Pete Danelski is a creative producer, director, and strategist with 15 years of experience creating artistic activations that bring people together, specializing in live events and performance. He founded the production company Pan Underground and is the Director of Programming and Partnerships at Eaton DC.

Pete Danelski, creative producer and director.

Eaton DC

At Eaton DC, he creates, curates, and produces a wide array of public programs, including live performances, community-building sessions, art exhibitions, and high-profile partnerships. By developing creative models, including recurring monthly programs, special events, limited series, and festivals, Pete has created spaces for cross-departmental collaboration and artistic development. Since joining Eaton, Pete has shaped the Eaton Residency Program, an annual cohort of artistic, cultural, wellness, and sustainability practitioners, by positioning residents as creative ambassadors for the Eaton community, while co-producing original programs that center artistic value, creative connection, and innovation.

Highlights include The Cosmic Slop Experience, an immersive visual installation and live event with George Clinton and the Clinton family celebrating 50 years of Funkadelic’s Cosmic Slop; a partnership with the EU Delegation that brought State of the Arts Night 2026 to Eaton, with 25 transatlantic artists across six venues; and an exclusive year-round screening series with DC/DOX, which opened with Alex Gibney’s MUSK and an in-person Q&A with the filmmaker.

Pan Underground

Pan Underground is a production company challenging the ways performance is made and experienced. In 2021, Pete directed the DC premiere of Caridad Svich’s RED BIKE, produced by Pan Underground and reimagined as a multi-site community celebration, as seen in American Theatre. As part of Pan Underground, Pete has curated large public installations as well as visual experiences in collaboration with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.

Theatre and distinctions

Pete is a director and producer with a background in live performance and visual installations. His extensive experience in regional theatre includes new work development and world premieres. He is a 2019 Director-in-Residence with The Drama League of New York and a member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab. He co-adapted the first American version of the Čapek brothers’ Adam the Creator and has published in Shakespeare*, the journal of the British Shakespeare Association. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and on the board of EducArte.

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