[Photo Album] Photos from the first night of William Forsythe's 'Blake Works V'

20 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I -, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — Blake Works V – Blake Works I , photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

William Forsythe returns to La Scala to continue his exploration of the musical output of British composer James Blake with Blake Works V, which opened last night and runs from until 30 May 2023.

You can read his comments on the three pieces of Blake Works V, the company's dancers, and on returning to Europe from his American forest home here.

Below are photos from the opening night, including the world premiere of Prologue.

Prologue

03 - Blake Works V - Prologue - Maria Celeste Losa, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

04 - Blake Works V - Prologue - Giulia Lunardi Navrin Turnbull, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

05 - Blake Works V - Prologue - Giulia Lunardi Navrin Turnbull, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

06 - Blake Works V - Prologue - Giulia Lunardi Navrin Turnbull, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

07 - Blake Works V - Prologue - Domenico Di Cristo, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

08 - Blake Works V - Prologue - Domenico Di Cristo, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

The Barre Project

11 - Blake Works V - The Barre Project - Linda Giubelli, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

12 - Blake Works V - The Barre Project - Camilla Cerulli, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

13 - Blake Works V - The Barre Project - Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

14 - Blake Works V - The Barre Project - Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

15 - Blake Works V - The Barre Project - Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

16-Blake-Works-V-The-Barre-Project-Marco-Agostino-photo-by-Brescia-e-Amisano-Teatro-alla-Scala

17 - Blake Works V - The Barre Project - Andrea Risso, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

18 - Blake Works V - The Barre Project - Maria Celeste Losa Gioacchino Starace, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

19 - Blake Works V - The Barre Project - Rinaldo Venuti, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

Blake Works I

22 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I - Benedetta Mntefiore Claudio Coviello, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

23 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I - Alice Mariani Christian Fagetti, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

24 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I - Alice Mariani Christian Fagetti, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

25 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I - Alice Mariani Christian Fagetti, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

26 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I - Rinaldo venuti Navrin Turnbull Claudio Coviello, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

27 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I - Navrin Turnbull , photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

28 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I - Martina Arduino Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

29 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I - Martina Arduino Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

30 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I - Martina Arduino Claudio Coviello , photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

31 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I -, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

32 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I - Edward Cooper, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

33 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I - Nicola Del Freo Navrin Turnbull Timofej Andrijashenko , photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

34 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I - Claudio Coviello, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

35 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I -, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

36 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I - Martina Arduino Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

37 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I - Martina Arduino Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

Gramilano( Editor )

Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano') about dance, opera, music and photography for people “who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like”. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy.

His scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman's Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the ‘Danza in Italia' column for Dancing Times magazine.

[Photo Album] Photos from the first night of William Forsythe’s ‘Blake Works V’

Prologue

The Barre Project

Blake Works I

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