Meet The Team
Israel Aloni
Artist, Artistic Director & Co-Founder
Israel Aloni is an independent choreographer, pedagog, performer, writer and culture entrepreneur.
Aloni has been developing their movement research practice - The I.Aloni Experience, which also forms the foundation of their teaching practice. There are two continuous engines in this practice: the immensely charged field between the performer and the witness-spectator; and the agency of the dance-performer in the process of making-performing.
Aloni resonates with the account of Gilles Deleuze which suggests that an idea informs the medium. When an idea appears, it already informs in what medium it wants to be explored and expressed. Therefore, Aloni continues to experiment with different formats and contexts for both making and presenting their work, this includes: Boys Just Want To Have Fun is a durational piece (6-8 hours in gallery/museum spaces); Within the European Cooperation project Dancing History(y)ies Aloni developed site specific works for archeological and heritage sites across Europe; In 2025 Aloni is making PASSING (commissioned by Toplocentrala in Sofia, Bulgaria) which is a black box performance where the witnesses-spectators are sat in the round.
Aloni investigates concepts across disciplines, namely philosophy and psychology, often reflecting on themes of ontology, gender and nonconformity. Alongside their choreographic work, they publish texts in different formats including MILON QUIS - words for dance (published by CIRCADIAN, 2025) PUSH: It Will Come Later (published by CIRCADIAN, co-editor & co-author, 2021) On Art and Activism (article published by Howlround, 2020) and What Do You Mean When You Say Gender? (article published by IETM, 2016).
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 and in June 2025 they are graduating the MA program - New Performative Practices at Stockholm University of The Arts. As a performer, Aloni worked with globally acclaimed choreographers during their engagement with GöteborgsOperans Danskompani (Sweden) 2002-2017, Sasha Waltz & Guests 2013 - 2014, Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company 2001-2002, The Project of the Israel Opera (Tel Aviv) 2010-2011, Odelya Kuperberg Dance Group (Tel Aviv) 2010-2011 and The Israel Ballet 2001.
Aloni is the Artistic Director and co-founder of ilDance which they established together with Lee Brummer in 2012 (Gothenburg, Sweden). They are the conceptual architects of International Contemporary Dance Collective - a large-scale European cooperation project dedicated to collective artistic practices and knowledge production processes. They are a researcher in the Cultural Transformation Movement Project - a European cooperation project working with change in artistic and policy making process towards more just realities for underrepresented communities. They were also the Artistic Director of Tr.IPP in Melbourne, Australia in 2018 - a unique program supporting emerging artists through holistic and critical thinking, and crossectorial investigatory processes.
Additionally, Aloni has been serving as advisory committee member for international organisations such as IETM - International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts, and BIRCA (Baekkelund International Residency Center for Artists, 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.