Rika Woo, 31, a Cantonese opera performer and a captain of an underground J-pop style idol group, dressed in traditional Cantonese opera attire, applies makeup before a performance at the Sunbeam Theatre in Hong Kong, China on October 30, 2024. Although there are up to 1,000 Cantonese opera performances in Hong Kong each year, the art form has been on a steady decline since its golden era in the 1950s and 60s. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)
