Cleveland Dance Fest 2026

Festival Schedule

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12TH

CDF LOAD-IN (TMP Staff)

  • 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Load-in & Dry Tech)

TECH GROUP A

  • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    • Call Time 1:30 pm

TECH GROUP B

  • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

    • Call Time 3:30 pm

TECH GROUP C

  • 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    • Call Time 6:30 pm

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13TH

TECH GROUP D

  • 9:00 am - 11:00 am

    • Call Time 8:30 am

TECH GROUP E

  • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

    • Call Time 10:30 am

PRO MASTER CLASSES

  • Finding your center (of mass)

    • 11:30 am - 12:45 pm

    • Teaching Artist: Elliot Reza Emadian

  • Rock Solid - Weight Sharing and Balance

    • 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

    • Teaching Artist: Joel K. Linebach & Bird Thurman

*Tech groups scheduled during master classes: Once your piece has completed your tech on the stage, you may head over to the studio to take class. Master class teaching artists are aware artists may be joining late or leaving class early to get to scheduled tech time.

TECH GROUP F

  • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    • Call Time 1:30 pm

TECH GROUP G

  • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

    • Call Time 3:30 pm

PRO MASTER CLASSES

  • Chinese-Contemporary Moves

    • 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

    • Teaching Artist: Zihao Yuan

SHOW 1

  • 7:00 pm Call Time for Artists

  • 7:30 pm House Opens

  • SHOW 1 AT 8:00 PM

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14TH

PRO MASTER CLASSES

  • Contemporary Improvisation

    • 9:00 am - 10:15 am

    • Teaching Artist: Miranda Nichols Braseth

  • Modern and Contemporary Dance Forms

    • 10:30 am - 11:45 am

    • Teaching Artist: RE|dance group

ARTIST PANEL

  • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  • Location: Gund Dance Studio

  • Free & Open to the public

SHOW 2

  • 2:00 pm Call Time for Artists (please feel free to attend the artist panel and check-in post panel)

  • 2:30 pm House Opens

  • SHOW 2 AT 3:00 PM

SHOW 3

  • 4:00 pm Call Time for Artists (please feel free to attend the artist panel and check-in post panel)

  • 4:30 pm House Opens

  • SHOW 3 AT 5:00 PM

SHOW 4

  • 7:00 pm Call Time for Artists (please feel free to attend the artist panel and check-in post panel)

  • 7:30 pm House Opens

  • SHOW 4 AT 8:00 PM

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15TH

YOUTH TECH

  • 9:00 - 10:00 am - Dry Tech TMP & Staff

YOUTH TECH - GROUP A

  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

LUNCH

  • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

YOUTH MASTER CLASSES

  • Group A

    • House

    • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    • Teaching Artist: Madison Burris

  • Group A

    • Contemporary

    • 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    • Teaching Artist: Melissa Ajayi

YOUTH TECH - GROUP B

  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

YOUTH MASTER CLASSES

  • Group B

    • Contemporary

    • 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    • Teaching Artist: Melissa Ajayi

  • Group B

    • House

    • 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    • Teaching Artist: Madison Burris

YOUTH SHOWCASE - SHOW 1

  • 4:00 pm House Opens

  • YOUTH SHOWCASE AT 4:30 PM

YOUTH SHOWCASE - SHOW 2

  • 5:30 pm House Opens

  • YOUTH SHOWCASE AT 6:30 PM