During their final term of their first year, the University of Suffolk Level 5 BA (Hons) Dance Students worked remotely with Tim Casson to create an at home version of The Dance WE Made.
The Dance WE Made is the record breaking interactive dance performance that invites people to be the choreographer – no experience required. The project roams public spaces, inviting members of the public to devise original choreography in collaboration with UK based dancer and choreographer Tim Casson. The newly created dances are then performed by The Dance WE Made Team in each location, filmed, and posted online for the world to see!
Since starting as part of ‘Big Dance’ in 2012, The Dance WE Made has created over 120 dances in 9 countries, has collected dance moves from over 2500 people and our online videos have had over 40,000 views online. To date, the project , has been presented at locations and festivals including Glastonbury Festival, London Bridge Festival, and bOing Family Festival in the UK, as well as internationally in New York, Zimbabwe, Canada, Portugal, Austria and Abu Dhabi! In 2012 the project set a New World Record with ‘152’ – the dance piece with the largest number of choreographers ever created. Now in it’s 9th season, the project continues into 2020 and beyond with even more dancers, including our students!
The students invited their friends, family, and neighbours take part, and ‘collected’ dance moves via video calls, which they later used to form part of the final performance.
Tim is the founder of Casson & Friends, a UK based dance theatre company that create People Powered Performance: accessible, interactive and joyful dance projects that start with a conversation. The company works with a diverse range of collaborators, from filmmakers and musicians to computer programmers and psychologists, but most often collaborates with the public, inviting them to engage with dance in exciting and accessible ways.
Tim works extensively in education as a teacher, rehearsal director, mentor, consultant and producer for a wide range of dance organisations including Candoco, Skånes Dansteater, and Sadler’s Wells. As a performer Tim worked with Ben Wright, Katie Green, Nigel Charnock and extensively with Jasmin Vardimon Company, also founding their JV2 Training Programme. A DanceEast Associate Artist, Tim previously held associate positions at Pavilion Dance South West, Metal Peterborough and dancedigital. He is also a SERIOUSWORK Certified Facilitator of Lego® Serious Play® Method and Materials. You can find out more about Tim and his work by visiting his website here.
The University of Suffolk BA (Hons) Dance programme is supported by DanceEast – you can find out more about the course here.