Viceverse Tour Presentation
Kate Lesta and Relja Bobic will present the collaborative project which took 10 artists from the camps of the Dis-patch and Communikey festivals (from Serbia and Colorado respectively) on a 52-day road trip across the USA in Spring 2010, presenting a rich programme and promoting a special collaborative spirit in more than 15 cities. The European part of the tour will take place in the period between April and June 2011. www.viceverse.org
Kate Lesta (Boulder, Colorado, USA) is a founding member of Communikey and the International Cities of Advanced Sound network (I.C.A.S.). She resides in Boulder Colorado, where she produces the annual Communikey Festival of Electronic Arts. She is also the International liaison for KidsPatch, Festival of New Children's Creativity, and talent buyer for the Fox and Boulder Theaters in her hometown. She is involved in a number of international, collaborative projects from the realms of contemporary culture and participation in the arts. www.communikey.us
Relja Bobić (Belgrade, Serbia)
Independent curator, arts and events manager, music promoter, radio presenter, club&radio DJ and occasionally electronic musician and journalist. Born, lives and works in Belgrade, Serbia. He is the initiator, as well as the artistic and managing director of Dis-patch Festival of cutting-egde music and related art since its inception in 2002. He was the author and executive producer of several hundreds of individual events held in Belgrade, all in the independent production of BGYSS or as part of larger co-productions. He took part at 50+ international festivals and has performed at numerous venues in Europe and USA. www.dis-patch.com