The Movement Project is excited to announce our first annual CDF | Akron Concert Series set for May 3rd & 4th, 2024 at the beautiful Akron-Summit County Public Library Main Auditorium!

Northeast Ohio’s leading dance companies are coming together to present 2 evenings of new works, highlighting the emerging choreographers within our companies. Inlet Dance Theatre, Dancing Wheels Company, Ohio Contemporary Ballet, GroundWorks DanceTheater, and The Movement Project are making a commitment to ensure that dance thrives through the next generation of choreographers, looking internally to support the young artists within our ranks, as well as share the stage with our 2024 Choreographic Fellow, Matthew Roberts of Frtrss Dance Theatre!

THE HISTORY OF CDF AND HOW WE ARRIVED HERE: Over the past 8 seasons, TMP has presented Cleveland Dance Fest (CDF), a 3-day festival featuring artists from Cleveland, across Ohio, the regional Midwest, and beyond, serving each year over 600+ patrons, 150+ professional artists, and 100+ pre-professional artists in performances, master classes, and a virtual dance film gallery. Through the years, CDF funding partners have fueled our ability to maximize artist support, allowing us to pay over $43,500 towards artists since CDF’s inaugural year. As we continue to look to the future of dance in Northeast Ohio, we are committed to supporting the communities we serve, specifically Akron. CDF | Akron Concert Series is an extension of the CDF platform, as we continue to expand artist resource support throughout NE Ohio.

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