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Repertory

Embrace

COMPANIES

CHOREOGRAPHER

WORLD PREMIERE

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: New York City Center, 2025

MUSIC

Various Artists*

REHEARSAL ASSOCIATES

Amir Baldwin, Tara Bellardini, & Manuela Sanchez

COSTUMES

Jon Taylor

LIGHTING DESIGN

Josh Monroe

SCENIC DESIGN

Joseph Anthony Gaito

RUN TIME

  • 25 minutes

Fredrick Earl Mosley examines the ups and downs of human connections—messy, beautiful, and everything in between. Set to popular songs by Stevie Wonder, Kate Bush, Ed Sheeran, Des'ree, and P!nk, this piece explores what it takes to love deeply, heal fully, and embrace the journey with open arms. 

Embrace by Fredrick Earl Mosley

3 dancers, 1 in a yellow dress standing on a bench and the other 2 in a lunge with arms backward

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Solomon Dumas, Constance Stamatiou, and Xavier Mack in Fredrick Earl Mosley's Embrace Photo by Paul Kolnik

2 dancers, 1 in front of the other with their leg in the air and arms outstretched, the other holding their waist

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Solomon Dumas and Caroline T. Dartey in Fredrick Earl Mosley's Embrace Photo by Paul Kolnik

A group of dancers facing each other with arms in the air

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Fredrick Earl Mosley's Embrace Photo by Paul Kolnik

2 dancers, 1 lifting the other with their leg and arm in the air

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Patrick Coker and Jacquelin Harris in Fredrick Earl Mosley's Embrace Photo by Paul Kolnik

3 duets sitting on the ground together silhouetted in front of lit squares

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Fredrick Earl Mosley's Embrace Photo by Paul Kolnik

2 dancers, 1 sitting on a bench reaching for the other while the other is leaning away with 1 leg backward

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Xavier Mack and Ashley Kaylynn Green in Fredrick Earl Mosley's Embrace Photo by Paul Kolnik

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MUSIC CREDITS*

“Never Dreamed You’d Leave In Summer” written by Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright, rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing. “At Last” written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon, rights administered by CoccoMusic, LLC. “This Woman’s Work” written by Kate Bush, rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing. “What About Us” written by Johnny McDaid and Steve Mac, rights administered by Universal Music Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and Kobalt Music Publishing. “Photograph” written by Ed Sheeran and Johnny McDaid, rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Concord Music Publishing, and “Kissing You” written by Des’ree and Timothy Atack, rights administered by Faber Music. 

FUNDERS

The world premiere of Embrace is supported by Michele & Tim Barakett, Maury & Joseph Bohan, Julie C. Down, Denise Littlefield Sobel, The Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund, and The Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas Rohatyn New Works Endowment Fund.

Hero Credit: Photo by Paul Kolnik