Make-up

The Helsinki City Theatre’s Wigs and Makeup Department employs 10 people. Wigs and makeup are an integral part of a production’s visual design, transforming each actor into their character. The department employs both makeup artists and hairdressers. Many of its professionals work in both roles. The actors’ makeup and hair are prepared before each performance, and the work continues during the show whenever actors change characters or their makeup or hair needs touching up. In addition to makeup and hairstyling, the department creates a wide range of prosthetics and accessories, including noses, ears, moustaches and wigs. In the video above, makeup artist Jutta Kainulainen and actor Jari Pehkonen discuss the special bond that develops between a makeup artist and an actor after spending day after day together in the makeup chair.

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