Ping Chong and Company creates works of theater and art that reveal beauty, invention, precision, and a commitment to social justice.

Founded by Ping Chong, Ping Chong and Company is a welcoming home and site of experimentation for multigenerational artists. The company creates original interdisciplinary, community-specific work; and cultivates artistry through training and education programs.


Process memoir 6: thenowlater (HEART) Prophecy
A charted quest inspired by the question, “What is the distance of love?”


Sunday, June 27th
East Village, Manhattan, NYC 
11am-2pm

 as we engage in small group activities, a street wide sing-a-long, and a facilitated dance jam-flash-mob happening!

, a group of 80 community members brought together to map out and collaboratively chart a journey launched from the question, "What is the distance of love?" This happening will be driven by inner sensation and outward embodiment.

 takes place during and celebrates NYC Pride Weekend, and will conclude with a performance-party premiering 

Registered participants will also receive a custom-made t-shirt and mask designed by TRPNYC Visual Makers Hannah Lazarte and Corbin Graves!

Creative Fellow-in-residence with PCC for the 2020/2021 season

.  PCC has supported the generation of a new work through this Fellowship, and this event is the final presentation of Johnnie's Creative Fellowship.

SCHEDULE: Sunday, June 27th, 11am - 2pm 


East Village, Manhattan, NYC 
Specific Location will be assigned upon registration

11:00am~11:30am — Registration/Ice Breaking Activities
11:30am~12:30 pm — Cohorts Chart their Journeys
12:30pm~1:00pm — Grace Period
1:00pm~1:30pm — Community Facilitated Activities; STREET SING A LONG; DANCE JAM & FLASH MOB
1:30pm~1:45pm — The Illustrious Blacks Happening/Performance-Party 
1:45pm~2:00pm — Closing Reflection and Collective Vision

Registration closes at Friday, June 25th at 11:59pm! 

Registration open for an Outdoor Community Future-Making Workshop & Performance Happening on Sunday, June 27th!

Six NYC Teens Share Their Real-Life Stories of 2020 in a new filmed virtual theater work created in partnership with Urban Word NYC and commissioned by New Victory Theater / New 42

 for a preview presentation of our latest

This filmed virtual theater work shares real-life stories of six Black and POC teenagers —bridging reflections on their early lives growing up in New York City with discussions of the significance of the year 2020-2021 —growing up during a global pandemic and renewed calls for racial justice.

We worked with young performers/storytellers to speak to the hardships and hopes of our shape-shifting, tumultuous present. Throughout the creative process, the youth—some of whom were performing in a theatrical work for the first time—collaborated with Sara Zatz and Kirya Traber

, and who compiled one-on-one interviews and collective conversations with performers into a dynamic script.

Fostering a deep sense of community among participants is fundamental to the 

 process—a particular challenge for remote theater-making. For this work, participants developed community agreements to nurture a sense of trust, sharing intimate stories and perspectives online—and having their words woven together into a single work. Cast members contributed to the editing and revision process, and had final approval over their respective parts of the script.

, the six teens also participated in Urban Word NYC’s poetry workshop, 

Generation Phoenix: Tales of Transformation

 (led by Darian Dauchan, award-winning poet, actor, and Loop Station Vice Champion of the American Beatbox Championships). This provided a space and opportunity to process, share, and explore personal experience in order to find community through the power of poetic storytelling and creative resilience.

The screening is hosted by Darian Dauchan. There will be a Q&A following the screening with the cast and creative team. The film is appropriate for ages 11 and up. 

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eiPF6s9JQ7-gjxPa8N1xqw

The film will remain available for one week after the event. Register 

 to view the film, available after the preview screening on Thursday.

Generation Rise Preview Screens on June 17th 

Here's to life! Join us on Saturday, May 22nd from 11am - 12pm on Zoom (link below) for 

, a poignant and powerful storytelling celebration in which 7 older adults with connections to the Lower East Side and East Village reflect on the experiences that shaped them in the past & present, and dream of their own power and possibility in the future.

This event marks the culmination of Ping Chong and Company's latest education program, 

 - a theatrical storytelling workshop series for ages 55+, offered in collaboration with the Educational Alliance and 3 senior centers on the Lower East Side.  

Designed to enhance quality of life for older adults through creative expression, social connectivity, and making meaning of our personal and community histories, the program concludes its pilot program with this moving and meaningful virtual performance.

Facilitated by Carly McCollow & Courtney Surmanek (PCC), with the support of Cory Herman (Ed Alliance).

Or One tap mobile: +19292056099,,93194337699#
Or Telephone: 929 205 6099, Webinar ID: 931 9433 7699

Artful Storytelling was made possible by the Catalyzing Creative Aging seed grant from the National Guild for Community Arts Education which was funded, in part, by generous support from Aroha Philanthropies and the NAMM Foundation. The Catalyzing Creative Aging Program is presented by the National Guild for Community Arts Education in partnership with Lifetime Arts, and includes group training, one-on-one coaching, and funding.

Join us for a Creative Aging Event on May 22nd featuring LES and East Village stories

2.2 Square Miles of Soul: Voices of Orange

 written and directed by Christina Bixland and Matthew Martinez in collaboration with Turron Kofi Alleyne and the cast. 

A powerful documentary film exploring the changing face of Orange, New Jersey, told through first-hand narratives of six former and current residents of Orange, as they reflect on the community they all still think of as home. Bearing witness to the social, political, and economic forces that shaped the community over the course of the last century, including historic disinvestment, demographic change, and the fight for representative government, 

 investigates the intersection of personal and political histories, as well as the resistance and resilience of the people of Orange.

 will be streaming live on Luna's website. Previews begin Friday May 14, and the piece premieres on 

and will be available for streaming until Sunday, May 23rd

Tickets are available through Luna Stage on a pay-what-you-wish basis and can be reserved 

There will be a talkback with the Creative Team and Storytellers on Tuesday, May 18th at 7pm and Sunday, May 23rd at 3pm. More information on how to attend the talkbacks will be available 

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