Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Maria Celeste Losa, Gioacchino Starace photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala
William Forsythe returns to La Scala continuing his exploration of the musical output of British composer James Blake with Blake Works V, which runs from 10 to 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.
William Forsythe, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala
Below is a small album of photos taken during a stage rehearsal.
01 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Said Ramos Ponce, Francesco Mascia, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala02 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Edward Cooper, Domenico Di Cristo, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala03 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Giulia Lunardi, Navrin Turnbull, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala04 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Giulia Lunardi, Navrin Turnbull, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala05 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Giulia Lunardi, Navrin Turnbull, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala06 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Alice Mariani, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala07 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala08 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Andrea Risso, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala09 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Marco Agostino, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala10 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Maria Celeste Losa, Gioacchino Starace ph Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala11 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Maria Celeste Losa, Gioacchino Starace , photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala12 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Rinaldo Venuti, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala13 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Linda Giubelli, Claudio Coviello, Benedetta Montefiore, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala14 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Martina Arduino, Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala
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 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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