Cleveland Dance Fest 2025

festival Schedule

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6th

CDF LOAD-IN (TMP Staff)

• 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Load-in & Dry Tech)

• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (Dry Tech/TMP Tech)

TECH GROUP A

• 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm (tech schedule here)

  • arrive by 1:30 pm

TECH GROUP B

• 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm (tech schedule here)

  • arrive by 4:30 pm

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7th

TECH GROUP C* (Alfonso Abraham Cervera & Elliot Reza Emadian and Paul Leary) - ONLY

• 8:30 am - 9:30 am (tech schedule here)

  • arrive by 8:00 am

TECH GROUP C

• 9:30 am - 11:00 am (tech schedule here)

  • arrive by 9:00 am

TECH GROUP D

• 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (tech schedule here)

  • arrive by 10:30 am

PRO MASTER CLASSES

• 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

TECH GROUP E

• 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm (tech schedule here)

  • arrive by 1:30 pm

PRO MASTER CLASSES

• Contemporary Flow

  • 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

  • Teaching Artist: Lucy Dillon

*Tech groups scheduled during master classes: Once your piece has completed their tech on the stage, you may head over to the studio to take master classes.

SHOW 1 (full schedule here)

• 5:45 pm Park & Arrival

• 6:00 pm Call Time for Artists

• 7:00 pm House Opens

• SHOW 1 @ 7:30 PM

• 9:30 pm (Welcome Opening Reception)

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8th

TECH GROUP F

• 9:00 am - 10:30 am (tech schedule here)

  • arrive by 8:30 am

PRO MASTER CLASSES

• 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

*Tech groups scheduled during master classes: Once your piece has completed their tech on the stage, you may head over to the studio to take master classes.

TECH GROUP G

• 10:30 am - 12:00 pm (tech schedule here)

  • arrive by 10:00 am

ARTIST GATHERING

• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

  • Location: Tables outside the Miller Classroom

• Join us for a free catered lunch for CDF artists for great conversations and building connections!

ARTIST PANEL - “BEYOND THE HUBS: CULTIVATING DANCE ECOSYSTEMS OUTSIDE THE BIG CITY

• 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

  • Location: Gund Dance Studio

  • Free & Open to the public

• 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.

SHOW 2 (full schedule here)

• 1:30 pm Park & Arrival

• 1:45 pm Call Time for Artists

• 2:30 pm House Opens

• SHOW 2 @ 3:00 PM

SHOW 3 (full schedule here)

• 3:15 pm Park & Arrival

• 3:30 pm Call Time for Artists

• 4:30 pm House Opens

• SHOW 3 @ 5:00 PM

SHOW 4 (full schedule here)

• 6:15 pm Park & Arrival

• 6:30 pm Call Time for Artists

• 7:30 pm House Opens

• SHOW 4 @ 8:00 PM

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH

YOUTH MASTER CLASSES

• 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

LUNCH BREAK

• 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

  • Location: Tables outside of Miller Classroom (dressing room)

YOUTH SHOWCASE MANDATORY TECH REHEARSAL (all artists)

• 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm

YOUTH SHOWCASE

• 4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Pre-Show meeting for youth artists prior to show

• 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm Prep for show (dressing room)

• 5:00 pm House Opens

YOUTH SHOWCASE - 5:30 PM

CDF STRIKE (TMP Staff)

• 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm