Simona Jovic is half serbian, half czech. She is rromani dancer, singer and comedian and president of the Humanitary and Cultural Organization of the Rroma of the World. Her fight are the authentic rromani traditions from all around the world. She presents them, but she also gives the opportunity to young Rroma to show their talents to the world. She protects the underestimated and fragile rroma traditions, fights for their recognition and the maintenance of their authenticity and collaborates worldwide with the rroma organizations.
Simona Jovic performs with the Demiran Cerimovic orchestra from Vranje in South of Serbia, great triple winners of the big Guca festival (best orchestra in 2002, 2006 and 2007).
Each year she organizes several music, language and dance tours in the villages all around the world in order to let people meet the authentic roma culture and learn these traditions directly from the source.
Today, she lives mostly in Serbia, but she spends a lot of time in France and continue travelling all around the world...
Official Simona Jovic's website :
www.simonajovic.com
UPCOMING EVENTS :
*Saint-Denis- REUNION ISLAND
April 5 and 6, 2008 (workshops)
*Saint-Denis - REUNION ISLAND
April 8, 2008 (performance)
*Saint-Pierre - REUNION ISLAND
April 10th, 2008 (concert)
*Paris - FRANCE
April 20th, 2008 (workshop)
Skopje (Suto Orizari)- MACEDONIA
May 1 to 8, 2008 (music and dance tour)
*Paris- FRANCE
May 25th, 2008 (workshop)
*Paris - FRANCE
June 15th, 2008 (workshop)
Paris - FRANCE
June 19th, 2008 (concert)
Limoges - FRANCE
July 8, 9, 10, 11, 2008 (workshops)
*Paris - FRANCE
July 21 to 26, 2008 (workshop - dances from India, Afghanistan,Iran,Egypt,Turkey,Balkans,Central Europe)
*Belgrade, Guca - SERBIA
August 2 to 11, 2008 (music and dance tour)
Bucarest - ROMANIA
September 20th, 2008 (dance performance)
International Romani Art Festival
*Kirsehir - TURKEY
October 2008 (seminar)
Annecy - FRANCE
December 18th, 2008 (concert)
Concert with Demiran Cerimovic orchestra
* Yerevan - ARMENIA
April 21 to 27, 2009 (Music and dance tour organized by Simona Jovic & Helene Eriksen)