Stage direction as a phenomenon of theater of the XXI century

Abstract

The purpose of the article. The research is connected with the process of assimilation of theatrical direction with the profession of stage designer as a determining trend in the development of modern theater. The methodology is based on the use of comparative, historical, and dynamic methods. This methodological approach allows us to analyze the formation of scenographic direction in time, as well as to highlight the algorithm for the birth of a scenographic image by the director of the performance. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the expansion of ideas about the evolution of directing as a profession towards the profession of a stage designer and about the emergence of a stage mix “stage design direction”. Conclusions. Scenographic direction as a product of the historical evolution of director's art has significantly enriched the figurative philosophical and spectacular components of the theatrical work. At the same time, there is a dynamic tendency of a certain release of the director from the captivity of the playwright, the conquest of the author's text by the director's concept of the performance. The study of the phenomenon of the formation of "scenographic directing" will contribute to the improvement of theatrical education, the correction of educational programs of theatrical educational institutions, taking into account modern trends in the development of the art of directing.