Verhovenko О. The musical dance component of the second half of the XXth - early XXIst century

The dissertation work, being the first one among art criticism researches, looks into the dance component of the musical as an independent phenomenon. The regularity of the musical dance component of the second half of the XXth - early XXIst century is revealed. The work specifies the integration process of the director and ballet master art of the second half of the XXth - early XXIst century musical staging. The basic stages of the musical evolution are analysed and the specifics of the dance component at a relevant stage is stated out. The relations between expressive means of the USA and European musical and dance traditions are characterized. The dissertation studies the peculiarities of such musical ballet masters as B.Foss, D.Lynn, T.Tharp and others' choreography style. The Russian and Ukrainian musicals' peculiarities are specified.