<div dir="ltr"><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 9pt" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-e96ef286-7fff-09b0-3dcb-94f900e02b21"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(60,150,161);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">THE MOVEMENT PROJECT’S</span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 9pt"><a href="https://www.themovementproject.org/cdf23" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">CLEVELAND DANCE FEST 2023</span></a></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 9pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(60,150,161);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">NOVEMBER 3RD, 4TH & 5TH</span></h2><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Movement Project's Cleveland Dance Fest</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> is set to return for its 8th season </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">November 3rd, 4th & 5th, 2023</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> at the historic </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Ariel LaSalle Theater</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> in Cleveland! The 3-day festival will feature new works by local, national, and international artists in two evening length concerts, an emerging works concert showcasing "works in progress", a youth showcase performance for pre-professional artists and a virtual dance film gallery. Alongside the concerts are two days of dance master classes for youth and professional dancers taught by CDF artists. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This year's festival will feature artists from across the country drawing from styles of dance ranging from</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Afro-Caribbean, Ballet Folklorico, Ballet, Contemporary, House Dancing, Improvisational Practices, Jazz, Modern, Street Dance and more.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Show 1 Artists</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hixon Dance, Anna Peretz Rogovoy*, Mordine Legacy Project, Alfonso Cervera + Elliot Reza Emadian, Dominic Moore-Dunson*, Caribe Conexion, The Movement Project*</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Show 2 Artists</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Lucy Dillon, Melissa Hinchman, RE|dance group, 10K Movement*, Mayhugh Fox, Jennifer Meckley*, Paige Cunningham-Caldarella & Alfonso Cervera, Dominic Moore-Dunson*, Caribe Conexion, The Movement Project*</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Emerging Works Artists</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Cultivate Dance Project, Juli Harter, Emily Pierce, Erin Brod, Karen Opper-Rhoad, Madison Burris, Megan Bryars, and Elyse Kassa, Emma J Little, Anna Stover</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Dance Film Artists</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Megan Bryars, Annesley Haring, Liz Bustle, Emily Kilroy, Carisa Armstrong & Christine Bergeron</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Youth Showcase Artists</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Miller South School for Visual & Performing Arts, Fairmount Center for the Arts, Ballet Theatre Ashtabula, The Dance Institute of The University of Akron, Beck Center for the Arts, Cleveland School for the Arts, 4th Avenue Arts, Natya Nirvana MUCAI Academy, Ballet Western Reserve, NorthStar Dance Center, The Movement Project Summer Intensive Artists</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Tickets to all concerts: $18 pre-sale/$20 at the door</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">*indicates CDF teaching artist</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,54,54);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Class rates & passes can be found on our website below</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><a href="https://www.themovementproject.org/cdf23" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.themovementproject.org/cdf23</span></a></p><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Megan Gargano</b></font><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Co-Artistic Director & Founder</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The Movement Project </div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">440.465.1459</div></div></div></div>