Todor Ivanovski

His career is a typical example of a hybrid career that he started in a socialist cultural institution of the 50’s that rebranded itself and followed the new trend of cultural management at the end of the 90’s. In 1995, he established the first urban youth independent cultural organization, which grew into the Youth Cultural Center of Bitola. Author and first director of Bitola Open City – the youth festival фор 8 years , author of Young Heracleia, as an alternative part of the Cultural Summer, organizer of the Drama Amateur Festival, May Rock Happening, etc…In his career, he worked for MCC Bitola, the American Corner in Bitola, Municipality of Bitola, and at the moment it is part of KIC Bitola. It has been the organizer of Solstice-Festival of Music for 23 years, and for the 17th year it has been leading the Balkan ethno- fusion festival Lokum Fest-music and tradition, a member of Most Music. He has about 3000 cultural events behind him, and he is the initiator of the Independent Music Scene of Bitola.