THEATRICAL ENTERPRISE AS A PHENOMENON OF THE MODERN BELARUSIAN ART: CHARACTERISTICS, ORIGINS, PERIODS

Abstract

Purpose. The research studies the private theatrical enterprise in Belarus in its historical retrospective and highlights the key characteristics of the phenomenon and the main periods of its development. The research methodology is the use of combined methods: historical-comparative and art analysis. This methodological approach allows presenting the theatrical enterprise as an integral artistic phenomenon and disclose the principles of its functioning. It also helps to identify a number of reasons, which have had a significant impact on the development of the private theater business on the territory of modern Belarus from the end of the XVIII century until the beginning of the XXI century, depending on political, social and economic changes. The scientific novelty of this work lies in the extension the concepts of a private theatrical enterprise not only as a business initiative, but also as a form of the operation of the art of the theatre. Comparative analysis of the activity of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish and local theater groups on the territory of Belarus allows realizing the fundamental differences in organization, management and financing of a non-repertory theatre and state theater, as well as to identify its fundamental characteristics. Conclusions. Thorough understanding at the modern stage of historical evolution of the activity of a non-repertory theatre in Belarus contributes to the expansion of theatrical proposals and supports the necessity for further development of private stage equally and in parallel with national drama theatre.