The character of Iryna Molostova in the context of the ukrainian director's cultural space

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to investigate the directorial legacy of Iryna Molostova and her influence on the formation of the Ukrainian cultural and artistic dimension. The specifics of the tasks determined the methodological basis of the search. Comprehensive research combined the following scientific approaches and methods: biographical (to clarify the facts of the biography and creative achievements of the director in chronological order), culturological (to study the uniqueness of the artistic space of the era), comparative (in order to examine the specifics of the embodiment of opera stage works by the director), general system science and historiography. The scientific novelty lies in the analysis of I. Molostova’s artistic method, which allows to create of harmonious temporal representations through the prism of the socio-cultural dimension of Ukraine in the XX century. Conclusions. Having embodied more than a hundred performances on world stages, Iryna Molostova’s artistic heritage plays a special role in the Ukrainian theatre space. Monumentality, the ability to reveal the underlying drama of the work, to create a psychological picture of the roles became the stage embodiment of her desire for endless understanding of the deep meaning and conceptual extra-textual dimension. The bright time of Iryna Molostova’s discoveries and theatrical innovations is vividly represented by her activity in the Kyiv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after T. Shevchenko. Her uncompromising directorial method immediately attracted the attention of the public and was highly praised by the theater community. The culmination of I. Molostova’s directorial discoveries in the 1970s and 1990s, when the artist’s repertoire interests became an expression of the general cultural interests of his time. A characteristic feature of this period was the strengthening of artistic attention to the disclosure of the existential, psychological world of the individual. It is reflected in I. Molostova’s choice of the genre of lyrical and psychological drama. Iryna Molostova’s creative method becomes extremely relevant in light of the growing directorial arbitrariness in modern authorial interpretations.

Key words: Iryna Molostova, director’s school, Ukrainian theatre.