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 create original interdisciplinary, community-specific work; and cultivate artistry through training and education programs. Learn more through our website.

OUR K-12 ARTS-IN-EDUCATION PROGRAM: 

Pink Fang’s K-12 Arts-in-Education Program, adapted from the company’s interview-based Undesirable Elements series, spans in-school, afterschool, and one-day workshops. The curriculum incorporates peer interview techniques, writing exercises, and drama activities to explore themes of identity, place, and belonging, and introduce theatrical tools for self- and community-based reflection. Over the span of the residency, Teaching Artists collaborate with the students to create  a collective and original performance, platforming the stories of the students and their communities. Participants make discoveries about themselves, their peers, and the power of theatrical storytelling to build empathy across diverse experiences.

Teaching Artists collaborate with each other (if co-facilitating), classroom teachers, the education staff and the students in implementing the arts-in-education residencies in schools across the New York City boroughs (currently Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn). Typically, the residencies span 10 weeks involving approximately 20 teaching hours in the Spring semester. Throughout the residencies, TAs guide the students through a process of devising personal-narrative driven performance, during which the TAs foster community, empathy, ensemble skills, and cross-cultural understanding, as well as the development of confident self-expression for each individual student, particularly in their writing and performance/public speaking skills. Most TAs lead 1-3 residencies in a given school year.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of demonstrated experience in a youth education environment.
• Versed in trauma-informed practice, differentiated instruction, and working with multilingual learners.
• Fluency teaching in a language that is not English. Priority given to those with experience teaching in Mandarin and English, or Spanish and English dual language classrooms.
• A background in devised theater, documentary theater, community-engaged theater, interview-based process, personal-narrative based performance, or storytelling.
• A commitment to responsive and timely communication with the company staff, co-facilitators and classroom teachers.
• A commitment to thorough preparation and prompt arrival to class sessions and other scheduled events, reflection sessions, debriefs, etc. (Please note that some of our classes and events start as early as 8am.)
• A commitment to following through on associated residency tasks (delivering scripts, reflections, timesheets, and other paperwork when due).
• Willingness to travel to sites across NYC. (Travel stipend provided.)
• Note: Teaching Artists must pass a DOE fingerprinting process/background check. 

COMPENSATION

This is a part-time, seasonal, hourly position. Rates are commensurate with the field and tiered based on experience with the company. Lead Teaching Artists begin at $50/hr, Co Teaching Artists begin at $40/hr and Assistant Teaching Artists begin at $25/hr. Planning meetings and training are compensated at $25/hr, and a travel subsidy is provided for the duration of the residency.

Please fill out the application form here: [26-27 Pink Fang Teaching Artist Application Form]

HIRING PROCESS

• July – August, 2026: The education department will review all applications, and ask selected applicants for more information.
• August – September, 2026: Selected applicants will be invited to an in-person open house in the East Village.
• October – November 2026: If invited to join our training cohort this year, Pink Fang will provide new Teaching Artists & Assistants with PAID training in our curriculum.
• December 2026: Among those who attended the training, based on skill with certain age groups, specific needs or requests from the school, and community representation (among other factors), TAs will be matched with a classroom residency.
  • Please note that attending the training is a requirement for placement, but this does not guarantee a placement in the given year.
• January – June 2027: Matched TAs will implement their residencies.