Musicology Annotation << Back The actionism of conductor in the works of instrumental theater Vladislav O. Petrov One representative genres of musical art in the second half of the twentieth century is the instrumental theater. Works created in this genre, characterized by increased activity of the role of the stage not only instrumentalists, but and conductor. The article deals with the works of S. Gubaidulina, J. Xenakis, P. Erickson, B. Ekimovsky, M. Kagel, which dominated the conductor’s gesture, scenic situational game all the performers on stage and recreating certain dramatic events that make the interpretation of the works of a full-fl edged tool performance. The main character in these works become a conductor, performing the function of a director and contributes to the emergence on the scene of event a certain drama. Keywords: instrumental theater, actionism, conductor, performance, Gubaidulina, Xenakis, Erickson, Ekimovsky, Kagel. Contacts: E-mail: petrovagk@yandex.ru Pp. 08-14.