THE CHALLENGES FOR UKRAINIAN THEATRE ART IN THE YEARS 2020-2022

The purpose pf the article is to monitor challenges faced by Ukrainian theater during global coronavirus crisis and war in Ukraine 2020-2022. During its long history, has experienced various difficulties: bans (the Ems Act Valuev Circular 19th century), strict censorship (in late century almost all of 20th two World Wars. General socio-cultural factors, political crises and, finally, were also added background great theatrical crisis, which was pre- sent even before 2020. Responding times, searches for develops new models broadcasting commu- nication with audience. But theaters, unlike their Western counterparts, able open mid-2020 more or less work 2021. XXI marked difficult pandemics 2020 2021 (which lasted from 2014 Donetsk Luhansk re- gions, occupation Crimea spread throughout our country 2022). In addition objective geopolitical problems, there are problems reforms, underfunding, lack professional staff (because not only actors directors, but educa- tors, playwrights, cultural audience, workers, whose audience see). All these factors have called into question existence large mention smaller unprofitable theaters. now a particularly situation, on verge extinction. Theatrical workers trying find ways ex- press themselves attract spectators, sponsors funds order survive. They looking genres, drama, themes performances. At moment, groups non-standard forms work: online screenings, immersion performances, open-air performances more. became bigger when full-scale started February 24. However, theaters reo- pened doors spectators April, after month total silence non-action. And this fact gives us hope living.