BK SUMMER 2026 IS COMING!
IF I DIE BEFORE THE REVOLUTION
a new dance theater work by Mark Caserta
WORLD PREMIERE / FEBRUARY 6-7 2026
DANCEPLACE, DC
tour dates
GIBNEY DANCE NY, New York City / January 23 2026 (Informal Showing)
Maryland Hall, Annapolis MD / January 24 2026
photography Matthew Caserta
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
SUMMER PROGRAM
JUNE 3-7
BOK / PHILADELPHIA
- MOVEMENT WORKSHOPS + CREATIVE PROCESS -
TEACHING ARTISTS
ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON
REGISTRATION OPENS APRIL 2026
about bigkids
founded in
2021
By Mark Caserta
BIGKID DANCE started as an archive for Mark’s creative work. Though as far back as 2018, Mark’s projects were under ‘Mark Caserta + Artists’.
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!
We are a group of artists from all over, studying many mediums and just playing out our childlike dreams!
What We Do
We make collaborative dance works
Through a queer lens, our work reflects our life experiences, the world and society we live in, and the constant of death and love.
