Tom Cassani is a UK based performance maker working with choreography, magic and live art. His performances draw on an expanded approach to magic examining the nature of perception and truth. Using his body as a site of deception the work explores the construct of performing the impossible. Cassani’s illusory texts, imagery and physicality expose the body as an unreliable measure of truth, and his unique approach reveals the mechanics of trickery ensuring we stay aware of our own role in experiencing something that isn’t real. Tom has recently completed a Masters by Research with a focus Examining Body-Based Performance Magic as a Live Art Practice and he works internationally as a consultant magician and deception dramaturg for artists of many disciplines.

"Iterations" centres Cassani’s obsession with the skill and precision of sleight of hand magic. It invites us to consider the performance of the seemingly impossible. Through deconstructed routines and text that re-imagines the aesthetic tropes of magic, we are offered time to reflect and re-interpret. This exposé of the practising magician explores how impossibilities emerge through repetition, actions, gestures and self-reflection. See how placing a coin into a pocket becomes a lifetime's work. Learn how hard it really is, to do something impossible so effortlessly.   
                                                                                                                       
The work is written, choreographed and performed by Tom Cassani. Tour Booking & Management: Yellow Everything. With support and mentorship from Florentina Holzinger as part of Cassani’s research project ‘Expanded Magic’. ‘Expanded Magic’ was developed within the framework of: Forecast – Skills e.V. The initial concept of ‘Iterations’ was developed with support from Karen Christopher, CJ Mitchell, BOLD!, Augusto Corrieri, Tim Bromage, Ocean Stefan and Nik Taylor.