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The Show:
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.
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.
The show is performed in a variety of sequences along a short, slow ride or walk in locations between Newhaven Skatepark & Pumptrack, & The Sidings, including a 30 min picnic break on the Riverside.
Follow the route to watch the show or drop in to different locations – timings available soon.
Perform in the Show
In Newhaven, Blazing Saddles will be performed by a cast of professional & local performers and 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 7 & 8 September leading to the performance, all the info you’ll need & sign up details at this link – https://bit.ly/GetInvolvedSBS
Watch a short film of the show:
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More info on the overall project: www.sussexblazingsaddles.co.uk
Follow us on socials: @kpprojectscic & @bicycleballet for the latest news & information
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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 Newhaven Library from 1-15 September. The project is also supported by Creative Newhaven, Newhaven Festival & Newhaven Museum.
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