Ella Ben-Aharon
Israeli-born Ella joined the “Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company 2” after serving in the Israeli Air-Force. She moved to California to further her studies in dance, production, and bodywork. She then earned her BFA in Choreography & Production from CalArts. Since moving to NYC she has co-founded the T E A Dance Company and is now the artistic director of YelleB Dance Ensemble where she combines her visions of Art and the Human Body. Ella’s choreography was presented at St. Mark’s Church, Joyce SoHo, DTW, the Ailey Citigroup Theater, and the TANK to name a few. YelleB had residencies at MAKOR, Orchard Hill Farm (NH), and Ella was a guest teacher at the University of Florida. Ella is a Pilates Master Teacher and the head of PSC teacher training program at the Reebok Sports Club, NY.
For more about YelleB Dance Ensemble visit: www.YelleB.org
Matthias Neumann
Matthias Neumann is co-founder of the interdisciplinary design group normaldesign, which he has been leading as a full-time design practice since 2004. His architectural and artistic production has enjoyed international recognition through publications, exhibitions and successful competition entries, such as the selection as finalist for the WTC memorial competition, the winning entry to the Aviation Museum in Krakow, Poland, and the recently won competition for a center for contemporary African Art near Cape Town, South Africa. His work was exhibited at venues in New York such as the Center for Architecture, Urban Center Galleries, World Financial Center, Broadway Gallery, and at the Architectural Biennial Krakow, Poland and Spier Gallery, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Adi Shniderman
Adi is a photographer, video artist, educator and consultant. He uses photography, video, and sound. In recent years he has been involved in an eclectic number of projects from photography to video to collaboration with architects, musicians, and dancers. The projects are diverse and reflect Adi’s influences and passion for cross media projects. Adi exhibited internationally in England, Poland, Spain, Israel, Greece, the First Cyprus International Film Festival, as well as in New York City. Among his works are Air Condition, a video work which he made together with his wife, sculptor Merav Ezer, and Goofsa, a cross media collaboration between himself, architect Matthias Neumann, and dance choreographer Ella Ben-Aharon, a work that brought video, architecture and dance performance together to form unique interpretation of body movement in space.
