Aesthetic aspects of transformation the directing profession

The article deals with the aesthetic aspects of theatrical direction. In this article we look at cause-and-effect relations in the dynamics of theatrics and at the transformation of director’s art (creativity). Special emphasis is laid on the question of the genesis of director’s work. In the light of the metacategory “aesthetic” and giving several particular examples from the drama in present-day Russia, the article reveals the tendencies of value re-orientation of directors within two aesthetic systems - modern and postmodern. It also considers the major factors of activation of director’s experimentation within the borders of various theatrical genres: from drama plays to modern performances. The social and cultural significance of the issue of the transformation of the school of drama as a translator of human values into an entertaining center is highlighted, as well as the tendency of the increase of egoistical motivation in the work of modern directors.