THEATRICAL ENTERPRISE AS A PHENOMENON OF THE MODERN BELARUSIAN ART: CHARACTERISTICS, ORIGINS, PERIODS
Purpose. The research studies the private theatrical enterprise in Belarus in its historical retrospective and high-lights the key characteristics of the phenomenon and the main periods of its development. The research methodology is theuse of combined methods: historical-comparative and art analysis. This methodological approach allows presenting thetheatrical enterprise as an integral artistic phenomenon and disclose the principles of its functioning. It also helps to identifya number of reasons, which have had a significant impact on the development of the private theater business on the territoryof modern Belarus from the end of the XVIII century until the beginning of the XXI century, depending on political, social andeconomic changes. The scientific novelty of this work lies in the extension the concepts of a private theatrical enterprisenot only as a business initiative, but also as a form of the operation of the art of the theatre. Comparative analysis of theactivity of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish and local theater groups on the territory of Belarus allows realizing the funda-mental differences in organization, management and financing of a non-repertory theatre and state theater, as well as toidentify its fundamental characteristics. Conclusions. Thorough understanding at the modern stage of historical evolution ofthe activity of a non-repertory theatre in Belarus contributes to the expansion of theatrical proposals and supports the ne-cessity for further development of private stage equally and in parallel with national drama theatre.