East West Theatre Company

East West Theatre Company

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Address	Hamdije Kreševljakovića 27/II 71000 Sarajevo Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
Designation	Non-profit
Opened	2005
Website
www.eastwest.ba

Hamdije Kreševljakovića 27/II

East West Theatre Company (Bosnian: East West Centar) was established in 2005 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a nonprofit cultural institution which produces performing arts programs, publications, films, and music events. It also organizes touring shows, discussions, forums, master-classes and workshops. Important components of its work include a creation of new work and a commitment to international cooperation.

Mission of the East West Theatre Company Sarajevo is to raise awareness of the importance of multiculturalism in the Balkan region and around the world. It strives to serve as a platform for artists coming from different backgrounds as well as to produce the works of art of the highest standard. Their programmes and policies are based on equality and are oriented towards promoting diversity in terms of ethnicity, race, religion, gender and sexual orientation.

Haris Pašović, Director of the East West Theatre Company is an internationally acclaimed multiple awarded theatre and film director who has been of a leading cultural and public figure in the Balkans for decades. His achievements include: co-founding of the Directing Department at the Performing Arts Academy in Sarajevo; managing the International Theatre and Film Festival MES during the siege of Sarajevo (during which he produced a production of Waiting for Godot directed by Susan Sontag ); founding of the Sarajevo Film Festival "Beyond the End of the World" during the siege of Sarajevo; founding of the East West Theatre Company in Sarajevo.

The East West Theatre Company has been performing extensively in the Balkan region and around the world. Some of the venues it performed at include the Edinburgh International Festival; Napoli Teatro Festival Italia, National Arts Festival of South Africa; Singapore Arts Festival; International Theatre Festival Poland as well as the festivals in St. Petersburg, Sibiu, Ljubljana, Belgrade, Zagreb, and many others.

The East West Theatre Company's repertoire consists of the following shows: W. Shakespeare's Hamlet; Faust based on Marlowe; N. Williams' Class Enemy (2007-), Michael Frayn's Copenhagen; Bolero, Sarajevo based on Maurice Ravel's work; Ibsen inspired Nora; H.C.Andersen's The Ugly Duckling; H. Pašović's Football, Football; a documentary film Dreamers;Europe Today based on Miroslav Krleža's essay and Roses for Anne Teresa/Football Stories.