Maklena Grasa by Serhiy Danchenko in the Context of Communicative Practices of the Theatrical Process in the 1960s–1970s’ Ukraine
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: Using the theoretical methodology by the modern German philosopher and sociologist Jurgen Habermas, the article ex-amines the specifics of the theatrical process in Ukraine during the 1960s and 1970s. The research focuses on the works of stage di-rector Serhiy Danchenko and in particular on his stage production Maklena Grasa at the the Lviv Maria Zankovetska Theatre based on the namesake play by Mykola Kulish. In line with the understanding of theatre as a communicative system and the concept of rationalism by Habermas, as well as the latter’s theory of communicative action, the author analyses Danchenko’s directorial idea and the ways he chose to implement it on stage. In order to fully identify a tolerant and politically balanced artistic directorial decision, Maklena Grasa staged by Les Kurbas in 1933 is compared to Serhiy Danchenko’s staging some thirty years later. Danchenko’s work is also considered in connection with stage per-formances of Kulish plays as presented by other directors in Ukraine in the 1960s and 1970s. The paper suggests that Danchenko’s stage production, thanks to its original directorial, musical (composer Bohdan-Yuri Yanivskyj), and stage-design (artist Myron Kypriyan) solutions, was substantively and aesthetically related to the realities of Lviv urban life of the 1920s and 1930s. Overall, the author suggests that a proper study of the Ukrainian theatrical process of the 1960s and 1970s would be impossible with-out taking into account all the political circumstances of the so-called post-Thaw period. Therefore, the focus on communicative pro-cesses of that social and artistic reality may be considered a priority for understanding Serhiy Danchenko’s creative motivations as well as for revealing his directorial concept and social message.
Source: Artistic Culture Topical Issues
Author: Hanna Veselovska
Institution: Modern Art Research Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4200512429