THE ACTIVITY OF THE M. SADOVSKY VINNYTSIA STATE UKRAINIAN MUSIC AND DRAMA THEATRE IN THE 1960S AND 1970S AS AN IMPORTANT CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC HUB OF THE REGION

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to reveal the specifics of the M. Sadovsky Vinnytsia State Ukrainian Music and Drama Theatre’s activities in the 1960s and 1970s as a significant cultural and artistic hub of the region. The methodology of the study is based on a systematic approach, which allows for viewing the theatrical art of Ukraine as a system, whose components are the theaters whose activities ensure its functioning and development. The use of a structural- functional approach makes it possible to analyze the activities of the M. Sadovsky Vinnytsia State Ukrainian Music and Drama Theatre in the 1960s and 1970s and to determine its role in the cultural and artistic life of the region.When working with archival materials, source study, historical, and historiographical methods are used to reconstruct the historical realities, as well as the political and socio-cultural processes of the period under study. The scientific novelty of the work lies in identifying the specifics of the M. Sadovsky Vinnytsia State Ukrainian Music and Drama Theatre’s activities in the 1960s and 1970s as a vital cultural and artistic center of the region, and in introducing archival documents and materials into scientific circulation that allow for the reconstruction of the theater’s functioning during the period under study. Conclusions. The activities of the M. Sadovsky Vinnytsia State Ukrainian Music and Drama Theatre in the 1960s and 1970s clearly reflect the complex and contradictory processes of the development of Ukrainian theatrical art under conditions of rigid ideological regulation and state control. Despite pressure from governing bodies, the dominance of officially approved themes, and the limitation of creative freedom, the theater’s troupe sought to promote universal values, affirm Ukrainian drama, and maintain audience interest in national art. The active touring activities of the M. Sadovsky Vinnytsia State Ukrainian Music and Drama Theatre both in Ukraine and abroad contributed to the popularization of Ukrainian theatrical art and the exchange of experience between domestic and foreign artists. The theater was an important cultural and artistic center in the Vinnytsia region, providing curatorial assistance to amateur theaters and artistic clubs, and organizing training courses for directors of amateur groups in the region.