Abstract:
The chapter examines the stages of formation and development of theater education in Ukraine, the contribution of the Kharkiv theater school to its establishment and modernization. The socio-cultural basis for the establishment of the Department of Actor's Mastery of the Faculty of Performing Arts of the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, the development of its creative assets in the field of the formation of the school of acting art have been determined. The role of the open creative laboratory of the department: the experimental workshop of theater studies (EKMATEDOS) in the development of unique educational methods for training actors of the dramatic theater has been substantiated. The innovativeness of methodological and practical production work with future actors of the dean of the Faculty of Performing Arts of the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, Honored Artist of Ukraine Ihor Borys, has been proven, the essence and features of his directorial and pedagogical school have been revealed; and the means of increasing the effectiveness of the specialists’ training in the "Scenic Art" specialty have been determined.
