The purpose of the article is to find out the features and conditions of the formation and development of the creative personality of the Honored Artist of Ukraine, laureate of international contests, Professor Oleksandr Petrovych Kolosok on the basis of a previously identified set of sources. The methodology consists in the application of general scientific methods of theoretical and empirical levels: analysis and generalization of scientific and theoretical bases of research, logical method, interview method. These methods make it possible to characterize the socio-cultural conditions in which the formation of a professional performer of folk-stage dance, and later the choreographer O. Kolosok in historical retrospect. Scientific novelty. The publication covers for the first time the life and creative path of O. Kolosok, in particular, his performing and choreographic activities, as well as the first source of information used - an interview with O. Kolosok, which was once taken by the author of the article. Conclusions. Oleksandr Petrovych Kolosok – Honored Artist of Ukraine, winner of international contests, professor, entered the history of Ukrainian folk and stage choreographic art as an unsurpassed professional performer, and later – director, teacher, theorist, and practitioner, whose life can be called an example of service to Ukrainian culture and folk choreography. The formation of his creative personality took place in the middle - second half of the twentieth century, when bright artists, talented personalities, whose names are included in the golden fund of folk stage choreography, created in Ukraine. Well-known figures of culture and art, including O. Kolosok, with their creative achievements, laid a solid foundation for the further development of folk stage dance and educated a whole generation of professional performers, and later choreographers and teachers.
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May 1, 2021
Abby Paulson 
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