The picture shows Dang Lili getting dressed for opera actors.
Photo by Gao Cheng
The picture shows Tian Yinxiao showing the beauty of Qin Opera.
Photo by Gao Cheng
The picture shows Tian Yinxiao showing the beauty of Qin Opera.
Photo by Gao Cheng
China News Service, Xi'an, May 7th (Mei Yinglong and Li Yifan) "Qin Opera makeup is mainly based on the character of the opera characters, according to each person's three court five eyes and face proportions, through makeup to help actors enter the role, Help actors perform better." Shaanxi Qinqiang makeup artist Dang Lili told reporters.
It is understood that Qinqiang is the originator of Bangziqiang, one of China's four major tunes.
The bold and simple character of the Northwesters also endows the Qin Opera with the characteristics of a broad voice, a broad and bold voice, and a heart-warming heart.
And the tough tone makes Qinqiang makeup bright and colorful, and the characters are more prominent.
The 57-year-old Dang Lili has been engaged in Qin opera makeup for more than ten years. She has devoted herself to researching opera makeup all the year round, carrying out work such as opera photography, opera makeup design and makeup inheritance, and founded the "Opera Life Studio".
According to Dang Lili, traditional Qin Opera makeup mainly highlights red, white and black, and oil paint is the main material selection. Long-term use of oil paint will cause a certain burden on the skin of the actors, and it will also face problems such as difficulty in removing makeup.
"In order to find a better solution, I incorporated modern makeup and other pigments in the color matching of traditional Qinqiang makeup." Dang Lili said that makeup pigments not only reduce the burden on the skin and the difficulty of removing makeup, but also have the characteristics of low saturation. The opera actors added several different delicacy and softness.
The reporter saw in the "Opera Life Studio" that Dang Lili was putting on makeup for Tian Yinxiao, a young opera actor. After 2 hours of makeup, the makeup of the character "Yang Guifei" in "Drunken Concubine" appeared in front of her eyes.
Dang Lili said that during the makeup process of Qin Opera, different "base colors" will be applied according to the differences in the roles, and the actors' faces will be changed by applying powder, eyebrows, red lips, wearing headgear, and wrapping heads to make them more suitable. Co-role image.
"The face is painted with a traditional 'big makeup' makeup, but eyelashes and eye shadows are added to the eyes to make the whole eyes look deep and energetic, making the role more feminine." Tian Yinxiao said that the facial features Makeup can reduce the burden on the skin a lot, it won't feel particularly dry and greasy, and it can make people "enter the play" faster.
It is reported that the roles of Qin Opera are traditionally divided into four categories: Sisheng, Liudan, Erjing, and Yichou.
Dang Lili said that every time she puts on makeup for an actor, she will read the script first, feel the character of the character, and then use the makeup to make the actor more "emotional", thereby increasing the appeal and expressiveness of the theatrical performance.
"Today's Qinqiang makeup is developing in the direction of diversification and enrichment, which can help actors to better shape characters, express their emotions, and show the cultural connotation of Qinqiang." Wang Min, curator of the Cultural Center of Beilin District, Xi'an, said that Qinqiang contains The rich regional culture has been passed down to this day, which is the witness and reproduction of Shaanxi culture, and has special spiritual and cultural value for the northwest region.
Dang Lili said that she will continue to study the makeup in the old stills of traditional Qin Opera "famous actors", and absorb "nutrients" from them. At the same time, she will also pay attention to fashion trends through online platforms and integrate them into the creation of opera makeup, injecting fresh blood into traditional culture. , let more people understand the beauty of Qin Opera.
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