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Education:

2016-2021, University of California Los Angeles Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance Ph.D. in Culture and Performance

2013-2015, Consortium of 4 European Universities: Norwegian University of Science and Technology- Trondheim, Norway; Blaise Pascal University- Clermont- Ferrand, France; University of Szeged- Szeged, Hungary; Roehampton University- London, United Kingdom International Master in Dance Knowledge, Practice, and Heritage

2009- 2013, Duquesne University, Media and Theatre Department Bachelor in Arts Major: New Media Production/ Theater Arts

Research Interests:

Critical Heritage Studies, Dance Studies, Theater Studies, Performance Studies, Cultural Studies, Cultural History, Critical Theory, Postcolonialism, Nationalism, Balkan and Eastern European Studies, Museum Studies

Books:

Petkovski, Filip. (forthcoming in 2023). Od seljaštva do čovječanstva: Ples kao nematerijalna kulturna baština [From community to humanity: Dance as intangible cultural heritage]. Zagreb: Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research.

Peer-Reviewed Articles:

Petkovski, Filip. (forthcoming). “Choreography as Ideology: Dance Heritage, Nationalism, and the Former Yugoslavia.” Dance Research Journal. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Petkovski, Filip. (forthcoming). “On Theorizing Dance Heritage.” The Yearbook For Traditional Music. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Petkovski, Filip. (forthcoming). “On the Creation and the Dissemination of the Folkloric Discourse: Dance Research, Nationalism, and the Former Yugoslavia.” The Journal of Folklore Research. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

Petkovski, Filip. (forthcoming). “The Political Economy of Heritage: Dance, Nationalism, Identity.” in Smith, Laurajane (ed). Routledge Handbook of Politics and Heritage. London: Routledge.

Petkovski, Filip and Beloti Abi Saab, Luiza. (forthcoming). “Dance as Intangible Cultural Heritage: Samba de Roda Through a Critical Lens.” The Heritage of Portuguese Influence in Comparative Perspectives: History and Politics. Sussex: Sussex Academic Press.

Petkovski, Filip. (2020). “Dance as Political Spectacle: Performing Heritage as Protest in Macedonia.” Music and Dance of the Slavic World: Tradition, Transmission, and Perspectives. The National Committee of ICTM in Macedonia, Skopje, 145-154.

Petkovski, Filip. (2017). “The Contribution of Trajko Popov and the Folk Dance Group From the Village of Rashtak in the Development of Macedonian Traditional Dance and Ethnochoreology as Discipline.” Makedonski Folklor. Vol. 72, 225-234.

Petkovski, Filip. (2016). “Crnogorka- the dance that does not exist.” Makedonski Folklor. Vol 71, 369- 378.

Editorially Reviewed Articles:

Petkovski, Filip. (2020). “Staging Macedonia: The Interplay of Politics and Representation in the Work of the National Ensemble of Folk Dances and Songs of Macedonia Tanec.” Proceedings of ICTM’s Study Group on Ethnochoreology: 2016 Symposium – Szeged, Hungary, 221-226.

Petkovski, Filip. (2017). “Nijemo Kolo: The Concept of Kolo, the Experience of a Dance.” Ars Academica. Vol. 5, 37-52.

Petkovski, Filip. (2017). “Chuchuk, Chachak, Chochek: Who inspired whom?” Struga’s Music Fall. Proceedings of The Society of Composers of Macedonia- Struga, Macedonia.

Petkovski, Filip. (2017). “UNESCO and the notion of “staged rituals”- The case with The National Ensemble of Folk Dances and Songs of Croatia LADO.” Proceedings of ICTM’s Study Group on Music and Dance in Southeastern Europe: 2016 Symposium – Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, 222-227.

Publications in Magazines:

Petkovski, Filip. (2019). “Ecstasy and Agony Under the Waving Flags.” A Dance Mag. Vol. 2: Furor. Beirut: Crayolab, 80-83.

Conferences and symposia:

10/2020 | Choreomundus Discussion Sessions: Decolonizing Dance Academia- International Conference of the Choreomundus Alumni Association, online. Organizer.

10/2020 | Heritage Talks- International Conference of the European Student Association for Cultural Heritage, online. Organizer. 09/2020 | 3rd Choreomundus Association Biannual Conference, online. Organizer.

07/2019 | 45th ICTM International Conference, Bangkok- Thailand. Oral presentation.

04/2019 | Folk Culture: The Present and Future Pathways- The International Organization of Folk Art International Conference, Sharjah- United Arab Emirates. Oral presentation.

11/2018 | Tradicija Nova Ethno Summit, Belgrade- Serbia. Oral presentation.

09/2018 | 2nd Symposium of ICTM Study Group of Music and Dance of the Slavic World, Skopje- Macedonia. Oral presentation.

08/2018 | 30th Symposium of ICTM Study Group on Ethnochoreology, Szeged- Hungary. Oral presentation. 07/2018 | 2nd Choreomundus Association Biannual Conference, Szeged- Hungary. Oral presentation.

07/2018 | Contra: Dance and Conflict- International Conference of the Dance Studies Association, La Valetta- Malta. Oral presentation.

02/2018 | International Conference on Urban Cultures, Superdiversity and Intangible Heritage, Utrecht- Netherlands. Oral presentation.

07/2017 | 44th ICTM World Conference, Limerick- Ireland. Oral presentation.

09/2016 | The Tradition as Inspiration- Struga Music Fall, Struga, Macedonia

07/2016 | Institutionalized Folkloristic and Ethnology in Macedonia and Balkans – Theory and Empiricism: International Conference of the Institute for folklore Marko Cepenkov, Skopje- Macedonia. Oral presentation.

05/2016 | 5th Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Music and Dance in Southeastern Europe, Blagoevgrad- Bulgaria. Oral presentation. 09/2014 | 4th Symposium of ICTM Study Group of Music and Dance in Southeastern Europe, Valjevo- Serbia. Oral presentation.

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