create & connect
created in 2020 over zoom / NOW in person (Philadelphia)
-a gathering of movement sessions, creative process & conversations featuring queer,
black & brown artists-
2025 / winter (BOK)
Christian Warner - Kayla Farrish - Tislarm Bouie
Jason Rodriguez - Mikey Morado - Mark Caserta
2024 / summer (BOK)
Dareon Blowe, SLOWDANGER - Claude CJ Johnson
Mikey Morado - Mark Caserta
2024 / winter (Uarts SOD)
Dorchel Haqq - Christian Warner - SLOWDANGER
Kayla Farrish - Mikey Morado - Mark Caserta
2023 / summer (Uarts SOD)
Joy-Marie Thompson - Keerati Jinakunwiphat - Alexander Anderson
Kimie Parker - kira shiina - Mikey Morado - Mark Caserta
2023/ winter (UArts SOD)
Ashley Green - Kimie Parker - Kayla Farrish
kira shiina - Mikey Morado - Mark Caserta
2022 / summer (UArts SOD)
Kayla Farrish - Samantha Figgins - kira shiina
Mikey Morado - Mark Caserta
CREATE & CONNECT
Winter Sessions 2020 (virtual)
Teaching Artists
Sidra Bell . Samantha Figgins
Dorchel Haqq . Jason Parsons
Amara Barner . Thom White
Mikey Morado . Eden Solomon
CREATE & CONNECT
Autumn Sessions 2020 (virtual)
Teaching Artists
Mark Caserta . Khadija Ahmaddiya
Alexander Anderson . Mikey Morado
Leo Hishikawa . Dasia Satchell
Antonio C. Wright . Jazmine Colon
Dale Ratcliff . SLOWDANGER
Haley Sung . Kris Lee
PARK PLAY
-Open, Free Community Movement Sessions-
These Movement Sessions are brought to you by the dance artists of BigKid Dance. A dance artist will lead an open, improvisational dance class in a selected park, giving dancers and pedestrians alike the chance to move freely and enjoy the flow of creativity movement practice. All levels are always welcome, we only ask that everyone keep an open mind and respect the creative space. No judgement zone!
Get your body moving, your brain thinking creatively and feel the joy
with these outdoor open movement sessions!
Dates, Times and Park Locations Posted
and updated daily on our instagram page/story @_bigkids
Description of Movement Session: The teacher will guide you through an easy, restorative, creative movement practice. They will provide you with shapes, textures, imagery and suggestive ideas to play with in your imagination and express through your own natural body movement. Everything is made up on the spot, in the moment, so it is truly a FREE dance experience. Depending on the majority level of the class, the teacher may progress to a more rigorous, energetic movement practice, but it’s up to you how much you want to partake in along the way!
