Notes on the documentarity of theatre atelier photography

The ability of perception and interpretation of photographs, a fundamental component of visual culture, is today indispensable cultural and scientific competence. This article is intended to define field of analysis and interpretation of the theatre atelier photography, with an emphasis on one of its features – documentarity. It is also an attempt to justify the need for a comprehensive study of the theater the second half of the 19th age and equal treatment of materials documenting the phenomenon.