Peter Taub is a curator and arts manager with over 30 years of experience in developing and producing artist-centered projects. He has curated local and international performing arts festivals, and was the founding director of the performing arts program at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago from 1996 – 2016. He developed the MCA program into a leading presenter of multidisciplinary dance, theater and music, and established the MCA Stage New Works Initiative to support artists in developing new works with creative residencies and engaging audiences around the creative process. Prior to that he served for ten years as Executive Director of Randolph Street Gallery, an artist-run center focused on the work and ideas of artists, presenting a multi-faceted program of thematic exhibitions, performances, installations, and public art. Taub cofounded Chicago Dancemakers Forum and has been involved since its inception.