Ana Velkovska
Festival Director
Leads the festival organisation and international cooperation. Previously worked at cultural institutions in Skopje and Brussels.
Management
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Festival team
A small year-round team that grows to two hundred people every summer.
The festival office works all year: planning the programme, inviting artists, preparing the stages and looking after the audience. In July and August the team is joined by technicians, ushers and around 120 volunteers.
Marko Ristevski
Artistic Director — Music
Conductor and musicologist responsible for the music and opera programme.
Programme
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Jana Petreska
Curator — Theatre and Dance
Dramaturg with experience at European theatre festivals.
Programme
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Dimitar Nikolov
Head of Production
Makes sure the open-air stages are ready every evening — from sound to seating.
Production
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Elena Taseva
Marketing & Public Relations
Communication, media and the festival's digital channels.
Communication
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Bojan Angelov
Box Office & Visitor Services
Ticket sales, group bookings and accessibility.
Visitor services
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Lea Hoxha
International Relations
Co-productions, touring and membership of European networks.
International relations
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Ivan Spasov
Volunteer Coordinator
Recruits, trains and coordinates the festival's volunteers.
Visitor services
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Join us as a volunteer
Welcome the audience, help at the box office and experience the festival from behind the scenes.