Photographing Castor et Pollux at the Grand Théâtre de Genève was less about documenting a performance than about following a presence on stage.

Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau, the opera unfolds here through a series of strong visual tableaux, where bodies, light and space create their own narrative.

Directed and choreographed by Edward Clug, with musical direction by Leonardo García Alarcón, the production develops a distinct visual language — minimal, precise, and often sculptural.

The scenography by Marko Japelj, costumes by Leo Kulaš, lighting by Tomaž Premzl, and video design by Rok Predin shape a stage environment where each element contributes to a carefully composed visual space.

The chorus of the Grand Théâtre de Genève, directed by Mark Biggins, and the performers — including Reinoud van Mechelen, Andreas Wolf and Sophie Junker — are joined on stage by the dancers of the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, whose presence reinforces the physical dimension of the production.

Rather than describing the piece, these images focus on what appears in between:
a gesture, a tension, a presence, a silence.

Castor — Reinoud van Mechelen
Pollux — Andreas Wolf
Télaïre — Sophie Junker
Phébé — Ève-Maud Hubeaux

Une Planète / Une autre ombre — Charlotte Bozzi
Jupiter / Athlète 2 — Alexandre Duhamel
Une suivante d’Hébé / Une ombre heureuse / Un plaisir céleste — Giulia Bolcato
Athlète 1 / Le grand prêtre — Sahy Ratia