Miziak V. Culturological dimensions of directing practices in Kharkiv drama theatres in the second half XX – early XXI century

The object of research is the professional theatrical culture of Ukraine in the second half of XХ — early XXI century. The interdependence of the artistic and aesthetic evolution of the directing in Kharkiv state drama theaters, as well as the changes in ideology that determine the context of the sociocultural dynamics of Ukrainian society are revealed. The specifics of regional reflections of the leading cultural contemporary trends is recorded, which allows determining the tendencies of modernism and postmodernism as alternative strategic projects in the theatrical life of Kharkov in the second half of XX — early XXI century. The ways of forming the interdisciplinary basis for the study of the modern theatrical process in the use of cultural studies of the drama theater directing have been improved. The branches of science — Ukrainian culture, art studies.