Репрезентація сценічних концептів воєнного буття у друкованій періодиці сучасної України

Objective. Theatre, as a special type of social communication and a form of culture, acquires signs of multidisciplinarity in our time. During wartime, it becomes an important consolidating factor in the development of Ukrainian society and in shaping patriotic meanings of existence. Comprehensively interpreted in specialized cultural publications, including those presented in library collections, the art of Melpomene today remains the most mobile, lively, and aimed at finding social dialogue, a form of artistic communication. Its stage codes are organically interpreted in the well-known Ukrainian periodicals such as “Kino-teatr”, “Ukrainian Theatre”, “Theatral`nа besida” in the genres of reviews and theatrical surveys. Methods. The methodological framework comprises inductive-deductive and systematic methods, content analysis, and the semiotic method, alongside cultural analysis of theatre studies texts. Results. Theatrical periodicals in 21st-century Ukraine embody the cultural dimension of the nation’s development, marked by severe wartime challenges. Actively represented in the collections of Ukrainian libraries and in digital formats, theatrical criticism and journalism contribute to shaping the spiritual potential of the nation, fulfill the value-oriented function of culture in a globalized society, and unite society in the search for national identity. Conclusions. Specialized theatrical publications of the 21st century articulate Ukraine’s contemporary wartime experience through stage concepts. They interpret harsh realities by combining factual precision in event representation with artistic authenticity and immersive techniques.