EX-YU ROCK CENTAR
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The Ex-Yu Rock Society (EYRS) was formally established as a BiH civil society organization in February 2021, with the goal of promoting and preserving Ex-Yu Rock and the music culture that surrounds it. The Society is committed to respect for music, culture, and the diverse voices, minds, and hands that make it possible. The EYRS envisions the Ex-Yu Rock Centar as an inclusive and open space where rock lovers can congregate, communicate, collaborate, and celebrate timeless evergreen music and make new sounds for today.
The EYRS Board will work with a Creative Advisory team to ensure quality and a forward-looking perspective. The team is committed to working with artists and music lovers in Sarajevo, the region and around the world to create a global community of music lovers. As a non-profit, non-commercial enterprise, the Society will encourage a spirit of both volunteerism and professionalism, and invest its resources into the Ex-Yu Rock Centar to ensure an engaging and sustainable cultural site that will enrich Sarajevo and the regional cultural scene for years to come.
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BOARD MEMBER • FOUNDING MEMBER
Valery Perry has worked in the Western Balkans since the late 1990s, conducting research and working for a number of international organizations, think tanks and NGOs. She attended public schools, and went on to receive a BA from the University of Rochester, an MA from Indiana University’s Russian and East European Institute, and a PhD from George Mason University’s Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. She has published widely, and has spoken at conferences and policy events in the United States and throughout Europe.
In addition to her professional and academic work, she has engaged on a wide variety of cultural and philanthropic projects. Her first documentary film, Looking for Dayton, for which she was producer and director, was screened at the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival in August 2020. She was a founding member of the Foundation for the Preservation of Historical Heritage. She wrote a chapter, “Cultural Heritage Protection in post-Conflict Bosnia-Herzegovina: Annex 8 of the Dayton Peace Agreement,” which was included in the book Bosnia and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage, edited by Helen Walasek (2015). She has been a member of the Rotary Club Sarajevo International Delta since 2011, and has served as both President and Secretary. She is a founding member of the Ex-Yu Rock Society.
Favorite Ex-Yu Bands: EKV, Bijelo Dugme, Dubioza Kolektiv…….
First concert in the US: Huey Lewis and the News
First Ex-Yu Concert: Plavi Orkestar, Sarajevo
Why I’m excited about this project: I’ve seen how the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland has transformed that city’s cultural, recreational and tourism potential, and love the feeling of being blown away by the music and spectacle when you walk through those doors. We have the chance to do that in Sarajevo, and to promote music, creativity, and culture.