Development of artistic and imaginative thinking of the future choreography teacher in the process of professional training

ABSTRACT

The relevance of the subject matter is conditioned by the fact that an important task of professional training of future specialists in the field of choreography is the development of artistic and imaginative thinking. The purpose of the study is to consider the structural components of artistic and imaginative thinking and analyse the features of the development of artistic and imaginative thinking of future choreography teachers in the process of professional training. The basis of the methodological approach in this research work is a qualitative combination of theoretical research methods, in particular analysis, synthesis, interpretation, generalisation and abstraction used to determine theoretical approaches to explaining the concept of artistic and imaginative thinking and its structural components. The results that were obtained in the framework of this study are the substantiation of various approaches to the definition of the concept of artistic and imaginative thinking, the structural components of imaginative thinking, identification of features of its development during the professional training of future choreography teachers, and the development of a special methodology aimed at the development of artistic and imaginative thinking.

KEYWORDS:

• Artistic image
• future choreography teacher
• choreographic composition
• professional training
• creativity

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Anna Novosadova

Anna Novosadova is a Lecturer at the Department of Musicology, Instrumental Training and Choreography, Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Her research interests are the education of future choreographers, modern choreographic compositions, creativity, and the performance of choreographic compositions.

Olena Luchenko

Olena Luchenko is a Lecturer at the Department of Musicology, Instrumental Training and Choreography, Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Her scientific interests are folk dances, cognitive and creative activities, and the professional training of future specialists in the field of choreography.

Yevheniia Filimonova-Zlatohurska

Yevheniia Filimonova-Zlatohurska is a Lecturer at the Department of Musicology, Instrumental Training and Choreography, Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Her research interests are imaginative thinking, choreographic composition, and the process of professional training of the choreographers.

Yevheniia Pakholchak

Yevheniia Pakholchak is a Lecturer at the Department of Musicology, Instrumental Training and Choreography, Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine. The field of research interest is the process of perception, interpretation, and creation of dance material.

Denys Kulyk

Denys Kulyk is a Lecturer at the Department of Musicology, Instrumental Training and Choreography, Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine. His scientific interests are artistic image, choreography, and the development of artistic and imaginative thinking.