'Fiend' is a digitally driven solo performance that uses Nijinsky's 'Afternoon of a Faun' as a starting point to explore themes of connection, how we see and how we are seen.

The work is a collaboration between dance artist Tim Casson and video technician Tom Butterworth and uses innovative manipulation of live video to present multiple versions of the same performer that interact through well-timed choreographic action.

'Fiend' questions the idea of a solo performance as projected video reveals a magical world where the performer multiplies. As his actions are relocated in time and re-told in a new context, a very human character emerges, searching for connection in his virtual world.

CREDITS

Performed and Choreographed by Tim Casson
Computer Programming and Operation by Tom Butterworth
Duration: 20 Minutes
Music: Claude Debussy and Jamie McCarthy
Costuming: Jay Barry Matthews
Creation Supported by dancedigital & University of Bedfordshire, Greenwich Dance, Jasmin Vardimon Company and Arts Council England.

PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES

2014
- dancedigital Festival (UK) / Lyon Biennale de la Danse OFF (FR) / Brighton Dome, Brighton Digital Festival (UK)
2015
- Sadler's Wells Wild Card (UK)
2017
- Festival Quartiers Danses, Montreal (CA) / Royal Hippodrome, Eastbourne (UK)
2018
- DeVIR CAPa, Faro (PT)

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“Another example of how dance is incorporating technology into the performance space with massive success.”

— Aesthetica

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Tim Casson in Fiend (Image: Camilla Greenwell)