There's no real theatre without taking risks. Haris Pasovic More Quotes by Haris Pasovic More Quotes From Haris Pasovic The meaning of art in a time of suffering, a time of war, is much more intense. People are more focused. Haris Pasovic time war people art In war, everything changes. You are very selective of what you do because everything you do can be the last thing you do in your life. Haris Pasovic your you war life Art is freedom. If we don't have that element, we don't feel human anymore. Art is not decoration or a function. Before all that, art is art. This connection to meaning - our inner, intuitive knowledge - is something. Haris Pasovic feel freedom knowledge art People come to the theatre in search of a real encounter with other human beings, and we must give them what they come for. Our capacity to do that is the measure of being human. And if the price is that we sometimes say something not very pleasant - well, that's precisely why people want us, in the end: because we speak the truth. Haris Pasovic speak truth sometimes people Individual acts have made Europe a civilized place and are key to its development. We must not forget it. Haris Pasovic key place development forget Art can articulate new ideas. Haris Pasovic new new-ideas ideas art Culture is a part of basic human nature, of deep humanity. Haris Pasovic deep nature humanity culture Life is not just food, it's something spiritual. Haris Pasovic something spiritual food life People have to have food for their souls. Haris Pasovic souls food people The industry of political conflict is the biggest industry in Bosnia, and it is still not exhausted. What is needed is to replace these two industries - the industry of political conflict, the industry of human rights - with normal, creative walks of life. Haris Pasovic conflict political creative life I grew up in adoration of writers like Hemingway, George Orwell, Anna Akhmatova, and that has always been my idea about the artist - that you have to be a brave and freedom-loving person. Haris Pasovic person you artist brave My company is called East-West Theatre precisely because Sarajevo is this city on the border between East and West, the place where the Great Mosque and the Catholic Cathedral and the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral stand almost within touching distance of each other. Haris Pasovic stand city place great I think we are slowly killing liberty, creativity, intelligent thinking; it's as if we are being led into a world that is like a huge shopping centre, with a sort of anaesthesia about everything except the choice of goods in front of us. Haris Pasovic shopping creativity world thinking Theatre, for me, is about providing to the audience a new and exciting experience. Haris Pasovic new me experience theatre Art has to be able to match life, to respond to the ever-changing forms of the world, to electrify the audience. Haris Pasovic respond life world art We need the daring visions. To go to theatre must be different than to go to shopping. We adventure together, we journey through the mindful and emotional landscapes, we create together an event, unique and unrepeatable. Haris Pasovic shopping journey together adventure My theatre is not a conventional one. It is bold, serious, funny, confronting. It is anything but boring. Haris Pasovic boring theatre serious funny Football is probably the most democratic human activity. It belongs to everyone... to poor and rich, illiterate and educated, to all races, cultures, and nations. Haris Pasovic everyone rich poor football 'Hamlet' is a universal story that concerns us all. These issues do not concern only Muslims, but all people equally, showing that we all share the same problems regardless of religion, nation and culture. Haris Pasovic problems culture people religion The more film festivals, theatrical shows, and music performances and visual arts we have, the less chances there are for war. Art is hope, and it is found in hope, and that's why we need to share our experiences and cherish art. Haris Pasovic music hope war art
