Alexander Kolosok – soloist of the dancer group of G. Veryovka honored ukrainian folk choir

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to trace and find out the peculiarities of the creative path of the Honored Artist of Ukraine, winner of international contests, Professor Oleksandr Petrovich Kolosok, highlighting his activities as an artist of the dance group of G. Veryovka Honored Ukrainian Folk Choir. Research methodology. To achieve this goal, general scientific methods of theoretical and empirical levels were used: analysis and generalization of scientific and theoretical bases of research, logical method, interview method. Scientific novelty. The article covers for the first time the creative activity of O. Kolosok as a soloist of the dance group of G. Veryovka Honored Ukrainian Folk Choir, as well as materials of interviews with O. Kolosok, which have not been published so far, have been put into scientific circulation. Conclusions. An important milestone in the artist's professional career was his work in the Ukrainian Folk Choir. As a performer, Oleksandr Kolosok impressed with his technical skill, virtuosity, and ability to create vivid stage images. For decades, he danced selflessly, gaining extensive experience, and later began to teach it to others, focusing on theoretical and practical aspects of the development of Ukrainian folk stage dance. It was the intense performing activity that became the basis on which Kolosok 's talent was formed as a teacher and scientist, an outstanding theorist of Ukrainian dance art.