Modern Choreography in Ukraine at the Beginning of the XXI Century: Artistic and Educational Trends

Abstract

Over the centuries, the Ukrainian people have created a unique culture that reflects their multifaceted life. The art of dancing is one of the most valuable treasures of the cultural heritage of Ukraine. The choreographic art reveals the character of people; it reflects everyday phenomena in an artistic form, reproducing elements of work and life, using national clothes, customs and other attributes of everyday use. Choreography is one of the most significant parts of the spiritual culture of the people. The surrounding world is the most important visual source of choreographic culture, in which artistic development and awareness of reality take place in various forms. The system-forming factor of artistic culture is the art of dancing as an artistic reproduction of the real and imaginary. Studying the trends in the art of choreography and the features of changes in the educational sphere is extremely important for understanding the stages and components of the general cultural development of the country at the beginning of the XXI century, which will allow predicting the directions that choreographic culture will develop in the future.

Trends in the Development of Choreographic Education in Ukraine in Conditions of Digitalization: Standards, Innovative Models

“…In Bigus et al (2022b) opinion, the content of professional training for choreographers in higher education should be modernized according to the current demands of society and the labor market demands. As the results of the work demonstrated, the basic training programs and syllabuses should be updated according to the innovative areas of training.…”

“…The principle of innovativeness is not new for choreographic education (Brannigan, 2022). The content of the concept "innovation" in choreography consists in the dissemination of unique, original artistic experience, transformation, and change of ways of organization of professional activity, methods, and techniques of choreographic thinking (Bigus et al, 2022b). For this reason, traits such as originality, criticality, and willingness to perceive changes in the field of art and to introduce new creative ideas into the minds of the audience seem important (Bresnahan, 2019).…”

“…However, in the twenty-first century studies, the main attention was paid to the analysis of modern trends in the development of choreographic education. In particular, Bigus et al (2022b) analyzed the artistic and educational trends of Ukrainian choreographic education, determined its current state, and outlined promising areas for its improvement. Bazela et al (2022b) studied the key aspects of motivation formation in choreography students in the context of globalization challenges and the Russian-Ukrainian war.…”