Internationally recognized as an innovator in the development of new and original forms of thearter, George Coates Performance Works has won numerous awards for its stagework appearing in Japan, Europe, South America and the United States.

George Coates Performance Works is a nonprofit theater company founded in 1977, supported by grants from federal, state and local funding agencies and foundations, including the Rockefeller Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, San Francisco Grants For The Arts, and The California Arts Council.