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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Fredrick Earl Mosley's Saddle Up!

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. 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Fredrick Earl Mosley's Saddle Up!

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