Ismar Hadžiabdić joined the East West Theatre Company in January 2006 and since then worked as an executive producer of 9 theatrical productions, documentary film, number of master classes, workshops and high profile events such as; Berlin in Sarajevo – Schaubuhne in East West Centre, one of the events in Europe that marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
He managed a number of the company’s tours in more than 12 countries and worked with over 200 different artists. He was an executive producer of a a theatre dance production ”Football, Football” (2010) directed by Haris Pasovic – biggest cultural coproduction in Bosnia and Herzegovina ever – involving East West Center, Napoli Teatro Festival Italia, Singapore Arts Festival, Les Ballets C de la B, Belgium and Flota Institute from Slovenia. Since the opening in May 2010 the show has been performed for 15 times on 3 continents (Europe, Asia, Africa). The production involved artists coming from 4 continents (Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia) and 7 countries (Italy, Slovenia, Singapore, Burkina Faso, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China and Australia). Football, Football was a highlight of the National Arts Festival in South Africa that was taking place during the FIFA World Cup 2010.
He worked as a producer together with National Theatre Maribor and European Capital of Culture Maribor 2012 on a theatre production Europe Today written by Miroslav Krleža and directed by Haris Pašović with some of the finest artists in the region: Miki Manojlović, an actor; Edward Clug, a contemporary dancer, choreographer and the legendary neoclassical rock band Laibach.
Most recently, he produced together with Bosnian National Theatre Zenica a theatre show “Roses for Anne Teresa/ Football Stories” and toured with the show in 11 cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina.