alana // maenad
singer, dj
seamstress
i am mesmerized by beautiful stories,
told through drama, dance, and music.
i seek to craft these moments - ones
where we truly connect and find
catharsis, where we find emotional
resonance. in an increasingly isolated
world, i strive to craft moments of
intimacy and dionysian bliss.
surrender to music.
embrace chaos,
release fear,
nurture love;
dance with me.
I’m currently available for performance and design engagements.
2021, Alana performs as Podestà in CMU’s production of La Finta Giardiniera; directed by Nic Cory; conducted by Thomas Douglas
see more about this performance here.
Alana is based in Brooklyn where she performs regularly as a dj and singer under the moniker maenad. In 2024, she performed at Club Toilet during Detroit’s Movement festival and she performs regularly at Animal in Williamsburg. Over the last few years, her partnership with Jordan Ziegler has led to a duo called Female, now hosting Hysteria at Bossa Nova Civic Club.
View my work…
graduate recital
On 6 November 2022, Alana and BJ Miller presented a salon recital of the music of Korngold, Schönberg, and Weill, among others:
Artists in Exile
This recital was conceptualized as a response to alienation. The title can be read interchangeably as Fremde in Geheimnis (Strangers in Mystery), Freunde in Heim (Friends at Home), Freunde in Geheimnis (Friends in Mystery), and Fremde in Heim (Strangers at Home). As a queer classical musician, this is an idea that profoundly affects and moves me. This collection of songs pulls at my heart strings, makes me laugh, makes me weep, and comforts me in times of despondency.
See the full performance here.
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