bigkid dance
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our dance works are in forms of live performance and film
BRUTE
PREMIERED FEBRUARY 2024
GERSHMAN Y THEATER
PHILADELPHIA
Chip Alexandria, Eduardo Jimenez Cabrera
photo by Matthew Caserta
ON and ON and ON: end of time 3000
created by Mark Caserta
in collaboration with the BigKid Artists
Chip Alexandria, Eduardo Jimenez Cabrera, kira shiina, Mikey Morado, Emma Olivier, Miles Yeung, Kiki Carruth, Grace Malone
Lighting Design, Mark Caserta + Owen Whetstone
Stage/Production Manager T Saiz Perez
Premier 2/16 + 2/17 Gershman Y, Philadelphia
Chip Alexandria, Photo by Matthew Caserta
it’s better when you close your eyes
by Mark Caserta in collaboration with the BigKid Artists
Music by Various Artists (mixed by Mark Caserta)
Costumes by Mark Caserta + BigKid Dance Artists
Lighting Design by Ethan Beckwith-Cohen
Stage Manager T Saiz Perez
Set Design by Mark Caserta + Mikey Morado
Interpreted by Chip Alexandria, Emma Olivier, Kira Shiina, Miles Yeung, Roderick Phifer
Premiered December 2021 at Gershman Hall, Philadelphia
A theatrical meditation on grief, depression, identity crisis, nostalgia, fear and love isolation in a pandemic and social justice upheaval.
Amanda Peet + Carsyn Gekas, Photo by Mark Caserta
GUM
by Mark Caserta in collaboration with the BigKid Artists
Music by Various Artists (mixed by Mark Caserta)
Costumes by Mark Caserta
Set + Light Design by Mark Caserta + Mikey Morado
Filmed + Edited by Mark Caserta
Interpreted by Amanda Peet + Carsyn Gekas
Created at Artistic Fusion Dance Academy, Denver CO
Online Premier Summer 2021
A reflection on death, loss, memory and youth. A study on being stuck, physically, metaphorically, emotionally.
Gigi Todisco + Amanda Peet
THIS ONE
by Mark Caserta in collaboration with the BigKid Artists
Music by SUM1 and Various Artists (mixed by Mark Caserta)
Costumes by Mark Caserta + BigKids
Interpreted by Gigi Todisco, Amanda Peet, Montay Romero, Kevin Zambrano, Ashton Benn
Filmed by Anna Tse
Assisted by Layne Paradis Willis
Created in Los Angeles, Premiered Online Summer 2021
This short work was built out of anxiety of being present, being seen, being here and now. An anxiety that society and a tech-driven dance world has created for artists to be in constant production mode. This One is exactly that, just another one, because of urgency and fear of disappearing.
Mark Caserta, Photo by Mikey Morado
nail bite
by Mark Caserta
Music by Mark Caserta + Various Artists
Light Design by Mark Caserta + Mikey Morado
Costume by Mark Caserta
Created in Denver Colorado, Online Premier Spring 2021
This work was a response to the aggravation brought on by the political nature leading up to, during and surrounding the pandemic.
Gigi Todisco
NEVERLAST
by Mark Caserta in collaboration with Gigi Todisco
Music by Baby Bulldog
Filmed by Anna Tse
Edited by Gigi Todisco
Costume + Lighting Design by Gigi Todisco
Created Virtually
Online Premier Spring 2021 as a Minted NFT on @our.zora (instagram)
Tangled in a dream state, alternate reality. Wanting to remain in a fleeting moment forever.
Amanda Peet
rush
by Mark Caserta in collaboration with the BigKid Artists
Filmed by Amanda Peet + Christian Burse
Interpreted by Amanda Peet + Christian Burse
Costumes + Set Design by Amanda Peet + Christian Burse
Music by Various Artists
Created Virtually, Online Premier Winter 2021
We wait for a rush. We rush for a wait. This work was created with a yearning for connection and human interaction. This work was also built around the idea of taking time.
Mikey Morado, Photo by Mark Caserta
T I M E O U T
by Mark Caserta in collaboration with Mikey Morado
Music by Mark Caserta
Costumes by Mark Caserta + Mikey Morado
Set + Lighting Design by Mark Caserta
Interpreted by Mikey Morado
Filmed + Edited by Mark Caserta
Created in Denver CO, Online Premier Fall 2020
Mikey Morado + Jaiquan Laurencin
GRIP
by Mark Caserta in collaboration with the BigKid Artists
Music by Various Artists (mixed by Mark Caserta)
Costumes by BigKids
Interpreted by Alex Brooks, Amanda Peet, Carsyn Gekas, Christian Burse, Jaiquan Laurencin, Mikey Morado
Created in Dallas, TX, Online Premier Summer 2020
Official Selection + Finalist for Europa Film Festival 2021
Mark Caserta, Photo by Sharen Bradford
BIG KID
by Mark Caserta in collaboration with the BigKid Artists
Music by Various Artists (mixed by Mark Caserta)
Costumes + Set Design by Mark Caserta
Lighting Design by Mark Caserta + Anthony Hernandez
interpreted by Mark Caserta, Mikey Morado, Giana Theodore, Jordan Lang, Celeste Robbins
Premiered at Gibney Dance NY POP Performance Series, 2019
Created originally at Springboard Danse Montreal as a work in process (Mark, 2018 emerging choreographer), BIG KID later was turned into an evening length work also featuring the dancers of Mark Caserta + Artists, what is now BigKid Dance! This work’s title and story inspired the name for BigKid Dance and the work we make.
A reflection on detaching from the past. Facing childhood trauma of having to stifle myself, while trying to understand my identity in a world I didn’t belong in. Unlearning to learn to love myself.