Local Forms of Festival Space in Drohobych

Abstract

At the present stage of cultural development, the search for value and semantic guidelines leading to the realization of new forms of cultural life, including music, is underway. As one of such new forms, festivals help embrace new forms, genres, and types of musical art within a common cultural space while simultaneously motivating creative teams and becoming an impetus for new achievements. The relevance of the article is in the active spread and growing importance of music festivals as creative events and an important component of the national art process. The paper reveals various aspects of provincial city festival life during the period of Ukrainian independence. At present, festivals are an integral element of culture, a constantly evolving art phenomenon. They are in demand in various fields of culture and art, and their concert programs attract townspeople and visitors. Festivals contribute to the formation and promotion of city and regional brands, to the transformation of the urban environment, and place focus on various issues, asthey are related to the general cultural situation and the local context of a particular location. As a key element of contemporary cultural life, festivals contribute to the dissemination of creative practices aimed at developing the cultural sphere of the city and raising the level of cultural life in the region. The paper aims to present a “panorama” of festivals, their features, and their significance for the cultural life of Drohobych.