For 20 years now, my whole passion has been make-up making, i.e. the external transformation of people through wigs, make-up or masks.
Whether individuals or complete casts, I appreciate the expressive repertoire of this profession and its diverse fields of activity. The mask directly contributes to the actors and to support the respective role in their character.
I learned my training as a hairdresser in the nineties with the VIP hairdresser Gerhard Meir in Hamburg. Here I took part in the first big events (e.g. the Echo Awards, Giorgio Armani fashion shows etc.) I spent my annual vacation as a volunteer at the Salzburg Festival.
After a year as an assistant makeup artist at the Musical Cats in the Operettenhaus Hamburg, I was able to start my training as a makeup artist at the Hamburg State Opera and successfully complete it after three years. After that I worked for three more years at the Hamburg State Opera in women’s solo and in the ballet by John Neumeier and for various guest performances abroad.
In 2005 I founded my own make-up studio and started my own business
Iveta Apkalna different evenings; “La Cenerentola” Cecilia Bartoli;
