CULTURE OF NATIONAL MINORITIES IN MODERN ART HISTORY DISCOURSE

The purpose of the article is to research the artistic experience of the presentation of the culture of national minorities, in particular the Roma, in music, theatre, choreographic, and screen art and to determine scientific guidelines for the adaptation of models of creativity, which will contribute to the optimisation of the cultural process in Ukraine. Research methodology. In developing the topic, the author comprehensively applied the methods of scientific analysis, comparison, and generalisation. Analytical and systematic methods in their unity were involved for consideration of the art history plane of the problem. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that the traditions of Roma cultural heritage are investigated in the context of composer and directing practices of music, choreography, theatre, and screen arts and became the subject of a special study for the first time. The appropriateness of using the systematic method in studying the features of Roma culture, presented in various types of art, has been proven. A comprehensive analysis has been carried out and the peculiarities of the production of works of art based on the traditions of Roma culture have been revealed. Conclusions. The materials presented in the article expand the arsenal of knowledge regarding the specifics of the Roma national culture represented by means of musical, stage, choreographic, and screen art; enable their use in educational courses, creation of educational and methodical literature on history, theory and practice of culture, music, theatre, choreographic, cinema, television, directing.