Today we have professional makeup artist, Jill Glaser with us, sharing five great tips for stage makeup that ballet dancers can make use of….and a quick shout out to pro dancers out there–if you have any additional tips that you have found useful, please leave a comment and share your knowledge with others out there! – Catherine
Theatrical makeup techniques are used when doing a makeup application for the ballet dancer. In both the theater and the dance performance, the makeup applied must not only help create a “character”, but also be visible from the stage
- The dancer must understand the principles of highlight and contour, or shadow, in order to add drama to the face. Highlight, sometimes in the form of shimmer, may be applied to the brow bone and cheeks. Highlight may be added to the lips by the addition of gloss. Darker, matte shades may be added to create shape, such as definition of the jawline and cheekbone.
- If the theater is large, then the makeup application should be more dramatic; there will be less blending of light and shadow. If the theater is small, the makeup application should be less subtle, but still more dramatic than street makeup. [Read more…]