BK 24/25
B I G K I D D A N C E
Photos by Matthew Caserta
SPETTRO
SPETTRO
SPETTRO a new short film for BIGKID DANCE
directed, choreographed, filmed, edited by Mark Caserta
featuring Alex Sanchez, Jahnell Boozer, kira shiina, Maayan Kaplan, Maris, Mikey Morado, Miles Yeung, Olivia Best
music The Substance (original soundtrack)
BIGKID DANCE does not own this music.
BigKid Dance is a queer movement community based in Philadelphia. We create collaborative, thought-provoking contemporary dance works reflecting on love, grief, curiosity, fear and identity in today’s society primarily through a queer lens. Our mission is to utilize imaginative movement, in practice and performance, as a bridge or invitation to community, communication and understanding. We hope to nurture a healthy environment with creativity and collaboration at the forefront, blending many mediums, styles and voices into our works. And above all, BIGKIDS is making space for all and anyone within the dance community who just want to move!
CREATE + CONNECT: Bigkid dance
WINTER PROGRAM
JANUARY 2025
DATES + LOCATION TBD
MOVEMENT WORKSHOPS - IMPROV JAMS - CREATIVE PROCESS
REIKI SESSIONS - ARTIST TALKS - PERFORMANCE
PHILADELPHIA
about bigkids
founded in
2021
By Mark Caserta
BIGKID DANCE started as a way for Mark to explore, create and present their own work.
Based in the land of the Lenape people known today as Philadelphia, PA
Our Mission
To create mindful, thoughtful, queer dance works & to connect, share and grow with our community.
WE STRIVE TO CREATE A SAFE, HEALING SPACE FOR ARTISTS TO FLOURISH, REKINDLING A LOVE FOR DANCE, MOVEMENT AND STORYTELLING. PROVIDING QUEER REPRESENTATION IN THE DANCE COMMUNITY.
Who We Are
A small dance community with a big heart!
BigKids’ artists are bold, influential and inspirational people. We want to remain grounded in our humanness while building creative, fantastical worlds to express ourselves through. We challenge ourselves physically and emotionally in our work, but make sure we are truly enjoying it all along the way!
What We Do
We make collaborative dance works
Our work lives nostalgically in the future. It’s imaginative, ambiguous, dreamy, at times dark, laced with relatable imagery of familiarity.
Our work reflects on memory, childhood, queer identity, the current state of the world, thoughts on love, death and healing through movement expression. The voices of our collaborators drive our collective vision.
