Alison Clancy dances in eighteen productions at The Metropolitan Opera, submerging into roles ranging from comedic to dramatic to deranged. She originated the longest Principal Dance Solo in Met Opera history; twelve minutes summoning a lightning storm for the overture of Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer.

Beyond The Met Alison is celebrated as an expressive and virtuosic movement interpreter and originator of striking new material who seamlessly shifts between dancing, singing, acting and playing instruments. Collaborations with luminary artists include Gogol Bordello, Sonya Tayeh, Zvi Gotheiner, Shen Wei, The Flaming Lips, Ryan Heffington, Annie B Parson, Baz Luhrmann, Fiona Shaw, William Kentridge, Bartlett Scher, Phelim McDermott, Steven Hoggett, Marco Evaristti, Kelly Devine, Jamie Nelson, Ann Yee, Francois Girard, Carrie Cracknell, Carolyn Choa, Des McAnuff, Martha Clarke, Ragna Wei, Dorian Nuskind-Oder, Gary Lucas.