Features of forming the repertoire of the ukrainian music and drama theatre in the context of a nation-building (of the late XIX – beginning of the XX century)

The purpose of the article is devoted to study features forming a multi-genre repertoire Ukrainian music and drama theatre in context nation-building multicultural conditions Russian empires late XIX – beginning XX centuries. methodology consists application historical-cultural, analytical, systematic, art-scientific methods, which provide an opportunity specifics constitution principles nation-building. scientific novelty work determination its role process establishment ethnic self-identification nation Conclusions. During imperial colonization culture, prominent artists focused their activities on preserving ethnocultural identity, consolidated around creation national different genres, professed presented traditions, worldview values, spiritual culture Ukrainians, contributed self-affirmation, preservation cultural identity.
 Key words: theatre, nation-building, repertoire.