Corning Dances & Company dba CORNINGWORKS

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Causes: Arts & Culture, Dance

Mission: CORNINGWORKS is dedicated to creating provocative and accessible dancetheater works created with and on seasoned performing artists from diverse disciplines in works that address issues of relevance to our greater society, while also working with nearby communities to deepen our local impact and message. CORNINGWORKS has four primary goals: • To present high-quality, world-class accessible dancetheater work • To create links among diverse cultures, races, and generations • To build awareness and provide an alternative forum for dialogue covering social and civic relevance • To provide affordable access to our performances

Community Stories

12 Stories from Volunteers, Donors & Supporters

Kentucky, General Member of the Public

Rating: 5

06/24/2013

I always am amazed with what I take away from one of CorningWorks performances. Beth's work is so deep with through-provoking images along with a close association of real life moments. I learn more about her feelings and experiences with each performance and come away feeling like she and I had the same experiences. It is funny and serious at the same time; sort of like life! On another note, Beth is so gracious with her appreciation of her fans along with those in the audience as "first-timers".

tirwin General Member of the Public

Rating: 5

09/09/2013

CorningWorks is an important facet of the Pittsburgh artistic community and represents an area of artistic expression unlike any of the others. Its productions are diverse, surprising, provocative and always of an extremely high quality. CorningWorks productions are on par with anything ones sees in New York! We love it!!

Nancey Professional with expertise in this field

Rating: 5

09/04/2013

Beth's work always exudes an honesty that makes it real and have relevance to all who watch and are drawn in. From the brilliant graphic design to the lighting and props that support the pieces, her choices of collaborators enhance the work. I am always amazed that after all these years as dancer, director, and choreographer, Beth has fresh and unique concepts and a performance style that is winning - a deep respect for physicality, humor, and heart.

maavenR General Member of the Public

Rating: 4

09/04/2013

Beth and her 'team' of chosen collaborators always offer a compelling look at the complexities that face a human. Funny, silly, sad and always straight from the heart, the experience that Corningworks dancers bring to the fore is unparalleled in local dance.

Arshack General Member of the Public

Rating: 5

09/04/2013

I am moved and invigorated by the work of this talented artist. There is depth, thoughtfulness, humor, physicality and adroit storytelling. It's what I want in dance... and well, in my life as well.

szegedym Board Member

Rating: 5

09/04/2013

In the often transient and frequently banal world of regional dance, Corningworks is a stunning and notable exception. The powerful creative vision of Beth Corning pushes limits while still remaining, at its core, accessible to a full spectrum of audiences. While those steeped in Modern dance will find much to admire, and imitate. The true test of art is its ability to speak to all sorts of people. Ihave sat in the audience at various performances, most recently of her landmark work, What Remains, and have been deeply impressed how transfixed teenagers, twenty somethings, middle aged professionals and non-professionals, elderly people, were. Listening to animated conversations as the audience left, one could hear the excitement of people who witnessed soemthing just a little bit life changing. This nonprofit deserves to get noticed more and more.

Previous Stories

Board Member

Rating: 5

11/27/2012

Having watched the evolution of Beth Corning's career as a loyal fan, it has been a privilege to actually serve on the board and see it from an entirely different perspective. I have always know her to be a brilliant choreographer, a powerful performer, but i had no idea of how meticulously she attends to every single detail of the performance: from choreography and music, to costumes, lighting, set direction, the venue, the publicity, the graphic design, to feeding and housing her dancers. There is no aspect of creating a work that she is not completely in control of, a remarkable and impressive feat. Because in the end, the fact she has never lost sight of, is that it IS about the work, about the art. To attend a CORNINGWORKS performance is to witness dance of rare intelligence and narrative force, a performance that does what the best art does: it changes you. It haunts you. It shifts your way of looking at the world, just a little bit. That is what has always been special about Corning's work. And what continues to be special about CORNINGWORKS.

James A Donor

Rating: 5

11/26/2012

Beth Corning is a fabulous choreographer and storyteller through dance. Using seasoned performers she creates works that stimulate and provoke.

Llouise A Donor

Rating: 5

11/26/2012

I have attended many performances choreographed by the talented and innovative Beth Corning. She brings an exciting, very contemporary edge to the Pittsburgh dance experience. She utilizes vastly experienced performers to tell amazing stories.

Darla C Board Member

Rating: 5

11/26/2012

It is a fantastic opportunity to work with a creative and energetic choreographer (and dancer) who brings thought-provoking and beautiful work to Pittsburgh.

Ian L. Volunteer

Rating: 5

11/25/2012

My volunteer time with Corning Dances and Company has been a bit like working for a great chef. The soup is so much more delicious than any of the vegetables I had been busy cutting.

john.reynolds General Member of the Public

Rating: 4

11/24/2012

We have repeatedly attended performances by Corning Dances and Company, and have invariably found them rewarding. Beth Corning is a highly talented choreographer who significantly enriches the modern dance scene in Pittsburgh.

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