Filip Petkovski holds Ph.D. in cultural studies from UCLA, where he worked as a Teaching Fellow across three departments. His book “Dance as ICH” (2023), and numerous peer-reviewed papers explore topics related to ICH, identity, and performativity. He participated in various projects, including the Ilucidare Summer School in Krakow (2021), the Cultural Heritage Capacity Building Summit in Athens (2019), while he also worked as a cultural heritage expert on the Skopje European Capital of Culture 2028 and the Erasmus project: Exchange of good practices related to UNESCO cultural spaces.