{"id":270,"date":"2018-05-16T18:19:18","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T18:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/?p=270"},"modified":"2023-03-01T16:43:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:43:29","slug":"innovation-and-prudent-risks-are-at-the-very-heart-of-the-festivals-an-interview-with-haris-pasovic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/innovation-and-prudent-risks-are-at-the-very-heart-of-the-festivals-an-interview-with-haris-pasovic\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation and Prudent Risks are at the Very Heart of the Festivals: Interview with Haris Pa\u0161ovi\u0107"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Savas Patsalidis<\/strong>*<\/a><\/p>\n

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Haris Pa\u0161ovi\u0107<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Internationally acclaimed theatre and film director, Haris Pa\u0161ovi\u0107, made his name in the late 1980s with his landmark production in Belgrade of Frank Wedekind\u2019s Spring\u2019s Awakening<\/em>.<\/p>\n

When Sarajevo fell under siege, Pa\u0161ovi\u0107 returned to the city. He remained active throughout this traumatic period, directing plays and also creating the first Sarajevo Film Festival, with the theme of \u201cBeyond the End of the World.\u201d\u00a0 Pa\u0161ovi\u0107 produced the now-legendary Waiting for Godot<\/em>, directed by Susan Sontag. He also managed to make yet another exceptional venture during the Siege of Sarajevo, when he led the Sarajevo Festival Ensemble on tour in France with the shows Silk Drums<\/em>, based on the Japanese classical theatre, Noh, and In the Country of Last Things<\/em>, by Paul Auster. The tour began with a two-week presentation in Paris at Peter Brook\u2019s Bouffes du Nord, and then continued in several French cities, after which Pa\u0161ovi\u0107 and his ensemble returned to the besieged city!<\/p>\n

Video 1<\/h6>\n