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Alana Gerecke is a Vancouver-based dancer and scholar. A graduate of the Simon Fraser University dance and English programs, she dances with EDAM and researches site-specific dance in her doctoral studies (English, SFU).
Alana Gerecke's Work
Moments Captured
By Kaija Pepper, Eury Chang, Alana Gerecke, Mary Theresa Kelly, Sarah Todd Dancing on the Edge 2010 Dancing on the EdgeCapsule reviews by various writers, capturing the essence of the festival.
Posted August 28, 2010Choreographing Publics
Site-based dance and performance in public places By Alana Gerecke Volume 13, Issue 5Creativity
A Scientific Experiment By Alana Gerecke Volume 13, Issue 1With their joint exploration of discipline-specific approaches to research and of the possibilities and limits of cross-disciplinary co-creation, choreographer Gail Lotenberg, behavioural ecologist Dr. Mark Winston, and the other Experiments collaborators dig deeply into how science and dance function as ways of knowing.
Short Waves
By Susan Kendal, Christa Lochead, Amy Bowring, Alana Gerecke Volume 12, Issue 3Le Groupe Dance Lab to close; Developments at Ballet BC [Emily Molnar to be Artistic Director]; Pearl Remounts Earle’s Sacra Conversazione; Pina Bausch 1940-2009 and Merce Cunningham 1919-2009
Self-expression and entertainment: a fine balance
By Alana Gerecke, Kaija Pepper Dancing on the Edge 2007 Dancing on the EdgeAnother conversation-style festival review with some keen insider perspective.
Posted July 28, 2007Points of View (unsolicited)
By Alana Gerecke, Andrea Downie Vancouver International Dance Festival 2007 Vancouver International Dance FestivalAmong the many performances at the Vancouver International Dance Festival, two programs – by senior artists Jay Hirabayashi and Barbara Bourget, and by Karen Jamieson – inspired emerging writers to capture their experiences in words.
Posted April 15, 2007Social Studies
By Pamela Newell, Alana Gerecke Volume 6, Issue 5Credit: Who Takes It? Defining the dancer’s role in the creative process
