The Cleveland Dance Fest application deadline has been extended!

Apply by June 11th at 11pm! 

This 3-day dance festival will take place at the historic LaSalle Theatre in Cleveland, featuring master classes and performances by dance artists from across Ohio & beyond. This year we are holding 4 concerts at the festival, as well as accepting requests for teaching artists for professional and youth classes (paid opportunity!) 

• Show 1 & Show 2 are for professional dancers, companies, and graduate students.

• The Emerging Works Concert is for artists submitting “emerging works.” We are defining “emerging works” as any piece that is still open to change and development and is for artists at any stage of their career. This is also the concert for undergraduate artists. 

• The Commissioned Artist Application is for artists at all stages of their career who reside in Northeast Ohio. Commissioned artists will be paired with a TMP Choreographic Mentor and will receive 10 free rehearsal hours at TMP’s newly renovated studio. Commissioned artists' work will be presented in both the Emerging Works Concert & Shows 1 & 2. 

• The Youth Showcase for dance ensembles, ages 12-18 years old. 

• Dance on Film is for any artist over 18 from any state or country. 

Cleveland Dance Fest is a unique experience for all artists involved. TMP works to develop a partnership with each artist/group. If selected, we not only provide a platform to promote you as an artist, we build a relationship with you & your work. We work closely with artists to create marketing materials to promote your work through video and social media campaigns during the months leading up to CDF. Each year we work to secure and increase artist support through fundraising and grant efforts. We look forward to welcoming artists and audiences back to the LaSalle Theatre in 2023. 

Updated submission criteria, applications, and concert information can be found https://www.themovementproject.org/cdf23applications.