Meet The Team
Israel Aloni
Artist, Artistic Director & Co-Founder
Israel Aloni is an independent choreographer, educator, performer, writer and culture entrepreneur.
Aloni studied dance at Bat Dor Dance Studios in Tel Aviv and Thelma Yellin School of the Arts, from which they graduated with honors in 2001. As a performer, Aloni danced a vast repertoire of globally acclaimed choreographers during their engagement with the Israel Ballet, Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, “The Project” belonging to the Israel Opera and Odelya Kuperberg Dance Group. Between 2002–2017, Aloni created and performed a rich selection of repertoire with GöteborgsOperans Danskompani (Sweden) which was their home company for these fifteen years.
In 2013-2014, Aloni was a guest artist with Sasha Waltz & Guests in Berlin, Germany. Alongside their career as a performer, Aloni has been choreographing, mentoring and teaching dance. They have worked around the world with both professionals and students of higher education in independent structures as well as in institutions such as Regionteater Väst (SE), Norrdans (SE), Sasha Waltz & Guests (DE), NAROPA (US), Sydney Dance Company (AU), Estonian National Ballet, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and MAPDance Chichester (UK) to name a few.
As an independent choreographer, Aloni has developed their own choreographic language which is also the core of their teaching method. Aloni’s practice is mainly derived of their fascination with the infinite creativity of the mind and fantasy, whilst utilizing the body as a physical demonstration of the self – a medium for interaction with others and subjectively experiencing the world. Moreover, their methodologies of creation and production are direct results of their desire to facilitate a reality in which individuals are liberated and encouraged to emancipate their subjective artistic voice through actions and activities that reward the artists, their collaborators and the public.
There is a constant element of research and query in Aloni’s artistic and educational work which accompanies their making, developing and teaching processes. Currently Aloni is describing the language and methodologies of their practice, in order to share a more sequential and coherent trajectory of their philosophy with others. All of Aloni’s multidimensional and multidisciplinary practices are voluntarily or involuntarily orientating towards the development of their method – The I.Aloni Experience.
Aloni’s inquisitive nature leads them to investigate, research and challenge phenomena and concepts in various fields of knowledge and domains. Notably, Aloni is engaged in and aspire to stimulate the discourse about gender and nonconformism. They regularly return to biology, anthropology and psychology for references. In addition to the choreographic work that Aloni continuously develops, they occasionally release written articles that reflect on social-political matters and contemporary dance practices. At times, the articles are filled with queries and quests which aspire to mainly inspire the reader to ponder and perhaps come to new conclusions of their own. Such article is On Art and Activism which was published by Howlround in 2020.
Other times, Aloni presents clear proposition for new thinking and reorganization of the collective consciousness in order to evolve our reality into a more equal, liberated and humbling place to live in. Such article is What Do You Mean When You Say Gender? which was commissioned and published by IETM in 2016.
Israel Aloni is the Artistic Director of ilDance which they also co-founded with Lee Brummer in 2012 in Gothenburg, Sweden. From January to October 2018 Aloni was also the Artistic Director of Tr.IPP which was a unique pathway for artists in the dawn of their career where they were mentored on the journey to emancipate themselves and unleash their individual artistic voice through holistic thinking, critical view on art and society as well as crosssectorial investigatory processes. Tr.IPP happened only in 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. Additionally, Aloni is a member of the advisory board of BIRCA - Baekkelund International Residency Center for Artists on Bornholm, Denmark.
Lee Brummer
Artist, Associate Director & Co-Founder
Lee Brummer is an independent choreographer, international guest teacher and educator.
As a performer she danced with the Bat Dor Dance Company (Israel), The Emanuel Gat Dance Company (Israel) and with various independent choreographers across Europe. She has worked as choreographer's assistant in a variety of dance productions and musicals in Sweden and abroad.
Brummer completed her BA-Dance and teaching degree at The Jerusalem Academy of Music & Dance and has studied psychology, theatre and pilates alongside her career as a dancer and choreographer.
Over the years Brummer has been teaching and working with companies such as: DV8, Australian Dance Theatre, Sydney Dance Company, National Dance Company Wales and Norrdans to name a few. Additionally she has been guest teaching open professional classes and at universities and schools worldwide. Brummer has been choreographing her own work within different structures since 2010.
Today her teaching practise is composed of anatomical and physical exploration which is dedicated to discovering ones individuality, originality and capacity within their own body. In her choreographic practise, text and spoken word have become more influential as part of the process and work on stage. Her attraction to text is varied and spreads across the spectrum of originally written text, interviews, scripts and spoken word.
Brummer co-founded ilDance together with Israel Aloni in 2012.
Johanna Byström
Company & Project Manager
Johanna is a cultural manager and dance artist with a background in the independent performing arts field. Throughout her professional career, she has gained extensive experience leading and executing initiatives of various scales across diverse sectors. She is dedicated to strengthening the independent culture sector through innovative strategies and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Her work centers on fostering creative entrepreneurship, supporting intercultural collaborations, and managing globally distributed teams to develop sustainable and impactful artistic projects. Johanna is passionate about contributing to resilient cultural ecosystems, creating meaningful artistic exchanges, and making the performing arts accessible to a wide audience.
Giordana Patumi
International Project Manager
Giordana is a multifaceted artist with a diverse background in dance, movement and arts administration, flourishing across Europe. With a foundation in diverse dance forms and a strong academic pursuit in performing arts management, she has contributed significantly to various artistic projects, festivals, and educational platforms across Europe and the US. More about Giordana HERE.
Gwyn Emberton
Project Manager
Gwyn is a choreographer, producer and artistic director with over 20 years experience in making and producing contemporary dance and international collaborations. Gwyn has worked with ilDance in various capacities and different projects since 2014. He is originally from the UK and currently based in Malmö, Sweden.
Ozlem Bekiroglou Aldogan
Communication Manager
Ozlem is a communications and project manager specializing in international arts and culture projects. She specializes in public relations, communication strategies, project management, and event planning. She has worked with international festivals, biennials, and artistic projects across the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Asia. Ozlem has a deep interest in collaborating with diverse cultures, identifying the needs of audiences and crafting compelling narratives that resonate across different cultural contexts.
Arūnas Mozūraitis
Administrator
Arunas (Aru) - is a professional and versatile dance artist. With a wide background in performing, he has worked with various dance collectives and choreographers around Europe. In addition, he is now teaching and choreographing his own work. His strong organisational skills led him to work as a dance course coordinator (Sweden), event manager (Lithuania) and in 2019, he founded Pure House Europe - International Dance Events (camp and battle), which gathers dancers yearly from all around the world.