In training a specialist of creativity higher education institutions, knowledge of special aspects of theatrical art is importance. The subject of this article is the theater curtain, aspects of its application in various historical eras of the development of the theater as a cultural phenomenon. The author’s systematization of information about the theater curtain as an integral element of any theatrical production is based on a deep understanding of its role not only as a technical tool, but also as a spatial composition of the theater performance and the auditorium as a whole. The mentioned features may have a substantial, geographical, historical, political and functional character.

Certainly, the theater curtain as an object of research is one of the most interesting phenomena of such a scientific field as art criticism. From her point of view, the theater curtain has come a long way in development in search of better stage and artistic expression, thereby representing a specific sign system. The study of the phenomenon of the theater curtain on examples of venues at the international level allows to take a fresh look at the genesis and current state of issues of the artwork of the productions of Kazakhstan theaters.