Educational Activity of the Open Opera Ukraine Independent Platform: New Forms of Cooperation with Ukrainian Society

Abstract

The article examines the educational activities of the Open Opera Ukraine independent platform in terms of new forms of cooperation between artistic organizations and Ukrainian society. Although, before the establishment of Open Opera Ukraine, there were projects that popularized historically informed (authentic) performance in Ukraine, this organization was the first to initiate systematic work in this direction, namely the creation of opera performances, thematic concerts and master classes, the establishment of an amateur choir and a professional baroque orchestra, recording albums of Ukrainian choral heritage, etc. The distinctive feature of the Open Opera Ukraine platform is its openness in the media space and its attempts to involve people from different professional and social groups in its projects. The popularization of early art contributes to a better understanding of it and diversifies the Ukrainian academic music environment. The aim of the article is to identify the strategies and mechanisms of influence of artistic organizations on social transformations using the example of Open Opera Ukraine. The author concludes that artistic activity has a significant impact on social change, and the consistent work of art organizations can change public perception of the essence of cultural processes, views on the art of the past, etc. The projects of the independent platform Open Opera Ukraine affirm contemporary practices of artistic representation, and thus contribute to the full development of contemporary Ukrainian art and its inclusion into the Western European cultural space through common artistic values and practices.