Alan is a noted choreographer of national and international reputation who has created over 60 community and professional productions.
“Greig has dipped into the surreal subconscious with his own distinctive mix of spoof humor and attractive lyrical movement. Greig’s comic interventions are wickedly funny while a high-octane duet is a beguiling instance of Greig’s choreographic finesse.” (The Herald)
Alan has been teaching professionally since 1986 and has taught thousands of students across a wide spectrum of ages and abilities from youth organisations to professional companies.
His workshops are tailored to meet the specific demands and needs of the client group and can offer 90-minute technique classes, two hour creative workshops, half and full day workshops, professional masterclasses and week-long residencies.
Most recently (2024) Alan performed ‘Within Reach’ a one man solo show was performed at the Edinburgh Festival. The show was supported by Dance Base/Assembly theatre and was warmly received by audiences and critics.
“The joy of older performers is they know exactly who they are; by dint of defying the art forms cult of youth an older dancer can be a rebel and a safe pair of hands.” (The Guardian)
Alan mentors emerging artists and choreographers bringing his decades long accumulated choreographic knowledge and expertise.
“Alan helped me find different ways of working and to ask questions of myself which I hadn’t explored before. he created a safe, nurturing environment which lead to the development of exciting new pathways.” Lucy Ireland (Dance artist)
