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Blazing Saddles is a unique outdoor performance telling the little known story of the moment bicycles first became widely available & women transformed their clothing to be able to ride.   It links into issues around women & cycling today, looking back to look forward, to interrupt stereotypes & encourage more women to cycle.

Evolving from a contemporary choreography, the show is a visual narrative, using movement, character & humour, clowning, costume & cake to to tell the story of a group of women caught up in the excitement & possibility of travel, freedom & independence.  

Perform in the Show

Brighton Blazing Saddles will be performed by a cast of professional & local performers & their bikes. Come & perform with us!

Gain a unique insight into the show’s choreographic structures, have loads of fun & develop a few skills on your bike.  The show is created with participants over the weekend of 21 & 22 September leading to the performance. All the info & sign up HERE

All ages welcome & no experience necessary, just the ability to cycle safely with one hand, equivalent to Bikeability Level 2.

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More info on the overall project: www.sussexblazingsaddles.co.uk 

Follow us on socials: @kpprojectscic & @bicycleballet 

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Blazing Saddles by Brighton based The Bicycle Ballet Co, created by Artistic Director Karen Poley & Choreographer Janine Fletcher, with costumes by Holly Murray, sound by Ollie Alymer, & performed by Kate Evans, Typhaine Delaup, Ella Fleetwood, Jo Dyer & Jo Gale.

The performance is presented as part of Sussex Blazing Saddles, a National Lottery Heritage Funded project exploring the impact of the bicycle on women from the 1890s -1928, when women eventually won the vote.  Also in September, the Sussex Blazing Saddles touring exhibition will be at Jubilee Library from 16-29 September.  The project is also supported by Brighton & Hove City Council’s Shared Purpose fund.

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