Ilanit grew up in Rehovot, Israel. She is a graduate of the Jerusalem Rubin Academy of music and dance and also of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where she studied theatre and musicology. She has been an independent creative artist for the last ten years. She won the Excellence in Performance award in the Gvanim B’mahol (shades in dance) Festival in 2001. Ilanit was the founder and manager of the Improbiza Ensemble (1999-2003). During the year 2000 she took part in an artist exchange between Israel and Taiwan, where she created choreography for two dance companies, taught contact improvisation and gave workshops. Ilanit collaborates regularly with other artists and companies, teaching and performing in Israel and Europe (Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Ireland). She lives in Tel Aviv, where she teaches improvisation, composition, contact and technique. Go back to the Company Members page