Ariel Efraim Ashbel lives and works in Berlin. He is a graduate of the school of visual theater Jerusalem (2006) and holds a BA in philosophy and history from Tel Aviv University (2011). Weaving together a wide array of historical, political, theoretical, and pop culture references, his pieces are interdisciplinary compositions at the intersection of theater, dance, music, and installation. He also collaborates as a performer, dramaturg and light designer with friends such as visual artist Alona Rodeh, choreographers Ligia Lewis and Constanza Macras, performance collectives Showcase Beat Le Mot and Apparatus, composer Wojtek Blecharz and more. Ashbel lives and works in Berlin where he regularly collaborates with HAU Hebbel am Ufer, as well as other institutions and festivals around Germany and internationally.