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Repertory

Saddle UP!

COMPANIES

CHOREOGRAPHER

WORLD PREMIERE

New York City Center, 2007

ASSISTANT TO CHOREOGRAPHERS

Michael McBride, Alenka Cizmesija, Ellenore Scott

MUSIC

Yo Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O’Connor

COSTUMES

Ann Hould Ward

SCENIC DESIGN AND LIGHTING

Al Crawford

RUN TIME

27 Minutes

Characters and tableaus from the Wild West come vibrantly to life in Fredrick Earl Mosley’s exuberant hoedown. Reflecting the joy and romance of Mark O’Connor’s Appalachia Waltz compositions, this lighthearted ballet illuminates the dancers’ theatricality and their flawless technical prowess. 

A woman in a bright yellow dress leans foward with one leg lifted up behind her.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Fredrick Earl Mosley's Saddle UP! Photo by Paul Kolnik

A woman in a yellow dress leaps through the air in the splits.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Fredrick Earl Mosley's Saddle UP! Photo by Paul Kolnik

A man in a white shirt, black pants, and a cowboy had jumps in the air.

Clifton Brown in Fredrick Earl Mosley's Saddle UP! Photo by Paul Kolnik