Acis and Galathea 

Creative direction: Anna Gadetska
Art direction, graphic and lettering design: Irina Kostyshina
Photography: Zhenia Perutska
Backstage photography: Konstantin Gomon
Model: Kateryna Levytska




is an opera by Georg Friedrich Händel, a take on the Ancient Greek tragic love story. In 2019, Open Opera Ukraine did a reimagining of this opera, combining historically informed performance with contemporary scenography. 
David Hockney
David Hockney
David Hockney
David Hockney
David Hockney
David Hockney
Nikita Kravtsov
Nikita Kravtsov
Nikita Kravtsov
Nikita Kravtsov
The opera's story is tightly connected with water: Galathea is a water nymph, Acis is a shepherd. In a new staging of the opera, Galathea becomes a flight attendant while Acis is a lifeguard on a beach. For the main visual Anna Gadetska, creative director of Open Opera, came up with the idea of a photoshoot in the water. Here are my sketches for the photoshoot. Above are style references, which feature David Hockney's paintings.
Backstage process.
Photo: Konstantin Gomon
Some photos from the photoshoot
All photography by Zhenia Perutska
Sketches of the concert poster