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

ByGramilano 11 May 202321 August 2026 Reading Time: 1 minute

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

01 - Blake Works V - Prologue - Said Ramos Ponce Francesco Mascia, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

02 - Blake Works V - Prologue - Said Ramos Ponce Francesco Mascia, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

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

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

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

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

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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

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

21 - Blake Works V - Blake Works I - Linda Giubelli, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

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, aka ‘Gramilano’, is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Italian ballerina Carla Fracci.

Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.

He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.

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sSusanne Vollmerusanne vollmer

3 years ago

In these fotos I´`m missing the beauty of the female dancing body!

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