Activity of the T. Shevchenko Kharkov Theater in the coverage of theatrical criticism (the second half of the 1930s – 1940s)

O.Yu Dorofieieva

doi:10.34064/khnum1-51.04

Abstract

Activity of the T. Shevchenko Kharkov Theater in the coverage of theatrical criticism (the second half of the 1930s – 1940s)

Highlights

Among the features peculiar for the theatre criticism there were the uniformity of the titles of articles stating the play name, an extremely rare manifestation of specific position of the author regarding the stage work and transition to the level of figurative or conceptual understanding
The main matter of the analysis was rather the performance content, its subject, but not the means by which it is embodied; more attention was paid to the literary source, and not to the performance
In the first part of the notice, the play subject was usually explained from the standpoint of party ideology, often using the quotes from Soviet leaders’ speeches

Summary

Introduction

Shevchenko Kharkov Theatre in the second half of the 1930s–1940s, that was at the stage of formation of socialist realism in the Ukrainian art, from the viewpoint of theatre criticism of that time. Shevchenko Kharkov Theatre at that time was often described by journalists who published the notices occasionally Among those who analyzed the theatrical process systema tically, the most attention deserve the following critics: V. Dmiterko have been considered separately as examples of a rather original glance at the performances and presence in the text of an expressive author’s style During this period, under the pressure of strict ideological control over the art, quite stable canons of compiling notices were formed and took root, almost not allowing a critic to display his individuality.

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