Alan Lake is a performer, choreographer, filmmaker, and visual artist. He studied visual arts for five years (DEC and BAC in visual arts) and pursued and obtained his DEC in Dance-Interpretation in 2007 from the École de danse de Québec. Since then, through a accumulation of multidisciplinary experience and practice, he approaches movement by dedicating his daily life to dance. His goal is to bring together these disciplines in a common space in service of movement.
He has presented his choreographic work in Canada and around the world: “Suite pour trois assiettes” (2003), “Le blé près de chez nous” (2004), “L’après-midi-oiseaux” (2006), “Dany and Me too” (2009), “Chaudières, déplacements et paysages” (2010), “Là-bas, le lointain” (2012), “Ravages” (2015), “Les caveaux” (2016), “Le cri des méduses” (2018), “Gratter la pénombre” (2020), and “L’effritement des parades” (2021).
In his artistic approach, Alan Lake incorporates dance films that he directs: “Battement Bleu” (2003) and “9 Minutes, 2 Fois” (2004), which won the Audience Award at Vidéastes Recherchés, “Chaudières, déplacements et paysages” (2009), “Là-bas, le lointain” (2012), “Jardins Catastrophe” (2014), “Ravages” (2015), “L’étreinte des Valkyries” (2019), and “Parades” (2022).
“Ravages” won the “Best Director” award at the San Francisco Dance Film Festival 2016, the jury prize at the Pleins Écrans Festival in Montreal in 2016, Best Experimental Dance Work at the Fiver International Screendance Movement in Spain in January 2017, Audience Choice Award at Dance: made in Canada / Danse: fait au Canada in Toronto in August 2017, and Best Direction at FuoriFormato dance festival in Italy in June 2018.
Since the beginning of his career, Alan Lake has been regularly invited as a choreographer and educator by the École de danse de Québec, the École de danse contemporaine de Montréal, and UQAM.
Alan Lake has also performed for companies such as Le fils d’Adrien danse, Le Carré des Lombes, Sylvain Émard Danse, and Animals of Distinction.
From 2018 to 2023, he was an Associate Artist at CCOV (Centre de Création O Vertigo).