MASTER CLASSES
fREE & Open to the public!
CLEVELAND DANCE FEST 2025
All CDF master classes will take place in the Gund Dance Studio in the Idea Center at Playhouse Square.
Playhouse square, 1375 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
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Professional Master Classes
Level: Advanced 18+
session 1
Friday, November 7th
Contemporary Movement Forms in Storytelling & Improvisation
11:15 am - 12:45 pm
Teaching Artist: Morgan Joanne Grube of MoJo Co.Lab
Contemporary
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Teaching Artist: Tori Zegarelli
Contemporary Flow
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Teaching Artist: Lucy Dillon
session 2
saturday, November 8th
Safety Release: A somatic movement lab
9:00 am - 10:25 am
Teaching Artist: Caitlyn Schrader and kt williams of DanSeries
Postmodern Breaking
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Teaching Artist: Jonathan “JayWAN” Pattiwael
ARTIST PANEL - BEYOND THE HUBS: CULTIVATING DANCE ECOSYSTEMS OUTSIDE THE BIG CITY
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Join us for a conversation discussing the unique strengths, challenges, and innovations within dance communities that thrive beyond major metropolitan centers. Featuring Ohio-based artists from Cleveland Dance Fest, this panel explores how regional ecosystems foster rich, resilient creative practices, and why investing in them matters for the future of the field.
Youth Master Classes
Level: Ages 12-18, Intermediate/Advanced
Youth Master classes
Sunday, November 9th
Ballet
9:00 am - 9:55 am
Teaching Artist: Emmaline Devore of the Movement Project
Contemporary
10:00 am - 10:55 am
Teaching Artist: Christine Howe
Story-telling through Odissi
11:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Teaching Artist: Monali NandyMazumdar
AUDITION CALL
Students attending the youth master classes will be considered for placement in TMP’s annual Pre-Professional Summer Intensive 2026. Dancers will be notified of acceptance into the program by January 2026. To learn more visit our website HERE.
Class Descpriptions
Professional Master Classes
CDF 2025 Show 4 Artist - MoJo Co.Lab
Contemporary Movement Forms in storytelling & Improvisation
Morgan Joanne Grube of MoJo Co.Lab
11/7/25 (11:15 - 12:45 pm)
class description here
About the Artist: bio here
LINK TO WEBSITE HERE
CDF 2025 Commissioned Artist Show 1 - Tori Zegarelli
Contemporary
Tori Zegarelli
11/7/25 (1:15 - 2:45 pm)
class description here
About the Artist: bio here
LINK TO WEBSITE HERE
CDF 2025 Show 2 Artist - Lucy Dillon (Photo Credit: Lindsey Schleich)
Contemporary Flow
Lucy Dillon
11/7/25 (3:00 - 4:30 pm)
class description here
About the Artist: bio here
LINK TO WEBSITE HERE
CDF 2025 Show 4 Artist - DanSeries (Photo Credit: Matthew Gregory Hollis / @theobsessiveeye)
Safety Release: A somatic movement lab
Caitlyn Schrader and kt williams of DanSeries
11/8/25 (9:00 - 10:25 am)
class description here
About the Artist: bio here
LINK TO WEBSITE HERE
CDF 2025 Show 4 Artist - Organi City
Postmodern breaking
Jonathan “JayWAN” Pattiwael
11/8/25 (10:30 - 12:00 pm)
class description here
About the Artist: bio here
LINK TO WEBSITE HERE
Youth Master Classes
Ballet
Emmaline Devore of The Movement Project
11/9/25 (9:00 - 9:55 am)
class description here
About the Artist: bio here
LINK TO WEBSITE HERE
CDF 2025 Show 1 Artist & TMP Choreographic Fellow - Christine Howe
Contemporary
Christine Howe
11/9/25 (10:00 - 10:55 am)
class description here
About the Artist: bio here
LINK TO WEBSITE HERE
CDF 2025 Show 3 Artist - Monali NandyMazumdar
Story-telling through Odissi
Monali NandyMazumdar
11/9/25 (11:00 - 12:00 pm)
class description here
About the Artist: bio here
LINK TO WEBSITE HERE
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The Movement Project's Cleveland Dance Fest 2025 is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
On behalf of The Movement Project Board
