WORKS
kickstand DC Dance Festival x DancePlace, Premier April 2026
If I Die Before the Revolution BIGKID DANCE, World Premiere February 2026, DancePlace DC
heart to throat SALT II, Premiere May 2026 Salt Lake City
soft skull Boykin Dance Project, Premiere May 2026, Chicago
MachineMemory Stockton University, Premiere February 2026, NJ
swim forever Bennington College BFA Dance Lab, Premiere December 2025 FringeArts, Philly
CHAMP Whim W’Him Contemporary Dance, Premiere May 2025 Cornish Playhouse, Seattle
MOUNT Peridance Center (AIR/Peridance Presents) February 2025, NYC
A Million Things Pace University, Spring 2024, New York City
linea del coro University of the Arts School of Dance, Spring 2024, Philadelphia
atmospheric model Hyphen Art House, Spring 2024, California
BRUTE BIGKID DANCE, Premier February 2024, Philadelphia
tectonic University of the Arts School of Dance, Fall 2024, Philadelphia
monster cry Creative Residency Jacob’s Pillow for BIGKID DANCE, Summer 2023
cardinalidae Peridance Center Youth Ensemble, Premiere Spring 2023, NYC
YES 11 University of the Arts School of Dance / collaborator Mikey Morado, Spring 2023, Philadelphia
bad weather American Ballet Theater (ABT Incubator) Premiere Spring 2023, NYC
ON and ON and ON: end of time 3000 BIGKID DANCE, Premier February 2023, Philadelphia
OUTRO University of the Arts School of Dance, Fall 2022, Philadelphia
furthest from earth University of the Arts School of Dance, Spring 2022, Philadelphia
planetBONE Premier February 2023, Commissioned by BlackLight Summit, The Clarice at UMD, Maryland
it’s better when you close your eyes BIGKID DANCE, Premier Winter 2021, Philadelphia
I used me 2 make this 4 u University of the Arts School of Dance, Premier Winter 2021, Philadelphia
some animals have more than one heart ISU Illinois State UniversityDance Program, Fall 2021
underlove Whim W’him Contemporary Dance Seattle, Premier Fall 2021 Seattle (Live Stage + Film Premier)
UMEUS Gibney Company, Premier April 2020 NYC
prettyEND Kit Modus, Premier September 2019, Atlanta
PEEL PremierJune 2019, Dallas Collaborator Mikey Morado / Thriving Artist Project Residency(TAP)
GOOD boy August 2018, Collaborator Mikey Morado / Wanderlust Dance Festival, Austin Dance Festival
ROOMS/FOLLOW/HOME Immersive Installations 2018-2020, Collaborators Mikey Morado + (TAP)
DREGS PremierJanuary 2019, Dark Circles Contemporary Dance, Dallas / Collaborator Mikey Morado
BIG KID June 2018, Springboard Danse Montreal / Gibney POP Performance NYC February 2019
FARM April 2017, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia
Sonder Spring 2017, Agora Dance Company, Swarthmore
Charlie April 2017, PACE University, NYC, CollaboratorJess Hendricks
Magnificent You DRIGGproductions, Fall 2016 JC Theatre Center Work/Banff Performing Arts Centre Choreography Lab 2016, Alberta CA
Nous Winter 2015 University of the Arts School of Dance / Presented at STEPS NYC Choreographic Lab 2016
Smoke Lines August 2015 Collaborator Khadija Ahmaddiya / DRIGGproductions, Jersey City
The Man Summer 2015, Grace Dance Theater, Philadelphia
Space Between Trees Winter 2014, The University of the Arts School of Dance
Bubble Summer 2013, Brooklyn Dance Festival, Brooklyn New York
House Summer 2010, Pennsylvania Ballet II, Philadelphia
FILMS
‘AMERICAN DEMON’ BIGKID DANCE, Premier Halloween 2023
https://vimeo.com/markcaserta/americandemon
‘Snake Eyes / Numb’ BIGKID DANCE, Premier Summer 2024
‘SPETTRO’ BIGKID DANCE, Premier Halloween 2024
‘underlove’ Whim W’him Contemporary Dance Seattle, Premiered Fall ‘21 (Full film available soon)
‘GUM’ BigKid Dance, Created in Residence w/ Artistic Fusion Dance Academy, Premiered Summer ‘21
‘THIS ONE’ BigKid Dance, Created in Los Angeles, Premiered Summer ‘21
‘rush’ BigKid Dance, Created through Virtual Residency, Premiered Summer ‘21
‘TIME OUT’ BigKid Dance, Created in Residence at Artistic Fusion Dance Academy, Premiered Spring ‘21
‘GRIP’ BigKid Dance, Created in Dallas TX, Premiered Spring ‘21
More Experience/Awards
-2025/2026 Recipient of the Carla Perlo Fund for Choreography and Performance
-2024 Grantee for Map Fund Micro-grants and MidAtlantic Arts Fund for Special Presenter Initiative Fund
-2023 Princess Grace Award Recipient for Choreography (nominated by Kaatsbaan Cultural Arts Center)
-2023 Jacob’s Pillow Ann & Westin Hicks Choreography Fellow
-2019/2020 EMERGE Choreography Award Recipient / Gibney Company + Springboard Danse
-2018 Emerging Choreographer Springboard Danse Montreal
-2010 Inaugural Recipient of the Pennsylvania Ballet Choreography Award
-2010 Patrick Swayze Award + Scholarship
-2009 Philly Rocky Award for Outstanding Dance in Philadelphia
-2015 New Music USA Project Grant for ‘Smoke Lines’ Original Music Collab / DRIGGproductions + Plush Lords
-Teacher/Choreographer/Mentor- Bennington College, University of the Arts School of Dance, The Ailey School, Pace University, Complexions Contemporary Ballet (International Open Classes + Summer Program), Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal (Open Classes), The Joffrey School NY, Gibney Dance NY, Broadway Dance Center, Peridance Center, Steps NYC, The Playground NYC, Young Arts, The Dance Awards, Principles Ballet Intensive, The Rock School, Dance Industry Performing Arts Center, Athletistry Performing Arts Center, NYCDA, The Pulse, YAGP, MindLeaps, Illinois State University, Stockton University, Open Classes at BOK (Amy Novinski Ballet), Philadelphia.
-Co-Director of The Pre Professional Program / non-profit organization The Thriving Artist Project 2017-2020
-DRIGGproductions / Founded in 2013 by Khadija Ahmaddiya & Mark Caserta, DRIGGproductions is a collective exploring cultural and social context through movement research, creation and film.
-ProfessionalDancer:Eleone Dance Theater 2006-2010, Complexions Contemporary Ballet 2010-2014, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal 2014-2016, Camille A. Brown and Dancers 2016-2018
-Guest Artist: Philadelphia Ballet, Philadanco
-Training: CAPA High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (Philadelphia), Philadanco (Philadelphia), The Ailey School (NY), University of the Arts School of Dance BFA (Philadelphia), Complexions Contemporary Ballet Intensive, GAMP Girard Academic Music Program, Danceadelphia