Theatrical expositions of the world and ways of investigation of the ballet heritage

The article reveals the artistic and aesthetic potential inherent in material and objective and visual artifacts related to the ballet theater, stored in funds and exhibited in the expositions of theatrical museums around the world. The whole subject-shaped world of dance is viewed from the position of the main bearer of the theatrical idea at the level of perception by the spectator. Three major problem-thematic groups of museum collections are identified, which form the basis for their classification and represent the history of the ballet theater. The typology and variability of the museum’s theater expositions are shown, which demonstrate the subject-material world of a choreographic culture (photographs, graphic and pictorial portraits of ballet dancers, sculptural images and statuettes of actors in roles, posters and posters for performances, theater masks, book editions). This leads to the creation of a subjectively new artistic product that ensures the expression of exclusive value through the authenticity of museum exhibits. Considering the subject field of exhibition expositions of specific museums of the theater, the author of the article touches upon possible aspects of their study.