"Mariia" International Women Monodram Festival as a Dialogue of Cultures

The purpose of the article is to identify the genesis and dynamics of modern development of the International Festival of Women Monodramas “Mariia”, to determine its place and role in the system of theatrical festival movement of Ukraine and the European community, to find out the specifics of the organizational, artistic and socio-cultural component of the festival. The research methodology lies in the application of systematic, theatrical and cultural approaches, as well as a number of methods: cultural-historical, classification, problem-chronological, observation and comparison. The scientific novelty of research consists in its systematization, complexity and classification of theater festivals and thorough analysis of the components of the festival “Mariia”, clarification of its phenomenon. Conclusions. “Mariia” International Monodrama Theater Festival is the only women monologue festival in Europe, a territory of dialogue and polylogue, a successful project that unites artists from different countries and different cultures, a territory of cultural diplomacy filled with certain meanings and energies. The repertoire of festival mono-performances is celebrated by diversity, high professionalism of performers, modern directorial reading. It is a high-level annual cultural and artistic forum, which includes scientific and creative conferences and round tables, workshops, thematic exhibitions, creative discussions, book presentations on the theory and history of theater. The festival promotes the integration of Ukrainian theater into the European cultural space, gives the audience the opportunity to see the best mono-performances with the participation of Ukrainian and foreign performers.