DANCECleveland proudly announces our 2024-2025 Dance Performance Series, celebrating 68 years of modern and contemporary dance! 

The series includes six exciting performances that will ignite your senses and open your mind through live dance performances that inspire. With modern dance pioneers alongside new choreographic voices, the season includes both Northeast Ohio audience favorites and fresh new companies making their Ohio debuts that promise to expand your perceptions of what contemporary dance can be.

The season begins with Community Dance Day and the return of ODC/Dance at Playhouse Square on July 27th! We hope you will join us for free movement classes for all ages and abilities and a variety of styles. Then the Mainstage season continues at Playhouse Square in a variety of theatres this year including Hélène Simoneau Danse in the Mimi Ohio Theatre, and the iconic Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater & Twyla Tharp Dance in the KeyBank State Theatre! You can also experience a smaller more intimate theatre experience by adding on the performances of Lloyd Knight’s The Drama in the Westfield Insurance Studio Theatre in Ideastream, and Raphael Xavier’s Skiff at Cuyahoga Community College.

Explore the season and learn more about the artists here!

Throughout the season, you can gain deeper insight into the creative process through masterclasses, pre-show artist talks that occur 45 min ahead of each show, and Q&A sessions after each performance.

As a DANCECleveland subscriber, you will receive:

• Priority seating • Option to buy additional tickets at the discounted subscriber price • Reduced handling fees • Personalized service through the DANCECleveland office • Quick exchanges • Simple replacement of lost tickets • "Behind the Curtain” interviews with company Artistic Directors emailed directly to you before each performance • Invitations to special DANCECleveland events

The Mainstage Series includes three performances at Playhouse Square including Hélène Simoneau Danse, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Twyla Tharp Dance. This package starts at just $125.

Become a Mainstage Series Subscriber, Click Here.

Looking for a more flexible option? Check out our Flex Pass that allows you to select 4, 6, 8 or 10 tickets and redeem at any time!

Learn more here.