The History of the Ukrainian Ballet Theater of the Late 20th – Early 21st Centuries: Creative Work of Serhii Bondur

The purpose of the article is to study the creative heritage of the dancer, teacher and choreographer Serhii Bondur, who was at the origin and development of the stage repertoire of several Ukrainian theatres. The research methodology comprises the following research methods: art studies, cultural and historical, systemic, typological, comparative, artistic and stylistic analysis. The research novelty is that the analysis of the S. Bondur’s career biography was presented in details for the first time, main phases of his stage work were identified, his most known roles were analysed, his achievements as ballet master and pedagogue were considered. Conclusions. The creative contribution of the Ukrainian dancer Serhii Bondur to the development of the national ballet theatre of the late 20th – 21st centuries is as follows: he created highly technical and profound artistic images on the stages of the leading theaters of Ukraine (Ivan Franko State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in Lviv, Kyiv Municipal Musical Theatre for Children and Youth), which became the part of the Ukrainian ballet history as examples of true stage art; cooperative work with many famous choreographers – V. Lytvynov, H. Kovtun, V. Kovtun, O. Vynohradov, O. Ratmanskyi and others; choreographer’s experience was accumulated in the form of the concert programme, choreographic miniatures, solo performances and performances, where students and young Ukrainian artists, as well as famous domestic ballet dancers took part; the acquired pedagogical experience helps Bondur to educate a new generation of the Ukrainian dancers