and Choreographer
Collaboration with Digital Artist Tom Butterworth based on Nijinsky’s ‘L’après-midi d’un Faun‘.
Supported by Arts Council England, DanceDigital, Jasmin Vardimon and Greenwich Dance.
Performed in the UK, Portugal, France and Canada
International Tour 2016-18
A Casson & Friends Production
2017
“They Dance”
Director and Choreographer
Originally commissioned for Ignition Dance Festival 2017
Collaboration with writer and audio describer, Alice Sanders.
A Casson & Friends Production
2017
The Dance WE Made - Harare
Choreographer
An interactive dance performance in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Commissioned by Harare International Festival of Arts and British Council
A Casson & Friends Production
2018
The Noisy Eater, Connect & PARADE
Choreographer
CAT Commissions for Dance East (2016), Northern School of Contemporary Dance (2016) and Dance 4 (2018).
Performed at DanceEast, Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre and Lakeside Theatre.
2016
IRL
Choreographer
Commission for University of Bedfordshire’s MA Dance Performance Company
Performed at various Theatres and Universities in Spring 2016
2015
Choreospondance
Director and Choreographer
Crowdsourced Dance Work based on Letters created in Aberdeen. Commissioned by Citymoves Dance Agency.
Performed in Aberdeen, UK in Autumn 2015
A Casson & Friends Production
2015
The Selling Secrets Trilogy: Hotel, Pub & Office
Director and Choreographer
Interactive Dance Work set in a Bournemouth Hotel, Pub and Office.
Commissioned by Pavilion Dance South West.
Performed in Bournemouth in June 2013, July 2014 and August 2015
A Casson & Friends Production
2015
The Dance LEEDS Made
Choreographer
An intergenerational site specific performance in Trinity Leeds Shopping Centre.
Commissioned by Yorkshire Dance
A Casson & Friends Production
2015
Betrothal in a Monastery
Revival Choreographer (after Ben Wright), Rehearsal Director & Performer
Remounting the Theatre du Capitole (Toulouse) production of Prokofiev’s opera
Performed in Toulouse in May 2015
2015
Frame[d]
Rehearsal Director and Course Leader
Supporting the development of National Youth Dance Company’s production with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.
Premiered at Sadler’s Wells in April 2015
2015
Sadler’s Wells Wild Card: Casson & Friends
Curator and Choreographer
Evening of work centred around the theme of collaboration.
Commissioned by Sadler’s Wells, The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation and Arts Council England
Performed at Sadler’s Wells Lillian Baylis Studio in March 2015
A Casson & Friends Production
2013
A Midsummer Nights Dream
Revival Choreographer (after Ben Wright), Rehearsal Director & Cover ‘Puck’
Remounting Opera North’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream‘ (2008)
Performed in Leeds, Nottingham, Manchester and Newcastle, UK
2013
Chapter One
Work for 10 performers based on the music and creative processes of electronic musicians ’The Books’.
Commissioned by Jasmin Vardimon Company for JV2
UK Tour as part of the Triple Bill ‘Tomorrow’
2012
EARLY COMMERCIAL & MUSIC VIDEOS
2012
- Bright Light Bright Light ‘Moves’ (Music Video)
Performer and Choreographer Director: Paul Frank
- Eudon Choi Fashion Film for Crane.tv
Choreographer Directors: Craig Bilham and Seyna Van Der Linden
2011
- Filippos N feat Liz Bumgarner ‘Lizacid’ (Music Video)
Choreographer Director: Lexi Kiddo
2010
- Karin Park ‘New Era’ (Music Video)
Performer and Choreographer Director: Dial M
- Karin Park ‘Six Thousand Steps’ (Music Video)
Performer and Choreographer Director: Dial M