REVIVAL OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF NATIONAL BALLET PERFORMANCE : CULTURAL INFLUENCES
Abstract
The article analyses the peculiarities of the revival of the best examples of national ballet performances in the context of strengthening the processes of identity assertion in the context of the Ukrainian people's struggle for independence. The specifics of the development of ballet art in modern Ukraine in the context of intensification of socio-cultural transformations (democratisation of values, modernisation of the information space, globalisation, national self-awareness, etc.) are determined. A comparative analysis of the compositional features (spatial construction of mezzanines, choreographic techniques, choreographic text, means of revealing artistic images) of the first stagings of ballet performances and their modern editions is carried out. The main artistic trends in the process of revival of national ballet performances («Lilea», «Forest Song», «Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors», «Jay's Wing») are
comprehended; the vector of changes in the repertoires of opera and ballet theatres, drama theatres and musical comedy theatres is determined. Further prospects for the revival of ballet performances in Ukraine are identified, choreographic possibilities for further establishing the national ballet performance as one of the main elements in the process of national identity formation are revealed.