Alana Clapp is the General Stage Manager for Mystère at Cirque du Soleil and provides perspective about being a creative leader within high-performing multi-disciplinary teams that invoke the imagination, provoke the senses, and evoke people's emotions by facilitating communication across all creative and technical aspects of the performance.

Alana is a Carnegie Mellon University alum where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in BFA Production Technology & Management. In addition to her work with Cirque, she serves as a lecturer at the College of Southern Nevada, instructor for the USITT Elite Stage Management training program, advisory panel member for the Stage Craft Institute of Las Vegas, a mentor with the USITT Stage Management Mentorship Project. Alana has also worked on multiple events for film, television, and comedy specials.

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