10/01/2018 Discover MACEDONIA
Discover MACEDONIA presents an ancient settlement in the Baltic peninsula located in Southeast Europe. It’s roots are Thraco-Illyrian. Its capital Skopie is the country’s largest city holding a quarter of the country’s population of 2.3 million. The Republic of Macedonia measures approx. 25,000 sq.mi. The majority of its residents are ethnic Macedonians, a South Slavic people. Once part of Yugoslavia, it became independent in 1991.
. Corinna Snyder/ [email protected]
Corinna is an accomplished musician of traditional Balkan music, and has been traveling to Macedonia for the last 10 years to work with the country’s leading musicians and composers.
Corinna resides in Brooklyn, New York and holds a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from Columbia University.
. Tony Naumovski/ [email protected]
A classically trained New York based actor,Tony excels in Theatre, Film and Television.
He has created over 100 characters both in the U.S. and abroad and has developed
an impressive presence for both the stage and in the field of modern music and opera
. Albert Podell/ [email protected]
Albert is a long standing member of the Circumnavigators Club and has written two travel manuals along with over 300 articles in Tour & Travel. He is also the author of the NYT’s bestseller:
Around the World in 50 Years; My Adventures to Every Country on Earth. Albert holds a J.D. from NYU School of Law and is a graduate fellow in International Relations from the University of Chicago.
. Goran S. Mitevski/ [email protected]
Goran has served Sts. Cyril & Methodius’s Dept. of Philosophy and the NOVA International Schools
as a Social Science educator and media provider in Skopje,the nation’s capital where he is now completing a program on Dialectics. He has also worked as an anchor for the National Television channel there as well. In the U.S., Goran is VP and Board Member for St.Nikola Macedonian Church in Totowa, N,J.
. Vasko Dukovski/ www.dukovski.com
Vasko is a multidisciplinary performing artist, composer and musician with Tavche Gravche, a Macedonian ensemble.He has appeared at BAM, MOMA, Roulette and at the Miller Theatre @
Columbia Univ. He has recorded for American Classics, Deutsch Grammaphone, Sono, Dorian, Innova,
et.al. In New York he has recently appeared on WQXR-NPR. He is a recipient of the Eubie Blake Honors Award, with citations from both the National Chamber Music Competition, the National Clarinet Competition in Macedonia and the annual “Virtuoso” Award in Macedonia. Vasko holds a BA and MA from Julliard School of Music.
