[Photo Album] First peek at William Forsythe's 'Blake Works V'

10 - Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V - dress rehearsal with Maria Celeste Losa, Gioacchino Starace ph Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 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. (1) — 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 Scala — 01 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Said Ramos Ponce, Francesco Mascia, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

02 - Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V - dress rehearsal with Edward Cooper, Domenico Di Cristo, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 02 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Edward Cooper, Domenico Di Cristo, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

03 - Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V - dress rehearsal with Giulia Lunardi, Navrin Turnbull, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 03 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Giulia Lunardi, Navrin Turnbull, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

04 - Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V - dress rehearsal with Giulia Lunardi, Navrin Turnbull, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 04 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Giulia Lunardi, Navrin Turnbull, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

05 - Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V - dress rehearsal with Giulia Lunardi, Navrin Turnbull, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 05 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Giulia Lunardi, Navrin Turnbull, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

06 - Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V - dress rehearsal with Alice Mariani, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 06 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Alice Mariani, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

07 - Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V - dress rehearsal with Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 07 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

08 - Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V - dress rehearsal with Andrea Risso, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 08 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Andrea Risso, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

09 - Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V - dress rehearsal with Marco Agostino, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 09 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Marco Agostino, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

11 - Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V - dress rehearsal with Maria Celeste Losa, Gioacchino Starace , photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 11 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Maria Celeste Losa, Gioacchino Starace , photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

12 - Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V - dress rehearsal with Rinaldo Venuti, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 12 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Rinaldo Venuti, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

13 - Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V - dress rehearsal with Linda Giubelli, Claudio Coviello, Benedetta Montefiore, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 13 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Linda Giubelli, Claudio Coviello, Benedetta Montefiore, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

14 - Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V - dress rehearsal with Martina Arduino, Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 14 – Serata William Forsythe BLAKE WORKS V – dress rehearsal with Martina Arduino, Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

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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.