Cultural identity and its influence on performing arts: Archetypes, reflections, interpretations

Olga Fabryka-Protska; Taras Pastushok; Tetiana Kaplun; Liubov Gunder; Jana Hudakova

doi:10.31893/multirev.2024spe054

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The relationship between cultural identity and the performing arts is becoming increasingly relevant in the modern global world. The academic paper focuses on the role of cultural identity, its search and transformation, based on archetypes, reflection and interpretation in forming the identity of performers. Archetypes, which are universal symbols and images, influence the creative process of performers. They can be manifested in musical compositions, choreography, acting, and other art forms. Performers' reflections on their cultural heritage and identity help them enrich their performances and express themselves. The present academic paper will help reveal essential aspects of the interaction between cultural identity and the performing arts, and it will also consider practical examples from the world of art, particularly music. The object of the research is the specificity of the cultural identity of certain countries (Ukraine, the USA, Brazil, India, and China) and the possibilities of the performing arts to use cultural specificity/identity in the modern world. The principles of tolerance, awareness of cultural relativism and tolerance, cultural variety, and the aim to preserve cultural heritage by popularising these notions served as the methodological basis for writing the academic paper. In order to accomplish the research tasks, the works of the following scholars and their methodological approaches were used, namely: the works of C. Jung, T. Adorno, the theories of F. Clackson and F. Strodtbeck, and the development of the study of cultural features of countries by G. Hofstede. In the context of cultural globalisation, the issue of cultural identity is gaining particular importance. Musical art is appropriate for demonstrating both timeless and supranational aspects of existence, and vice versa – for shaping and cultivating cultural differences, using established archetypal images and performing reflections and interpretations of the author's intent, interpreted by the personal background and historical and cultural context.
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Fabryka-Protska, O., Pastushok, T., Kaplun, T., Gunder, L., & Hudakova, J. (2024). Cultural identity and its influence on performing arts: Archetypes, reflections, interpretations. Multidisciplinary Reviews, 7, 2024spe054. https://doi.org/10.31893/multirev.2024spe054

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[2] Adorno, T. W. (1988). Introduction to the Sociology of Music. New York: The Seabury Press. https://www.scribd.com/document/198289719/Adorno-Introduction-to-the-Sociology-of-Music-merged Accessed on September 17, 2024.

[3] Alzhniev, Y., & Osadcha, V. (2018). Some peculiarities of using musical ritual archetypes in works of contemporary composers. World Science, 2(30), 38-42. https://doi.org/10.37468/12345

[4] Araújo, S. (2000). Brazilian identities and musical performances. Diogenes, 48(191), 115-125. https://doi.org/10.1177/039219210004819110

[5] Bennett, J. M., & Bennett, M. J. (2002). Developing intercultural sensitivity: An integrative approach to global and domestic diversity. The Diversity Symposium. Retrieved from https://www.diversitycollegium.org/pdf2001/2001Bennettspaper.pdf Accessed on September 17, 2024.

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[7] DeNora, T. (2004). Music in Everyday Life. Cambridge University Press. https://www.academia.edu/10056207/De_Nora_Music_in_Everyday_Life Accessed on September 17, 2024.

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[9] Hills, M. D. (2002). Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck’s values orientation theory. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 4(4). https://doi.org/10.9707/2307-0919.1040

[10] Hofstede, G. (1995). Multilevel research of human systems: Flowers, bouquets and gardens. Human Systems Management, 14, 207. https://doi.org/10.3233/HSM-1995-14304

[11] Koltsova, O. (2023). How to make music one of the foundations of national identity. LB.UA, August 21. https://lb.ua/blog/oleksandra_koltsova/571131_yak_zrobiti_muziku_odniieyu_z_osnov.html Accessed on September 17, 2024.

[12] Levy, J. (2005). Reflections on how the theatre teaches. The Journal of Aesthetic Education, 39(4), 20-30. https://doi.org/10.1353/jae.2005.0042

[13] Minkov, M. (2012). Cross-cultural Analysis: The Science and Art of Comparing the World’s Modern Societies and their Cultures. SAGE Publications. https://books.google.com.ua/books?hl=uk&lr=&id=Ww9zAwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=Crosscultural+Analysis+Minkov&ots=bztHOmmdUN&sig=R12QS6gZOurPyLhkCG39SWO4KEQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Cross-cultural%20Analysis%20Minkov&f=false Accessed on September 17, 2024.

[14] Mishchanchuk, V. (2019). Development of artistic reflection of future music teachers in the process of music performance training. Scientific Notes. Series: Pedagogical Sciences, 176, 188-192. https://cusu.edu.ua/ua/arkhiv-publikatsii/568-general-information/naukovi-chasopysy-tsdpu/pedahohichni-nauky/publikatsii/9732-rozvytok-mystetskoyi-refleksiyi-maybutnikh-uchyteliv-muzychnoho-mystetstva-v-protsesi-muzychno-vykonavskoyi-pidhotovky (accessed July 10, 2024). Accessed on September 17, 2024.

[15] Mondanaro, J. (2016). Multiculturally focused medical music psychotherapy in affirming identity to facilitate optimal coping during hospitalisation. Music Therapy Perspectives, 34(2), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/miw019

[16] Narayan, A. D. (2010). Expression of Cultural Identity through Arts. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller. https://www.academia.edu/43991937/Expression_of_Cultural_Identity_through_Arts Accessed on September 17, 2024.

[17] O’Neill, S., Edelman, J., & Sloboda, J. (2016). Opera and emotion: The cultural value of attendance for the highly engaged. Participations. Journal of Audience & Reception Studies, 13(1), 24-50. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303644480_Opera_and_emotion_The_cultural_value_of_attendance_for_the_highly_engaged Accessed on September 17, 2024.

[18] Pylypiv, V. (2019). Archetypal cultural symbols and the formation of cultural identity of Ukrainians in Canada: To the problem statement. Bulletin of the National Academy of Leadership Personnel in Culture and Arts, 1, 190-194. https://doi.org/10.32461/2226-3209.1.2019.166907

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[20] Rangnekar, S. (2023). Role of cultural identity in arts. Medium, June 13. https://medium.com/@samruddhirangnekar03/role-of-cultural-identity-in-arts-9a78996c914 Accessed on September 17, 2024.

[21] Rashmi, & Govind, B. (2023). Exploring mythic archetypes and cultural identity in the plays of Girish Karnad. International Journal of Language, Literature and Culture, 3(4), 25-28. https://doi.org/10.22161/ijllc.3.4.4

[22] Scholokova, O. (2019). Formation of national-cultural identity of students as a problem of art pedagogy. Scientific Notes. Series: Pedagogical Sciences, 152, 63-68. https://cusu.edu.ua/ua/arkhiv-publikatsii/568-general-information/naukovi-chasopysy-tsdpu/pedahohichni-nauky/publikatsii/9827-vipusk-152-2017 Accessed on September 17, 2024.

[23] Shupyk, A. (2020). Oleksii Voitenko: Music as identity. Cultural Project Journal, October 9. https://culturalproject.org/journal/tpost/z2evvj3rm1-oleksi-voitenko-muzika-yak-dentichnst Accessed on September 17, 2024.

[24] Shynkaruk, S., Salata, H., & Danylova, T. (2018). Dialogue of cultures: E. Hall and F. Kluckhohn. National Academy of Managerial Staff of Culture and Arts Herald, 3, 128-133. https://doi.org/10.32461/2226-3209.3.2018.147319

[25] Sun, H., & Sun, W. (2009). Performing arts and cultural identity in the era of interculturalism. The Drama Review, 53(2), 7-11. https://doi.org/10.1162/dram.2009.53.2.7

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[28] Vytkalov, S., Petrova, I., Skoryk, A., Honcharova, O., Vytkalov, V., & Antipina, I. (2023). Establishment of cultural industries in Ukraine: Implementation of foreign practices. Journal of Law and Sustainable Development, 11(3), e813, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.55908/sdgs.v11i3.813

[29] Vytkalov, S., Smyrna, L., Petrova, I., Skoryk, A., & Goncharova, O. (2022). The image of the other in the cultural practices of modernity. Filosodiya-Philosophy Journal, 31(1), 19-29. https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2022-01-02

[30] Williams-Burnett, N. J., & Skinner, H. (2017). Critical reflections on performing arts impact evaluations. Arts and the Market, 7(1), 32-50. https://doi.org/10.1108/AAM-11-2015-0017

[31] Yung, K. G. (2018). Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious (K. Kotiuk, Trans.; O. Feshovets, Ed.). 2nd ed. Lviv: Astrolabiia. https://books.google.com.ua/books?id=cyHTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA11&hl=uk&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Accessed on September 17, 2024.

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