Yudova-Romanova K. Theatre-Audience Relations in Modern Socio-Cultural Realites of Ukraine

The thesis is devoted to the problem of theatre-audience relations in socio-cultural realities of Ukraine. The work is based on the experience of complex studying the peculiarities of dramatic theatres audiences of Ukraine, Russia and other countries from sociological and theatrical points of view. On the basis of extended studying new theatrical realities in Ukraine in 1993-2003 the audience is being considered as an aesthetic and socio-artistic phenomenon; their social-psychological peculiarities are being determined. The repertoire as an integral index of the theatre's position regarding the audience, its condition and characteristics are being considered. Empirical investigation of the audience of the capital's theatres allowed to determine its structure, its composition as a whole and relative to different types of the theatre, as well as reveal the audience's stable interest to the theatre, the factors witnessing the recognition of the performance by the spectator etc. On the basis of conducted research, the scientific-theoretical foundation of Ukrainian culturology has been extended; the methods of social-theatrical studying the theatre-audience relations has been perfected; practical recommendations pertaining creative-organizational activities of the theatres as well as academic-methodical work of higher educational establishments of culture and arts have been worked out.