Name
Mrs Dragan Ristić
Country of residence
Serbia
Ethnicity
Roma
Occupation
artist,musician,theater producer
BIO
(2005) Started Master Studies at Faculty of Dramatic Arts – Theory of Film and Media
(1998-1999) Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Belgrade
Started Master’s Program in Theatre Science
(1998) Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Belgrade
BA in Theatre – Radio Production and Management in Culture
Thesis: ‘Roma Cultural Center-Constitution and Possibilities’
(1991) Gymnasium in Valjevo, Yugoslavia
Cultural-language department
WORK EXPERIENCE
Current position:
Director of Romani Cultural Center–Belgrade (since 1998), Leader of the Band KAL http://www.kalband.com (since 2002),Director of ‘’FRKA’’ Festival of Roma culture and activism,Director of School for Romani Language and Culture “Amala“ (www.galbeno.com) (since 2011), Board Member of NGO Centre for Minority Rights (since 2011),curator for theatre section on the project ‘’Digitalization of Roma archive’’ supported by The German Federal Cultural Foundation (https://blog.romarchive.eu/)
Previous work experience:
2011 – Directed the play “Dživdipe karing o drom” (Life beside the Road), Šumadija Cultural Centre
2009 – Composed and published CD “KAL”- Radio Romanista, Asphalt Tango, Germany and B92
2007 – Participation in Roskilde Festival, Denmark
2007 – Participation in EXIT Music Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia
2006 – Composed and published CD “KAL”- Asphalt Tango, Germany and B92
2004 – Participation in PEPSI Sziget Festival, Budapest, Hungary
2003- Romani Language Co-ordinator, ERRC