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Through the ancient art of the Paramiśar, Rašid Nikolić transforms stories into acts of resistance, giving voice to the lived experiences, struggles, and aspirations of the Roma people.

Rooted in oral tradition, puppetry, and family heritage, his work carries forward a culture sustained across generations through storytelling, music, and movement.

Fragments of the Paramiśar’s world are presented at ERIAC's Art Space in Berlin, as part of the group exhibition Yesterday is Tomorrow, on view until 24 July 2026.

#ERIAC #YesterdayisTomorrow #ERIACArtSpace #puppetry #Paramiśar

On the occasion of the 55th anniversary of April 8, International Roma Day, Rašid Nikolić presented a marionette show for the opening of the group exhibition Yesterday is Tomorrow at ERIAC’s Spring Salon.

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture is pleased to release the recording of this performance on its YouTube channel and invites audiences to get a glimpse of the world of paramiśa.

Fables, stories, fairy tales and legends are translated in the Romani language with a single term: ‘paramiśa’.

For Rašid Nikolić, the Paramiśar (storyteller) is not only a social role within the romano them (the Romani world), but the highest form of expression of the resistance of the Roma people.

Between 9 April and 24 July 2026, Rašid Nikolić’s marionettes are part of the group exhibition Yesterday is Tomorrow, on display at ERIAC Art Space in Berlin.

Curatorial concept: Emese Molnár
Video: Kornél Szilágyi

@thegipsymarionettist @theparamisar

#ERIAC #artsandculture #marionetteshow #Romaniartsandculture #paramisar

English Bellow ⬇️

Il 19 Aprile a Roma
Nella giornata di chiusura della settimana di Contrasto all’antiziganismo sono stato insignito del

Premio Nazionale UCRI 2026
- Premio Attivismo -

Ringrazio
@gennarospinelli_violinist presidente di @ucri_rom_e_sinti

Per questo riconoscimento
E per sostenermi in questo lungo percorso per il riconoscimento della nostra cultura e per i diritti dei nostri fratelli e sorelle Rom

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April 19, in Rome

On the closing day of the Week Against Antigypsyism, I was honored with the

UCRI National Award 2026
– Activism Award –

I would like to thank
@gennarospinelli_violinist, president of @ucri_rom_e_sinti

for this recognition
and for supporting me throughout this long journey for the recognition of our culture and for the rights of our Rom brothers and sisters.

Ph:
@valeriableik

English Bellow ⬇️

Il 19 Aprile a Roma
Nella giornata di chiusura della settimana di Contrasto all’antiziganismo sono stato insignito del

Premio Nazionale UCRI 2026
- Premio Attivismo -

Ringrazio
@gennarospinelli_violinist presidente di @ucri_rom_e_sinti

Per questo riconoscimento
E per sostenermi in questo lungo percorso per il riconoscimento della nostra cultura e per i diritti dei nostri fratelli e sorelle Rom

—————————

April 19, in Rome

On the closing day of the Week Against Antigypsyism, I was honored with the

UCRI National Award 2026
– Activism Award –

I would like to thank
@gennarospinelli_violinist, president of @ucri_rom_e_sinti

for this recognition
and for supporting me throughout this long journey for the recognition of our culture and for the rights of our Rom brothers and sisters.

Ph:
@valeriableik

English Bellow ⬇️

Il 19 Aprile a Roma
Nella giornata di chiusura della settimana di Contrasto all’antiziganismo sono stato insignito del

Premio Nazionale UCRI 2026
- Premio Attivismo -

Ringrazio
@gennarospinelli_violinist presidente di @ucri_rom_e_sinti

Per questo riconoscimento
E per sostenermi in questo lungo percorso per il riconoscimento della nostra cultura e per i diritti dei nostri fratelli e sorelle Rom

—————————

April 19, in Rome

On the closing day of the Week Against Antigypsyism, I was honored with the

UCRI National Award 2026
– Activism Award –

I would like to thank
@gennarospinelli_violinist, president of @ucri_rom_e_sinti

for this recognition
and for supporting me throughout this long journey for the recognition of our culture and for the rights of our Rom brothers and sisters.

Ph:
@valeriableik

Yesterday is Tomorrow: Spring Salon at ERIAC
9 April – 24 July, 2026

I am Rašid Nikolić a Roma artist and activist

It all started with a prototype and a graphic concept.

From there, it became my first art exhibition at the European Roma Art and Culture Centre.
@eriac_org

As a child, my family and I were forced to live in a concentration camp in Italy, simply because we were Roma.

The first time I saw a seagull wasn’t by the sea,
but there, in that concentration camp.

They flew above us, feeding on scraps — and in that desolation, there were only us, the seagulls, and the Roma.

When I finally had the chance to go to school, we were introduced to a book:
Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

That book changed the way I looked back at that experience.

I felt like Jonathan too — searching for truth, for something beyond what I had been given.

This first piece, deliberately shaped like a simple toy, carries that meaning:
A reminder that even in the harshest places,
something inside us is meant to fly

🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽
#theparamisar
#marionette
#storytelling
#woodcarving
#sculpture

In celebration of International Roma Day and marking the 55th anniversary of the First World Roma Congress, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture opened the group exhibition Yesterday is Tomorrow, featuring works by Aliz Farkas, Roland Farkas, Rašid Nikolić, and Roxy Toledo Munrose.

Rašid Nikolić’s puppet performance took over the space in a moment of connection and joy. Through his distinctive artistic language, carried by hand-carved marionettes, he conveys personal and collective Roma narratives.

The performance was followed by an artist talk moderated by ERIAC Executive Director, Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka.

We regret the absence of Aliz Farkas from the opening. We hold the Bura Gallery team in our thoughts and express our sincere sorrow at the loss of their colleague, Nikoletta Lakatos.

📸 Photos by Lisa Vlasenko.

Yesterday is Tomorrow, curated by Emese Molnár (@molnarmesi), is on display until 24 July, 2026.

@rtmunrose @theparamisar @a__wolf_1 @aliz._.farkas
@mirgaaa @molnarmesi

#WorldRomaDay #April8 #ERIAC

In celebration of International Roma Day and marking the 55th anniversary of the First World Roma Congress, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture opened the group exhibition Yesterday is Tomorrow, featuring works by Aliz Farkas, Roland Farkas, Rašid Nikolić, and Roxy Toledo Munrose.

Rašid Nikolić’s puppet performance took over the space in a moment of connection and joy. Through his distinctive artistic language, carried by hand-carved marionettes, he conveys personal and collective Roma narratives.

The performance was followed by an artist talk moderated by ERIAC Executive Director, Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka.

We regret the absence of Aliz Farkas from the opening. We hold the Bura Gallery team in our thoughts and express our sincere sorrow at the loss of their colleague, Nikoletta Lakatos.

📸 Photos by Lisa Vlasenko.

Yesterday is Tomorrow, curated by Emese Molnár (@molnarmesi), is on display until 24 July, 2026.

@rtmunrose @theparamisar @a__wolf_1 @aliz._.farkas
@mirgaaa @molnarmesi

#WorldRomaDay #April8 #ERIAC

In celebration of International Roma Day and marking the 55th anniversary of the First World Roma Congress, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture opened the group exhibition Yesterday is Tomorrow, featuring works by Aliz Farkas, Roland Farkas, Rašid Nikolić, and Roxy Toledo Munrose.

Rašid Nikolić’s puppet performance took over the space in a moment of connection and joy. Through his distinctive artistic language, carried by hand-carved marionettes, he conveys personal and collective Roma narratives.

The performance was followed by an artist talk moderated by ERIAC Executive Director, Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka.

We regret the absence of Aliz Farkas from the opening. We hold the Bura Gallery team in our thoughts and express our sincere sorrow at the loss of their colleague, Nikoletta Lakatos.

📸 Photos by Lisa Vlasenko.

Yesterday is Tomorrow, curated by Emese Molnár (@molnarmesi), is on display until 24 July, 2026.

@rtmunrose @theparamisar @a__wolf_1 @aliz._.farkas
@mirgaaa @molnarmesi

#WorldRomaDay #April8 #ERIAC

In celebration of International Roma Day and marking the 55th anniversary of the First World Roma Congress, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture opened the group exhibition Yesterday is Tomorrow, featuring works by Aliz Farkas, Roland Farkas, Rašid Nikolić, and Roxy Toledo Munrose.

Rašid Nikolić’s puppet performance took over the space in a moment of connection and joy. Through his distinctive artistic language, carried by hand-carved marionettes, he conveys personal and collective Roma narratives.

The performance was followed by an artist talk moderated by ERIAC Executive Director, Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka.

We regret the absence of Aliz Farkas from the opening. We hold the Bura Gallery team in our thoughts and express our sincere sorrow at the loss of their colleague, Nikoletta Lakatos.

📸 Photos by Lisa Vlasenko.

Yesterday is Tomorrow, curated by Emese Molnár (@molnarmesi), is on display until 24 July, 2026.

@rtmunrose @theparamisar @a__wolf_1 @aliz._.farkas
@mirgaaa @molnarmesi

#WorldRomaDay #April8 #ERIAC

In celebration of International Roma Day and marking the 55th anniversary of the First World Roma Congress, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture opened the group exhibition Yesterday is Tomorrow, featuring works by Aliz Farkas, Roland Farkas, Rašid Nikolić, and Roxy Toledo Munrose.

Rašid Nikolić’s puppet performance took over the space in a moment of connection and joy. Through his distinctive artistic language, carried by hand-carved marionettes, he conveys personal and collective Roma narratives.

The performance was followed by an artist talk moderated by ERIAC Executive Director, Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka.

We regret the absence of Aliz Farkas from the opening. We hold the Bura Gallery team in our thoughts and express our sincere sorrow at the loss of their colleague, Nikoletta Lakatos.

📸 Photos by Lisa Vlasenko.

Yesterday is Tomorrow, curated by Emese Molnár (@molnarmesi), is on display until 24 July, 2026.

@rtmunrose @theparamisar @a__wolf_1 @aliz._.farkas
@mirgaaa @molnarmesi

#WorldRomaDay #April8 #ERIAC

In celebration of International Roma Day and marking the 55th anniversary of the First World Roma Congress, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture opened the group exhibition Yesterday is Tomorrow, featuring works by Aliz Farkas, Roland Farkas, Rašid Nikolić, and Roxy Toledo Munrose.

Rašid Nikolić’s puppet performance took over the space in a moment of connection and joy. Through his distinctive artistic language, carried by hand-carved marionettes, he conveys personal and collective Roma narratives.

The performance was followed by an artist talk moderated by ERIAC Executive Director, Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka.

We regret the absence of Aliz Farkas from the opening. We hold the Bura Gallery team in our thoughts and express our sincere sorrow at the loss of their colleague, Nikoletta Lakatos.

📸 Photos by Lisa Vlasenko.

Yesterday is Tomorrow, curated by Emese Molnár (@molnarmesi), is on display until 24 July, 2026.

@rtmunrose @theparamisar @a__wolf_1 @aliz._.farkas
@mirgaaa @molnarmesi

#WorldRomaDay #April8 #ERIAC

In celebration of International Roma Day and marking the 55th anniversary of the First World Roma Congress, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture opened the group exhibition Yesterday is Tomorrow, featuring works by Aliz Farkas, Roland Farkas, Rašid Nikolić, and Roxy Toledo Munrose.

Rašid Nikolić’s puppet performance took over the space in a moment of connection and joy. Through his distinctive artistic language, carried by hand-carved marionettes, he conveys personal and collective Roma narratives.

The performance was followed by an artist talk moderated by ERIAC Executive Director, Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka.

We regret the absence of Aliz Farkas from the opening. We hold the Bura Gallery team in our thoughts and express our sincere sorrow at the loss of their colleague, Nikoletta Lakatos.

📸 Photos by Lisa Vlasenko.

Yesterday is Tomorrow, curated by Emese Molnár (@molnarmesi), is on display until 24 July, 2026.

@rtmunrose @theparamisar @a__wolf_1 @aliz._.farkas
@mirgaaa @molnarmesi

#WorldRomaDay #April8 #ERIAC

In celebration of International Roma Day and marking the 55th anniversary of the First World Roma Congress, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture opened the group exhibition Yesterday is Tomorrow, featuring works by Aliz Farkas, Roland Farkas, Rašid Nikolić, and Roxy Toledo Munrose.

Rašid Nikolić’s puppet performance took over the space in a moment of connection and joy. Through his distinctive artistic language, carried by hand-carved marionettes, he conveys personal and collective Roma narratives.

The performance was followed by an artist talk moderated by ERIAC Executive Director, Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka.

We regret the absence of Aliz Farkas from the opening. We hold the Bura Gallery team in our thoughts and express our sincere sorrow at the loss of their colleague, Nikoletta Lakatos.

📸 Photos by Lisa Vlasenko.

Yesterday is Tomorrow, curated by Emese Molnár (@molnarmesi), is on display until 24 July, 2026.

@rtmunrose @theparamisar @a__wolf_1 @aliz._.farkas
@mirgaaa @molnarmesi

#WorldRomaDay #April8 #ERIAC

In celebration of International Roma Day and marking the 55th anniversary of the First World Roma Congress, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture opened the group exhibition Yesterday is Tomorrow, featuring works by Aliz Farkas, Roland Farkas, Rašid Nikolić, and Roxy Toledo Munrose.

Rašid Nikolić’s puppet performance took over the space in a moment of connection and joy. Through his distinctive artistic language, carried by hand-carved marionettes, he conveys personal and collective Roma narratives.

The performance was followed by an artist talk moderated by ERIAC Executive Director, Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka.

We regret the absence of Aliz Farkas from the opening. We hold the Bura Gallery team in our thoughts and express our sincere sorrow at the loss of their colleague, Nikoletta Lakatos.

📸 Photos by Lisa Vlasenko.

Yesterday is Tomorrow, curated by Emese Molnár (@molnarmesi), is on display until 24 July, 2026.

@rtmunrose @theparamisar @a__wolf_1 @aliz._.farkas
@mirgaaa @molnarmesi

#WorldRomaDay #April8 #ERIAC

In celebration of International Roma Day and marking the 55th anniversary of the First World Roma Congress, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture opened the group exhibition Yesterday is Tomorrow, featuring works by Aliz Farkas, Roland Farkas, Rašid Nikolić, and Roxy Toledo Munrose.

Rašid Nikolić’s puppet performance took over the space in a moment of connection and joy. Through his distinctive artistic language, carried by hand-carved marionettes, he conveys personal and collective Roma narratives.

The performance was followed by an artist talk moderated by ERIAC Executive Director, Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka.

We regret the absence of Aliz Farkas from the opening. We hold the Bura Gallery team in our thoughts and express our sincere sorrow at the loss of their colleague, Nikoletta Lakatos.

📸 Photos by Lisa Vlasenko.

Yesterday is Tomorrow, curated by Emese Molnár (@molnarmesi), is on display until 24 July, 2026.

@rtmunrose @theparamisar @a__wolf_1 @aliz._.farkas
@mirgaaa @molnarmesi

#WorldRomaDay #April8 #ERIAC

Yesterday is Tomorrow – Group Exhibition Opening on April 8 at ERIAC Berlin

✨ Featured Artist: Rašid Nikolić

Rašid Nikolić is a Roma artist, paramísar (storyteller), puppeteer and activist born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and based in Turin, Italy, who works at the intersection of woodcarving, puppet theatre and social engagement.

Since 2012, he has toured internationally with his performance The Gipsy Marionettist, combining traditional puppetry with autobiographical storytelling to challenge stereotypes and offer nuanced perspectives on Roma identity.

Alongside his artistic work, Nikolić is an active voice in Roma rights advocacy. His performances, including Rom VS Tutti, merge humour, critical reflection and social commentary to confront prejudice and dismantle misconceptions about Roma communities. Between 2023 and 2025, he served as professor of figure theatre in scenography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Turin, becoming the first person of Roma ethnicity to hold this position in Italy.

Exhibition Opening on 8 April, from 18:00 CET, at ERIAC Art Space in Berlin (Reinhardtstraße 41-­43, 10117 Berlin).

Evening Program:
18:15 – Marionette show by ‘paramiśar’ Rašid Nikolić
18:30-19:30 – Artist talk

Yesterday is Tomorrow: Spring Salon at ERIAC | Aliz Farkas (HU), Roland Farkas (NL), Rašid Nikolić (IT), Roxy Toledo Munrose(UK)

📷 ©Marco Marucci,"BESTIARIUM", 2020 www.marcomarucci.com

Yesterday is Tomorrow – Group Exhibition Opening on April 8 at ERIAC Berlin

✨ Featured Artist: Rašid Nikolić

Rašid Nikolić is a Roma artist, paramísar (storyteller), puppeteer and activist born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and based in Turin, Italy, who works at the intersection of woodcarving, puppet theatre and social engagement.

Since 2012, he has toured internationally with his performance The Gipsy Marionettist, combining traditional puppetry with autobiographical storytelling to challenge stereotypes and offer nuanced perspectives on Roma identity.

Alongside his artistic work, Nikolić is an active voice in Roma rights advocacy. His performances, including Rom VS Tutti, merge humour, critical reflection and social commentary to confront prejudice and dismantle misconceptions about Roma communities. Between 2023 and 2025, he served as professor of figure theatre in scenography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Turin, becoming the first person of Roma ethnicity to hold this position in Italy.

Exhibition Opening on 8 April, from 18:00 CET, at ERIAC Art Space in Berlin (Reinhardtstraße 41-­43, 10117 Berlin).

Evening Program:
18:15 – Marionette show by ‘paramiśar’ Rašid Nikolić
18:30-19:30 – Artist talk

Yesterday is Tomorrow: Spring Salon at ERIAC | Aliz Farkas (HU), Roland Farkas (NL), Rašid Nikolić (IT), Roxy Toledo Munrose(UK)

📷 ©Marco Marucci,"BESTIARIUM", 2020 www.marcomarucci.com

Yesterday is Tomorrow – Group Exhibition Opening on April 8 at ERIAC Berlin

✨ Featured Artist: Rašid Nikolić

Rašid Nikolić is a Roma artist, paramísar (storyteller), puppeteer and activist born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and based in Turin, Italy, who works at the intersection of woodcarving, puppet theatre and social engagement.

Since 2012, he has toured internationally with his performance The Gipsy Marionettist, combining traditional puppetry with autobiographical storytelling to challenge stereotypes and offer nuanced perspectives on Roma identity.

Alongside his artistic work, Nikolić is an active voice in Roma rights advocacy. His performances, including Rom VS Tutti, merge humour, critical reflection and social commentary to confront prejudice and dismantle misconceptions about Roma communities. Between 2023 and 2025, he served as professor of figure theatre in scenography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Turin, becoming the first person of Roma ethnicity to hold this position in Italy.

Exhibition Opening on 8 April, from 18:00 CET, at ERIAC Art Space in Berlin (Reinhardtstraße 41-­43, 10117 Berlin).

Evening Program:
18:15 – Marionette show by ‘paramiśar’ Rašid Nikolić
18:30-19:30 – Artist talk

Yesterday is Tomorrow: Spring Salon at ERIAC | Aliz Farkas (HU), Roland Farkas (NL), Rašid Nikolić (IT), Roxy Toledo Munrose(UK)

📷 ©Marco Marucci,"BESTIARIUM", 2020 www.marcomarucci.com

Yesterday is Tomorrow – Group Exhibition Opening on April 8 at ERIAC Berlin

✨ Featured Artist: Rašid Nikolić

Rašid Nikolić is a Roma artist, paramísar (storyteller), puppeteer and activist born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and based in Turin, Italy, who works at the intersection of woodcarving, puppet theatre and social engagement.

Since 2012, he has toured internationally with his performance The Gipsy Marionettist, combining traditional puppetry with autobiographical storytelling to challenge stereotypes and offer nuanced perspectives on Roma identity.

Alongside his artistic work, Nikolić is an active voice in Roma rights advocacy. His performances, including Rom VS Tutti, merge humour, critical reflection and social commentary to confront prejudice and dismantle misconceptions about Roma communities. Between 2023 and 2025, he served as professor of figure theatre in scenography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Turin, becoming the first person of Roma ethnicity to hold this position in Italy.

Exhibition Opening on 8 April, from 18:00 CET, at ERIAC Art Space in Berlin (Reinhardtstraße 41-­43, 10117 Berlin).

Evening Program:
18:15 – Marionette show by ‘paramiśar’ Rašid Nikolić
18:30-19:30 – Artist talk

Yesterday is Tomorrow: Spring Salon at ERIAC | Aliz Farkas (HU), Roland Farkas (NL), Rašid Nikolić (IT), Roxy Toledo Munrose(UK)

📷 ©Marco Marucci,"BESTIARIUM", 2020 www.marcomarucci.com

🍃 Join us for the opening of Yesterday is Tomorrow: Spring Salon at ERIAC on April 8, World Roma Day!

This group exhibition explores how traditional craft practices re-emerge in contemporary art as sites of innovation, memory, and cultural resilience.

Through works by Aliz Farkas, Roland Farkas, Rašid Nikolić, and Roxy Toledo Munrose, inherited techniques are re-enacted within new artistic contexts, becoming sculpture, performance, narrative, and installation.

The opening on April 8 takes place in the presence of the artists and features a marionette performance by ‘paramiśar’ Rašid Nikolić, followed by a conversation exploring how heritage is negotiated within the complexities of the present.

@aliz._.farkas @a__wolf_1 @rtmunrose @eriac_org @theparamisar

Opening: 8 April, 18:00; ERIAC Art Space, Berlin

18:15 – Marionette performance
18:30–19:30 – Artist talk

Exhibition: 9 April – 24 July 2026

The exhibition is presented under the framework of the Opre Roma! Month of the Council of Europe Roma and Travellers Division.

#WorldRomaDay #RomaArt #ERIAC #ExhibitionOpening

Great emotion.
Being recognized as a “Romani excellence” is the result of years of social commitment, activism, art, and struggle.

My family is my support, and to them I dedicate and return all the love that has nurtured me and led me to activism and art.

The 32nd edition of the International Competition “Amico Rom” is an opportunity for encounter and advocacy.

Award presented at the International Artistic Competition “Amico Rom,” directed by Santino Spinelli, as “Romani Excellence.”

This prestigious recognition celebrates cultural contribution and a leadership role within the Romani community, honoring individuals who promote identity, heritage, and social justice.

As the longest-running international event of its kind, “Amico Rom” plays a fundamental role for the European Romani community, celebrating excellence and giving voice—through international visibility—to the demands and expressions of the Romani people.
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Grandissima emozione
Essere riconosciuto in quanto “eccellenza Romanì” è il risultato di anni di impegno sociale, attivismo, arte e lotta.

La mia famiglia è il mio sostegno e a loro dedico e restituisco tutto l amore che mi ha nutrito e portato all’attivismo e l’arte.

La 32esima edizione del Concorso Internazionale “amico Rom” è un occasione di incontro e rivendicazione.

Premio conferito nell’ambito del Concorso Artistico Internazionale “Amico Rom”, diretto da Santino Spinelli, come “Eccellenza Romanì”.

Questo prestigioso riconoscimento celebra il contributo culturale e il ruolo di guida all’interno della comunità romanì, rendendo omaggio a personalità che promuovono identità, patrimonio e giustizia sociale.

In quanto evento internazionale più longevo nel suo genere, Amico Rom riveste un ruolo fondamentale per la comunità romanì europea, celebrando l’eccellenza e dando voce, con visibilità internazionale, alle istanze e alle espressioni del popolo rom.

#nonchiamatecizingari #barikaneroma