PREREQUISITES FOR THE FORMATION OF CHOREOGRAPHIC EDUCATION IN VINNYTSIA REGION (LATE 19TH - EARLY 20TH CENTURIES)

Abstract

The article, based on special literature and archival sources, examines and analyzes the prerequisites for the formation of choreographic art in Vinnytsia at the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th centuries. Based on the analysis of historical materials of the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th centuries. and their generalization, the evolution of choreographic art in Vinnytsia is highlighted. It is proven that the study of the prerequisites for the development of choreographic education in Vinnytsia at the beginning of the 20th century shows that the formation of a national choreographic culture and the training of young people largely depended on socio-cultural and political factors. In particular, this process was influenced by the region's affiliation with the Russian Empire, the course of the national liberation struggles of the Ukrainian people, as well as the significant presence of artists of foreign origin in the educational space of Ukraine. It is proven that the 1910s became a period of active experiments in the field of choreographic art in Ukraine. The search for new dance forms, different from classical academic plastic, significantly influenced the content and methodology of teaching both in general education institutions and in professional choreography schools. Analysis of sociocultural factors of formation of content and first forms of choreographic training in Vinnytsia region allowed to draw conclusion that in early 1920s the foundations of two approaches to teaching dance in schools and studios were laid: as a system of professional training of dancers; as a means of personal spiritual and physical development. It is proved that in the system of general education dance, along with music, singing and drawing, was considered as an important element of formation of social skills of the educated person. At the same time, studying Ukrainian folk dance remained underrepresented in the program of choreographic schools and studios.