SYSTEMIC CHANGES IN THE PREPARATION OF STUDENTS OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM “DIRECTING” AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

Abstract

Educational reform has been undergoing in Ukraine for more than a decade. The goal of any reform is to “radically change all established aspects of public life”, in this case, the educational process in the system of training students-directors. The path that the educational reform opens up for students is hard independent work. The most valuable thing that students received earlier was the methodological foundations of working with workshops. The director was a key figure, and he was responsible for this area of work. The reality of “psychological theater” was the basis of the educational process for both actors and directors. The world has changed, and the educational function of Performing Arts has acquired a new weight. Without preparatory work, neither actors nor directors were allowed to work with selected texts or dramatic material. Students were trained to the fact that stage art is connected with production, because in the theater there is an artistic part and a production part. The first four semesters of study were entirely devoted to the study of the artistic features of Performing Arts. During the period of studying at the theater school, the reality of ‘psychological theater’ became the basis of the educational process. The head of the directing course passed on his experience to the students. A director is an individual phenomenon: it is impossible to predict how quickly a particular student will learn the methodological foundations of the specialty and be able to work independently. Talented young people come to modern universities, but without the life experience, necessary for the profession of director. Only in Kyiv, four institutions prepare specialists-directors. Unfortunately, only a small proportion of graduates will be able to become directors really. The main purpose of the article is to focus on the problems of modern educational reform in the field of creative specialties, primarily in the training of directors. The main actual problems of the modern system of training directors are analyzed, and a comparative analysis of the past and modern education systems is made.