Ballet "Princess Olga" and folk opera "While a fern is blooming" E. Stankovich on stage of the Dnipropetrovsk academic theatre of opera and ballet

Abstract

The Dnipropetrovsk Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet operates the 42th season. The Opera and ballet troupe has participated in many international and Ukrainian festivals and competitions. It toured abroad. The notable critics and journalists have reviewed the performances of the theatre. There are many various reasons why the theatre has never addressed the work of an outstanding modern Ukrainian composer E.Stankovich. Recently, the artistic director of the Dnipropetrovsk Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, choreographer and director O.Nikolaev has already staged E.Stankovich’s two works – ballet "Princess Olga" and the folk opera "While a fern is blooming". Purpose of Article. The purpose of the study is to find theatre science synthesis of all possible genre components of the ballet "Princess Olga" and the folk opera "Color fern" modern stage troupe potential Dnipropetrovsk Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet. Methodology. The methodology is presented by the combination of the method of Theatre critisics with elements of scientific and journalistic categorical apparatus of the Ukrainian Art critics. Scientific novelty. The scientific novelty includes the following suggestions: 1) It is the first attempt to research the drama ballet performance "Princess Olga" and the folk opera "The Cradle of Life" (called in "While a Fern is blooming") in the aspect of the integrity of their executive stage-performing practices from the Theatre Critics approach; 2) The theatre science terms of the "ballet and opera neo-folklores" theoretically are developed. Its individual stylistic features in music of O. Nikolaev are found out. Conclusions. The article analyses the features of copyright styles of a director, O. Nikolaev, a conductor, Y. Porohovnik, a stage-designer, D.Belaya, a choirmaster, V. Puchkov-Sorochinskiy, ballet soloists – E. Pechenyuk and D.Omelchenko, opera soloists – L. Zadorozhnaya and S. Gomon. The means of expression and especially the stage version of Dnipropetrovsk Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet are reviewed.