The Blake Works
Casting
Friday, February 27, 2026 AT 8:00 pm
CHOREOGRAPHY AND COSTUME DESIGN
William Forsythe
COMPOSER
James Blake
Prologue (SF Ballet Premiere)
Lighting Design: Tanja Ruehl
Staged by: Jodie Gates and Noah Gelber
World Premiere: May 10, 2023—Ballet Company Teatro alla Scala; Teatro alla Scala; Milan, Italy
SF Ballet Premiere: February 27, 2026—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
The Barre Project (SF Ballet Premiere)
Scenic Design: William Forsythe
Lighting Design: Tanja Ruehl, based on the original design by Brandon Stirling Baker
Staged by: Jodie Gates and Noah Gelber
Originating from The Barre Project (Blake Works II), created and filmed in 2020 for its broadcast on March 25, 2021 on the CLI Studio Digital Platform www.clistudio.com
SF Ballet Premiere: February 27, 2026—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
Blake Works I
Costume Design: Dorothee Merg and William Forsythe
Lighting Design: Tanja Ruehl
Staged by: Jodie Gates, Felipe Diaz, and Katita Waldo
Original staging (2022): Ayman Harper
World Premiere: July 4, 2016—Paris Opera Ballet, Palais Garnier; Paris, France
SF Ballet Premiere: February 3, 2022—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
Sound Supervisor for The Blake Works: Niels Lanz. Music: Prologue — “Lindisfarne I” from James Blake (2011); The Barre Project — “Buzzard & Kestrel” from The Bells Sketch (2010), “Lullaby for My Insomniac” from Assume Form (2019), and “200 Press” from 200 Press (2014). Blake Works I — Songs from The Colour in Anything (2016): “I Need a Forest Fire,” “Put That Away and Talk to Me,” “The Colour in Anything,” “I Hope My Life (1-800 Mix),” “Waves Know Shores,” “Two Men Down,” and “f.o.r.e.v.e.r.” Costumes constructed by San Francisco Ballet Costume Shop. Scenic Curtain Design by William Forsythe, after Carlus Dyer, realized by David Dunn and Scott Whitten. Smiley, names, characters and all related indicia are owned by The Smiley Company ©1971-2026. All rights reserved. www.smiley.com
The Blake Works
Casting & Credits
Friday, February 27 AT 8:00 pm
CHOREOGRAPHY AND COSTUME DESIGN
William Forsythe
COMPOSER
James Blake
Prologue (SF Ballet Premiere)
Lighting Design: Tanja Ruehl
Staged by: Jodie Gates and Noah Gelber
World Premiere: May 10, 2023—Ballet Company Teatro alla Scala; Teatro alla Scala; Milan, Italy
SF Ballet Premiere: February 27, 2026—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
The Barre Project (SF Ballet Premiere)
Scenic Design: William Forsythe
Lighting Design: Tanja Ruehl, based on the original design by Brandon Stirling Baker
Staged by: Jodie Gates and Noah Gelber
Originating from The Barre Project (Blake Works II), created and filmed in 2020 for its broadcast on March 25, 2021 on the CLI Studio Digital Platform www.clistudio.com
SF Ballet Premiere: February 27, 2026—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
Blake Works I
Costume Design: Dorothee Merg and William Forsythe
Lighting Design: Tanja Ruehl
Staged by: Jodie Gates, Felipe Diaz, and Katita Waldo
Original staging (2022): Ayman Harper
World Premiere: July 4, 2016—Paris Opera Ballet, Palais Garnier; Paris, France
SF Ballet Premiere: February 3, 2022—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
Sound Supervisor for The Blake Works: Niels Lanz. Music: Prologue — “Lindisfarne I” from James Blake (2011); The Barre Project — “Buzzard & Kestrel” from The Bells Sketch (2010), “Lullaby for My Insomniac” from Assume Form (2019), and “200 Press” from 200 Press (2014). Blake Works I — Songs from The Colour in Anything (2016): “I Need a Forest Fire,” “Put That Away and Talk to Me,” “The Colour in Anything,” “I Hope My Life (1-800 Mix),” “Waves Know Shores,” “Two Men Down,” and “f.o.r.e.v.e.r.” Costumes constructed by San Francisco Ballet Costume Shop. Scenic Curtain Design by William Forsythe, after Carlus Dyer, realized by David Dunn and Scott Whitten. Smiley, names, characters and all related indicia are owned by The Smiley Company ©1971-2026. All rights reserved. www.smiley.com
PROLOGUE
Joseph Walsh Ángel García Molinero
Joshua Jack Price Cavan Conley Jasmine Jimison
Frances Chung Harrison James
THE BARRE PROJECT
BUZZARD & KESTREL
Madeline Woo, Cavan Conley, Isabella DeVivo, Esteban Hernández, Harrison James
LULABY FOR MY INSOMNIAC
Wona Park
200 PRESS
Frances Chung, Cavan Conley, Isabella DeVivo, Esteban Hernández, Harrison James, Jasmine Jimison, Ángel García Molinero, Wona Park, Joshua Jack Price, Joseph Walsh, Madeline Woo
BLAKE WORKS I
I NEED A FORREST FIRE
Sasha De Sola, Nikisha Fogo, Jasmine Jimison
Sofia Albers, Max Cauthorn, Jihyun Choi, Cavan Conley, Isabella DeVivo, Luca Ferrò, Jacey Gailliard, Esteban Hernández, Katharine Lee, SunMin Lee, Hui-Wen Peng, Joshua Jack Price, Nathaniel Remez, Tyla Steinbach, Alexis Francisco Valdes, Juliette Windey
PUT THAT AWAY AND TALK TO ME
Isabella DeVivo, Esteban Hernández, Jasmine Jimison
THE COLOUR IN ANYTHING
Nikisha Fogo, Joseph Walsh
I HOPE MY LIFE
Sasha De Sola, Nikisha Fogo, Wei Wang, Max Cauthorn
Ensemble
WAVES KNOW SHORES
Jasmine Jimison, Cavan Conley, Joshua Jack Price
Ensemble
TWO MEN DOWN
Cavan Conley, Luca Ferrò, Esteban Hernández, Joshua Jack Price, Nathaniel Remez, Alexis Francisco Valdes, Wei Wang
F.O.R.E.V.E.R
Sasha De Sola, Max Cauthorn
*CASTING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE