오페라 ‘버섯피자’를 통한 무대 분장에 관한 연구

A Study of Stage Makeup through the Opera ‘Mushroom Pie’

Entering the new millennium, Korean performing arts have become more liberal and diverse in terms of story and expression method. As people become more interested in stage performances, stage makeup, which visualizes the performer’s personality, has developed as well. Stage makeup is a process that aids the audience in having a better understanding of the operatic characters. This study aims to help operatic characters stand out through systematic application of stage makeup based on physiognomy after an investigation of the external images of four performers in the opera ‘Mushroom Pie’, A stage performance is designed in close cooperation between designers and experts in various fields such as makeup, costume, fine arts and lighting. Before starting the stage performance, it is necessary to fully understand the characters, develop a makeup plan and discuss the details with the director. Because stage performance is a composite art, it is wrong to cast performers based on their external images only. In fact, it is important to make performers look just like their character through makeup. In terms of makeup, physiognomy-based makeup was more specific, creative and systematic than the application of makeup based on script analysis. Based on the result of this study, a further study will be conducted regarding stage makeup and various characters based on physiognomy.