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