After more than five decades of groundbreaking theater and artmaking, we are proud to announce a historic evolution: a renewed mission, a dynamic co-leadership model that honors Ping Chong’s legacy as a groundbreaking theatrical innovator, while boldly shaping the future of socially engaged performance, and a new name, PINK FANG.

Our new mission, leadership team, and name, which will go into effect on July 1, 2025, marks the culmination of a 

, funded by the Mellon Foundation, that began in 2022 with the concurrent retirements of Ping Chong and longtime Executive Director Bruce Allardice. Announced in 2023, our 

—has since stewarded a deep process of reflection, artistic visioning, and structural redesign. Together, Jane and Sara bring over 30 years of dedicated service to the company, ensuring continuity and grounding the transition in deep institutional knowledge.

“What made this transition possible was the extraordinary depth of experience, care, and vision that the Interim Artistic Leadership Team brought to the table. Collectively, they carried decades of knowledge from within the Ping Chong Company—rooted in its artistic legacy and committed to its future. Their stewardship through this multi-year process has been nothing short of transformational, grounded in thoughtful collaboration and driven by the values that have always defined our work. I would also like to applaud and celebrate the faith, hard work and dedication of current and former Board members in supporting and shaping this new genesis.” - 

In a gesture both humble and visionary, Ping personally requested that the company be renamed, recognizing that its future would be carried forward by new artists and fresh voices. The name 

 is derived from one of many absurd distortions of Ping Chong's name over the course of his career. This misnomer has been irreverently embraced by the company, as a subversive reclaiming of a distortion. This name change is not a departure, but a continuation—one rooted in deep respect for the past and a radical commitment to the future.

"All things must evolve and change, and I knew the company could not grow into the next iteration with my name on it. I knew when I decided to retire that the future was in the hands of new artists, and I told them that all I want is for them to continue creating art that honors humanity, but how they do it is their path to make. I trust them, and I believe in the future of Pink Fang" -

At the heart of this evolution is the understanding that Ping Chong’s legacy was never about a single name—but about expanding the boundaries of storytelling, uplifting diverse voices, and building artistic homes for those too often left out of the narrative. As part of this next chapter, the company will also serve as the steward and holder of the Ping Chong archive, ensuring that his formative body of work remains accessible and influential for generations to come.


Pink Fang introduces a three-part leadership structure that reflects its collaborative and values-driven approach:

This three-part leadership model will co-direct and set the vision for curation, fundraising, partnership, and organizational development, in alignment with the organizational mission. This is an asset-based leadership approach with each role bringing additional expertise in the following areas:

Mei Ann Teo – Creating new works, collaborating and cultivating partnerships with generative artists

 Sara Zatz – Helming Community Engagement, Education, and Training; Creating new community-based work

, Jane Jung – Leading Producing Strategy, Finance, Communications

Together, this co-leadership team will report to the Board of Directors and collectively guide the organization through its next chapter. The new structure also includes continued involvement from Nile Harris through a salaried Resident Artist position, as well as a project-based partnership with longtime collaborator Talvin Wilks—ensuring artistic continuity and deepened creative collaboration as the company evolves.

“Ping’s vision has always been one of evolution and imagination. We are deeply honored by his trust in us to carry the company forward. His call to rename the organization was a powerful act of faith—an invitation to shape a future beyond his own legacy. Pink Fang symbolizes both continuity and change: a name that holds our roots while embracing the fierce creativity and collective leadership that define our next chapter.” 

In 2025-2026, the company will be developing and presenting a slate of new projects and activities representing the new mission, including: 

, a participatory theater performance and collective meal ritual experience questioning habits of complicity and consumption, created 

 and performance maker Erika Chong Shuch, with dramaturg Tomi Tsunoda; Memory; 

, a new interview-based project centered on caregiving and living with dementia, led by Sara Zatz; touring presentations of Nile Harris' 

; new artist partnerships and a symposium reflecting on the legacy and impact of Ping Chong's body of work. The company will lead arts education residencies at Hunter and LaGuardia Community College, in K-12 schools in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens, and in senior centers. More details will be announced in October.

PCC IS BECOMING PINK FANG 

Pink Fang creates art at the intersection of performance, community building and social change, rooted in the ethos and artistic legacy of Ping Chong. 

We are a welcoming home and site of experimentation for multigenerational artists. We create original interdisciplinary, community-specific work; and cultivate artistry through training and education programs.


As of July 1, 2025, PCC is now Pink Fang!

We create bold new works of performance. We are a home for daring artistic experimentation, where we expand the boundaries of theater and nurture creative communities of care. We are generative, collaborative, and our co-creation process digs deeply into community-specific histories and narratives.

Pink Fang

On Monday, June 23, we  announced our new mission, leadership team, and name at a vibrant gathering held at 

part of our long-time La MaMa home on 47 Great Jones Street. Over 100 artistic collaborators, cast members, community partners, current and former board members, teaching artists, and friends came together to celebrate the past 50 years of artistic creation and community care, as grounding for the next chapter of our collective journey.

Guests entered a space transformed by Interim Artistic Leader 

, whose installation honored memory, legacy, and reflection, inviting attendees to leave notes and memories on an interactive timeline. 

 gathered and grounded the room in a musical offering bringing forth gratitude into a shared arrival of presence and possibility. 

provided a nourishment and cooling drinks. Following remarks by Board Chair 

, members of the community helped us reveal our new name, and then 

 offered words of celebration for thew the new name and leadership team of 

, followed by a rousing toast by Interim Artistic Leader Talvin Wilks.

Our interim website is now live, here on 

 and our new social media handle is @pinkfangnyc. Make sure to follow us and stay tuned for our new website and a fuller program announcement, which will launch in October 2025.

Thank you to all who have again for being part of this moment. We are excited for what lies ahead, and honored to continue this journey with you.

Introducing Pink Fang!

Join us for a reception where we will announce our new Company name!

What happens when five decades of unapologetic artistry become the launch of something new?

PCC’s Interim Artistic Leadership Team invites you to gather as we celebrate the close of our three-year 

 period and step forward into a bold new chapter.

 retired after decades of visionary leadership. At that time, 

expressed a hope that the company would be renamed—an acknowledgment that the future of the organization would be built by new artists, new leadership, and new creative directions.

At this reception, we will reveal our new company name, mission, and leadership. Together, we’ll honor the legacy that brought us to this moment—and seed a new era of artistic experimentation and community building.

Join us for this community gathering. A celebration of continuity and change. An opportunity to witness, reflect, and look ahead—together. 

Join us on June 23rd for UNCOVERY: P_______ ________G 

With the spring season in full swing, we look back to one year ago, last spring, May 2024, when PCC presented our second 

which was imagined as an embodied celebration of ideas, styles, forms, and works-in-progress. 

 for a gathering in the spirit of communion, connection, and joy, celebrating the past and future of PCC’s evolving artistry. 

Extra Ordinary Afternoon with Ping Chong and Company

, this evening was a collaborative curatorial effort designed by the ALT as a collective. Where “Extra Ordinary Afternoon” was a self-styled “marriage,” this was a peek into what is emerging from the transition.

 took on the role of the host and emcee for the evening. 

 designed a collective meal ritual in partnership inviting PCC community members to “perform” in the  silent service. 

The meal ritual was created in collaboration with 

, who later in the evening created space for conversation.

The evening culminated in the healing space of collaborating artist 

. This community gathering gave us the opportunity to notice what is most joyful, easeful, and activated for each of us as artists and collaborators in the context of our work together across the year.

Check out the highlights in this video edited by Iki Nakagawa. And stay tuned for more updates and announcements about what is next for PCC in the coming weeks!

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