In 2010, following her successful six-year tenure as Dance Alloy’s Theatre’s Executive Artistic Director, Beth Corning turned her creative energies to solely focusing and producing her own choreography. Corningworks was formed as a female-led platform for her multi-disciplinary productions, including her award-winning series, The Glue Factory Projects— original full-evening length dance theater works created on internationally & nationally critically acclaimed performers over the age of 40.

During the past 15 seasons, Corningworks has created and presented 24 original full-evening works, engaged 90+ guest artists, and presented acclaimed artists who have rarely, if ever, performed in Pittsburgh.

The company’s four primary tenets are to:
 1)Present high-quality, world-class, accessible multi-disciplinary dance theater work, 2) Create bridges among diverse cultures, races, and generations, 3) Build awareness and provide an alternative forum for social and civic dialogue, particularly engaging a feminist point of view, and 4) Provide affordable access to our performances for all.

Corning Works’ 15th Anniversary season continues these tenents with both local and national presentations: 

• Dancing on the Ceiling – solo female artists of a certain age | September 20-21, 2024 @ Krannert Arts Center & the Univ. of Champagne Urbana IL.
• What Did You Think You Just Heard Me Say?! | Glue Factory Projects | Spring 2025 @ the National Theatre, Reykjavik Iceland
• The Glue Factory Projects | March 26 – April 6, 2025 @ Carnegie Stage, Carnegie, PA. Created in collaboration with renowned puppeteer Tom Lee https://tomleeprojects.com
• Unexpected Exposure Series  – Short portable dance theater works performed by a cast of “younger” local professional performers. Site-specific performances are held on sidewalks, fountains, museums, and other surprising venues with a goal is to open the dance theater experience to those who might not ordinarily attend “in-theater” productions. These performances are offered free, expanding CW’s mutual accessibility while actively countering this time of growing isolation and division.
• Corning will host A (not so) Quiet Evening with Beth... a tell all! featuring “a dinner with a bit of dance on the side – an evening of community, food, & performance!” Ever wonder how choreography is conceived? And how does it become realized onstage? What the real costs of a production are? How do the lights, the music, the costumes, theset, and the props all come into being? And what becomes of all these bits & pieces once the production ends? Find the answers on October 19, 2024, at Carnegie Stage, Carnegie.

“This 15th anniversary celebrates the art I’ve had the honor of creating, and the 90+ artisans with whom I’ve worked and presented 24 productions. It also recognizes and is deeply grateful for the 15 years of community that’s been built, an accomplishment I cherish more than words can ever express.” — Beth Corning.

For more information about Corning Works upcoming season, visit www.corningworks.org

Reservations and tickets for A (not so) Quiet Evening with Beth... a tell all! are available at www.carnegiestage.com/event-details-registration/corningworks-a-15th- anniversary-celebration

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