Haris pasovic stolice trpezarijske

Haris Pašović’s new show World of Possibilities depicts the everyday lives of disabled people, their families and carers.

The director talks to Nick Awde about his methodology and wider questions of inclusion, representation and artistic responsibility.

Bosnian director Haris Pašović has an ongoing mission to highlight social issues through the lens of theatre.

His most recent show, World of Possibilities (Svet mogućnosti), a devised work that, through a series of vignettes, opens a window into the everyday lives of people with disabilities, focusing on the experience of people with autism and cerebral palsy.

Central to the Sarajevo-based director’s methodology is research, and a show typically arrives before the public only after months of R&D by the team and direct contact with people and communities.

Since this is mainstage work that won’t get made on inspiration alone, in World of Possibilities’ case i