ENTERTAINMENT DIMENSIONS OF CONTEMPORARY BANDURA ART

Abstract

The article proposes an analysis of bandura performance in Ukraine and the Ukrainian diaspora from the late 20 th to the early 21 st century in the context of the dimensions of functioning in popular music, its aesthetic and genre-specific demands. The research focuses on the creative work of solo performers and ensembles (homogeneous and mixed in terms of vocal composition and instrumentation) that have gained wide popularity, represent an innovative approach to repertoire and its stage interpretation, actively promote bandura art through participation in media shows, active promotion on social networks, sound recordings, and festival activities. The main thematic and genre directions of the repertoire of contemporary bandura art representatives, representing the popular music dimension intended for a wide mass audience and presented in the online space, are identified. The levels of interaction between bandura composition and folklore, as well as contemporary performance tendencies (spectacle, theatricality, covers, etc.), are revealed.