The thesis substantiates the relevance of the topic, formulates the goal and task, discloses the object, subject and methods of research, characterizes the chronological boundaries of scientific work, highlights the connection of the work with scientific plans and programmes, characterizes the source base, presents the scientific novelty and practical significance of the obtained results, approbation of the research and the implementation of its results in practice are reflected. The scientific problem of the development of folk scenography in out-of-school education institutions (end of the 20th – beginning of the 20th century) is solved in an argumentative manner, the trends and prospects of the development of folk scenography in the conditions of today and for the future are shown. The analysis of sources and literature (184 literary and scientific works and 21 archival sources) required the use of a sufficient number of methodological approaches, including anthroposocial, andragogical, personal-activity approach, generalizing; a terminological analysis of the main categories and concepts of the study was carried out.
A historiographic review of scientific literature on the problem of the development of folk scenography in out-of-school education institutions (end of the 20th - beginning of the 20th century) was conducted according to the subject-geographical principle: methodological and pedagogical plane; pedagogical plane, geographical plane (central Ukrainian region; western Ukrainian region, Eastern region); the plane of work with musical accompaniment.
The professional activity of domestic teachers-choreographers at the turn of the 20 – 21 centuries in the context of out-of-school education is analyzed. It is shown that among choreographers-associates who brought the art of folk scenography to a wide audience, the Exemplary Children's Vocal and Choreographic Ensemble «Veseli Cherevichki» (Lviv, directors: Maria and Volodymyr Chmyr), the Folk Choreographic Ensemble «Sonechko» (Zhytomyr managers M.S. Guzun and T.I. Guzun); Folk Dance Ensemble «Barvinok» (Vinnytsia, director: P. Boyko), Folk Dance Ensemble «Barvinok» (Luhansk, Kyiv since the 14th year, director: V. Dolchuk), Folk Dance Ensemble «Lyubystok» (Kyiv, managers S.S. Matesha, T. Budilova), etc.The methods (verbal, visual, innovative, interactive) and fundamental principles (general scientific, which make up the basis of the methodology and specific scientific (specific) of the educational process in the work on folk scenography are revealed, it is shown that all these principles make up the theoretical and practical basis on which it is based folk scenography of the late 20 – early 21 centuries.
The professional techniques of working on folk scenography have been clarified – the main exercises that have a certain sequence and are aimed at alternating stress on muscles, joints, and ligaments. It is shown that the mastery of these exercises is helped by the use of a number of specific methods (techniques), namely: battement tendu No. 1, battement tendu No. 4, rondo de jambe par terre, rondo de pied, battement fondu, etc.
Positive and negative trends in the development of folk scenography of Ukraine at the current stage are highlighted: negative (self-isolation of children and adolescents in the virtual environment, reduction of out-of-school education institutions), positive (application of multimedia technologies in modern education, individualization in choreographic training, revival of authentic dance). What is common and what is different in the work of modern choreographic groups on folk scenography is determined. Common is voluntary participation in the team, physical education of the body, musical and rhythmic education, dance ability. learning choreography carries an educational and cognitive orientation and a developing need for creativity. Excellent is the scope of formation of choreographic abilities and skills of the team members, different types of choreography, participation in the social life of the ZPO, the city, the country; created in the repertoire of the team, as well as in various pedagogical models of teachers-choreographers of the system of extracurricular education institutions.
Key words: folk scenography, choreography, out-of-school education institutions, folk dance, aesthetic education, patriotic education, practical experience, choreographic ensemble, educational process, basic principles, specific methods, phenomenon, pre-professional training.
