On July 19th this year, the Cantonese Opera Makeup and Photography Experience Studio of the Guangzhou Cantonese Opera Theatre, the city's first such facility created by a professional state-owned troupe, officially opened at the Hung Sin Nui Grand Theater. A reporter who tried the experience found that the whole process—from makeup application, head wrapping, putting on costumes, and being strapped into the stage armor known as "Da Kao", to learning stage movements and posing for photos—took a full five hours.

The workshop offers a one-stop service provided by experienced makeup artists and costume stylists. Participants can choose costumes from classic plays such as "Zhaojun Departs for the Frontier" and "The Flower Princess," covering four main role types: huadan (vivacious young female role), daomadan (female warrior role), xiaosheng (young male lead role) and wusheng (martial arts male role). During the session, a senior makeup artist revealed the characteristics of Cantonese opera makeup: a thick, white foundation base; full application of bright red rouge to the eye sockets, paired with high, thick, black, sword-like eyebrows; and elaborate red-and-gold headdresses adorned with abundant gold powder. The chief costume stylist said that Cantonese opera costumes favor highly saturated colors such as bright red and gold, using large quantities of gold and silver threads and sequins, with intricate and ornate patterns to catch the light effectively during early open-air performances. During the experience, Li Jiayi, a winner of the Plum Performance Award, also gave hands-on instruction in basic Cantonese opera performance techniques, including the "Four Skills and Five Methods."

In addition, Guangzhou has linked several Cantonese opera landmarks into a tour route. The Hung Sin-nui Arts Centre next to the workshop is open to the public free of charge and features a small theater and photo exhibition. Guangdong's Bahe Guild Hall, located on Enning Road in Liwan District, is a Cantonese opera guild organization and is now open to the public as a protected cultural heritage site in Liwan District. The nearby Cantonese Opera Art Museum houses the Guangfu Theatrical stage, which is scheduled to stage 1,000 Cantonese opera and music performances this year, all free of charge.

广州睇戏都市漫游，记者实地探寻粤剧魅力

今年7月19日，广州首个由专业国有院团打造的“广州粤剧院粤剧妆造摄影体验坊”在红线女大剧院正式开放。记者实地体验发现，从上妆、包头、穿戏服、扎大靠到学动作、拍摄美照，全流程足足耗时5个小时。

体验坊由资深化妆师、服装师等提供全流程一站式服务。体验者可选择《昭君出塞》《帝女花》等经典剧目行头，涵盖花旦、刀马旦、小生、武生四大类。在体验过程中，资深化妆师揭秘了粤剧妆造的特点：妆容浓白厚底，眼窝全铺大红胭脂，配以高挑粗黑剑眉；头面红金华丽、大量金粉装饰。首席服装师则介绍，粤剧戏服偏爱大红、亮金等高饱和度配色，大量使用金线、银线、珠片，纹样繁复华丽，以适应早年露天戏棚演出的强反光需求。体验期间，中国戏剧梅花奖得主李嘉宜还手把手教授了粤剧“四功五法”等表演基本功。

此外，广州还串联了部分粤剧地标形成游览路线。体验坊旁的红线女艺术中心免费开放，内设小剧场及图片展。位于荔湾区恩宁路的广东八和会馆是粤剧行会组织，现作为荔湾区文物保护单位对外开放。周边的粤剧艺术博物馆内设有广福台仿古戏台，今年计划上演1000场粤剧粤曲演出，观众可免费观看。

策划：邓琼
统筹：易芝娜 赖书香
文/图：黄宙辉 李娇娇 郭一江（实习）
脚本/出镜：李娇娇
摄影：郭一江（实习） 李娇娇 黄宙辉
包装：黄江霆
视频剪辑：王炯勋
视频封面：余梓涛
译｜黄健新
英文审校｜曾敏