The place of the discipline “Fundamentals of Stage Movement: Historical Etiquette” in the professional training of a modern actor and its connection with the subjects of professional and practical cycle

Abstract

The actor’s flexibility and stretching expressiveness is one of the most important skills in acquiring professional knowledge, which is taken into account in the structure of the pedagogical process of theatrical performances, where a significant role is given to the disciplines of the flexibility and stretching cycle, in particular the basics of stage movement, one of the components of which is historical etiquette, which develops the psychophysical apparatus of the actor in the way necessary for stage activities, trains a sense of beauty and elegance of movement, form and style. However, for today the specific character of mastering stylistic behaviour requires careful scientific review in order to create a modern study of the role of historical etiquette in the flexibility and stretching culture of the actor and the place of discipline in the cycle of professional and practical training, which determines the relevance of this article.
 The purpose of the paper is to substantiate the importance of mastering stylistic behaviour by a future professional actor in the context of the discipline “Fundamentals of Stage Movement” and general professional training.
 The methodology. In this article we applied the methods of abstraction and structuring, analytical and comparative methods within the pedagogical approach.
 The results. The subject “Fundamentals of Stage Movement: Historical Etiquette” is an important component of the system of modern professional training of the future actor, which meets the requirements of modern theatrical art that tends to flexibility and stretching means of expression and nonverbal language. By mastering the specific features of stylistic behaviour and flexibility and stretching of different historical epochs, the future actor acquires appropriate professional competencies and is able not only to accurately embody any historical image, but also to improve the unity of interior and exterior technology, increase the overall level of flexibility and stretching culture, expand the range techniques, to acquire skills of creating flexibility and stretching characteristic features of contemporary images, to reveal creative potential and to realize it more widely while mastering related disciplines (“Actor’s Skill”, “Dance”, “Stage Fight”, “Fencing”, “Stage Language”, “Vocal”) , which will make it in demand in further professional activities in both theatre and film industries.
 The scientific novelty. The paper is the first attempt for substantiating the necessity of studying the stylistic behaviour and historical etiquette by future actors in the context of further realization of their creative potential in professional activity.
 The practical significance. The materials of the article can be used in the practical activities of teachers of stage movement and in creating further research in this area.