Ryan T. Nelson, Executive Director
Aaron Thielen, Executive Director Emeritus
Broadway Across Borders builds international and cross-cultural collaborations through musical theatre performance that create a shared understanding of humanity by cultivating and connecting emerging artists across borders and empowering their artistic and social entrepreneurship.
Broadway Across Borders is a 501(c)(3) Tax Exempt Charitable Organization
Broadway Across Borders
Celebrates the 100th Anniversaryof theSarajevo Philharmonic
Celebrates the
Friday, March 8, 2024
8:00pm
National Theatre
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A concert of Broadway’s most beloved songs
that promote peace, love, and unity.
Featuring Broadway Across Borders Alumni:
Lejla Jusić, Nikolina Vujić
Aidia Muśanovic Arsic, Hana Zrno
Sanjin Arnautoivc, Nedim Basić
and Kenan Hasić
#: An Original Polish Musical
Conceived and created by emerging Polish artists
Our June 2023
Polish Production
at the
Sala Koncertowa Akademii Muzycznej w Łodzi
produced in cooperation with
Composed and Developed by
Our Core Values
We believe that musical theatre, the quintessential American art form, transcends languages and nationalities. It is an incredibly powerful tool for eliminating prejudice and discriminations and furthering human rights. We provide a unique access to training and offer performance opportunities that develop and nurture individual artistic expression while building a Global Community of Artists
Cultural Diversity
We celebrate and respect the diverse cultural values that have shaped each artist.
Inclusion
We provide a safe environment where artists can freely express themselves and where gender and sexual identity, physical disabilities, religion, economic background and ethnicity are not barriers to their development as artists.
Connectivity
We empower global storytelling by developing relationships that transcend national borders and institutions.
Artistic Mentorship
We support local artistic entrepreneurship as a vehicle for social change.
Collaboration
We value the development of long-lasting partnerships with local artistic, educational, and governmental institutions in the pursuit of community outreach.
Positivity
We believe in the power of positive teaching, positive feedback, and positive leadership.
Recent Projects
Selected for the 2023 Sarajevo Film Festival
An original video musical created by our Bosnian artistic team and featuring our artists from Poland, Germany, and Bosnia and Herzegovina
This video is part of the 2021 Weltanschauung Project and sponsored by the U.S. Embassy Sarajevo.
Four Broadway Across Borders ALUMNI ARTISTS from Poland, Germany, and Bosnia and Herzegovina travelled to the United States in July (2022) for our inaugural Arts Leadership Program.
KOSA (“Hair”)
A 30th Anniversary Concert for Peace
Presented in collaboration with the
NATIONAL THEATER SARAJEVO
Sarajevo 24 June 2022
Tuzla 25 June 2022
Banja Luka 26 June 2022
This concert production celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the famed 1992 Bosnian production which occurred during the siege of Sarajevo in the Balkan war.
Over 100 performers, including:
BiH Broadway
National Theatre Opera Chorus
Sarajevo Philharmonic
BHRT Music Production Band
Nie Ma Nas
"There's No Us"
An original video musical created by our Polish artistic team and featuring our artists from Poland, Germany, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This video is part of the 2021 Weltanschauung Project and sponsored by the U.S. Embassy Warsaw.
Broadway Across Borders Spring 2022 Workshop Tour
11 March
Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
14 March
Poznań
Poland
15 March
Łodz
Poland
17 March
Warsaw
Poland
18 March
Kraków
Poland
2021
Weltanschauung Project
/ˈveltˌänˌSHouəNG/
noun
a particular philosophy or view of life; the worldview of an individual or group.
Broadway
Across Borders
began in 2018
as
BiH Broadway
This is Our Story….
Video: Jasmina Besirević
Editor: Iva Ivan
Building a Global Community of Artists
Celebrating the power of individual creativity.
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Forging Relationships Across Borders
Our Foundational Projects
Productions and Workshops that led to the forming of Broadway Across Borders
Virtual Spring Awakening
A Virtual Spring Awakening 2020
Moja Pjesma (My Song)
“My Song” 2019 Tour of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2018 Bosnia Tour
Broadway Workshop (Banja Luka)
2018 Banja Luka Workshop
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Recent News and Updates
Srđan Knjeginjić featured in AZRA Magazine!
Srđan Knjeginjić, glumac iz Prijedora: Roditelji, ne određujte djeci šta je za „njihovo dobro“
Październik miesiącem Broadwayu w Ambasadzie USA w Warszawie
October is Broadway Month at the U.S. Embassy Warsaw!
Broadway Across Borders is official!
We are so thrilled to launch our organization. It is 3 years in the making! Join us for our GLOBAL EVENT – A Virtual Spring Awakening –