THE PROGRAM IS FULL! DROP-IN WORKSHOPS are still available!!
BigKid Dance's Summer Program is built to connect us to a greater community and to reconnect us back to ourselves, our inner child and our love for dance. Come move and groove with us!! We have an awesome line up of teaching artists who have so much to offer! Come learn, grow, enjoy and create with us!!
We have updated the program a bit, so check out the details below!
This is a 5 DAY program encompassing:
-Movement Workshops
-Artists Chats
-Improv Jams
-Reiki Sessions
Additional Portion of the Program
-Creation Processes with BigKid Dance director Mark Caserta
-Informal Sharing of Works in Process
DETAILS:
Participating artists will spend each day moving and making with the teaching artists in two 2-3 hr movement workshops (except for Day 4 and Day 5, which will hold only one movement workshop each). This program is open to the public, though these workshops are on an advanced level. Workshops (classes) will consist of: the teaching artist's personal practice(s), movement research, improvisation and contemporary forms.
Each day after workshops, there will be a creative process with Mark Caserta. There will be a separate submission process for the Creative Process portion of the program, which will now be designed for a smaller group of pre-professional or professional dance artists. Throughout the week there will be artist chats + open discussions, reiki sessions, improv jams and more. The end of the program will culminate in a sharing of the 'work in process' made throughout the week.
Full Workshop Program: Includes all movement workshops, improv jams, artist chats and Reiki sessions. You can only be considered for Creative Process if you register for the Full Workshop Program.
Drop In Workshops: If you are unable to register for the Full Workshop Program, you can sign up to take individual workshops at your leisure. Improv Jams, Reiki Sessions and Artist Chats are NOT considered Drop Ins, and are only available to Full Workshop Participants.
*Creative Process: This is an extra portion to the program that is newly designed for a smaller group of pre-professional/professional dance artists to work in a creation process with Mark, in addition to the Full Workshop Program. Upon registering for the Full Workshop Program, you have the option to also submit materials to be considered for the Creative Process. Only 8 artists will be chosen for Creative Process through this new submission format.
June 24-28, 2024 (Monday-Friday)
Location: University of the Arts, School of Dance / Gershman Hall YGym
401 S Broad St Philadelphia PA 19147
Teaching Artists:
Mark Caserta / Mikey Morado / Claude Johnson /
SLOWDANGER / Dareon Blowe
Choreographers for Creative Process:
Mark Caserta
*Days start around 10am and finish around 5pm or 6pm. There may be a night of creative process that gets extended an hour, depedning. Schedules are flexible on both ends, just communicate with Mark and choreographers! Full schedule will be released to particpants leading up to the workshop.
Studio will be open 9:30am each day.
Fees:
Full Workshop Program $400
*Potential Creative Process participants will register and pay for the Full Workshop Program. There is no extra fee if you are accepted into the Creative Process portion of the program. Registering for Full Program does not guarantee your participation in Creative Process, you must submit materials below to be considered. Creative Process submission is not mandatory to participate in the Full Program.
Drop in Workshop $25
*Financial Support in FULL SCHOLARSHIP format (free) is available for 2 particpiants on a first come first serve basis. Please reach out to bigkiddance@gmail.com if needed. We may be able to support a few participants with a small discount beyond this if needed, so please reach out! We want to be able to offer this awesome program to you all and for it to be accessible, while still being able to support our teaching artists and their work. BigKid Dance is still in it's early stages of growth and we are building from the ground up. ALL proceeds for the program go DIRECTLY to the teaching artists and towards funding our 23/24 season.
To Find out more about BigKid Dance and to see if this program is a good fit for you, go to https://www.bigkiddance.com !
*You will receieve a Liability Waiver at the start of Day 1 of the program that must be signed.