Dmytro Bohomazov's Style of Directing in the Context of Innovative Theatrical Practices

The purpose of the article is to find out the specifics of D. Bohomazov’s creative work in the context of evolution and transformational processes of Ukrainian theatre directing from the late 20th to early 21st centuries; to determine the impact of the artist’s innovative theatrical practices on the formation of contemporary theatre arts in Ukraine. Research methodology. To insight the purpose and achieve the objectives, historical-art criticism and analytical-art criticism approaches and methods that developed in Ukrainian art criticism were applied by the study. The method of comparative analysis was chosen as the dominant one, which, through the ideological function, made for the identification of the specifics of the director’s worldview; obtaining a space-time focused notion of the researched ideas; increasing the insight into the reasoning design of production by D. Bohomazov and the specifics of using directing approaches and techniques. Scientific novelty. D. Bohomazov’s directing was investigated and the influence of his work on the development of Ukrainian theatre directing at the beginning of the 21st century was revealed. We have identified and analysed the artist’s various paths and constructive searches for new theatrical forms, the improvement of directing solutions, the use of innovative means of expression, which has determined the creation of a unique scenic speech and enriched the production culture of performances on the stage of the Kyiv Academic Drama and Comedy Theatre on the Left Bank of the Dnieper (since 1993), Vilna Scena Theatre (2001–2012) and Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre in Kyiv (since 2017). Conclusions. The research of D. Bohomazov’s work as a phenomenon of the director’s thinking of the contemporary Ukrainian theatre directing made it possible to identify specific features of the principles and methods of professional engagement, to consider the methodology of the experimental production director’s work on the play, which represents leading directing concepts and views toward the theatre of the future in Ukrainian realities. An art criticism analysis of the experimental and art production of D. Bohomazov has revealed that Ukrainian directors are tending for the symbiosis of different approaches to stage a space-time continuum, elements of stage and multimedia art in the process of creating a unique sensation of a new theatre of the 21st century