
Center Team

Ayala Frankel
Artistic Director
Ayala Frankel is an artistic director, entrepreneur, and choreographer. Her work as an artistic director and choreographer explores the intersection between contemporary choreography and the promotion of social values such as multicultural feminism, expanding the dance field to include diverse communities. She has been the artistic director of Kelim Center for Choreography since 2021. Additionally, she is the artistic director of the Nifgashot Festival in Kfar Shalem, which she initiated in 2017 at Kelim Center and, since 2020, has been presented in collaboration with the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality in the public space of Kfar Shalem. As a choreographer, her works have been presented at various festivals in Israel and abroad. She has received support from the Israel Lottery Council for Culture and Arts and the Independent Creators Fund, and has participated in residency programs including Studio Yasmin Goder and the RE-SEARCH program. She is a member of the Choreographers Association. As an independent dancer, she gained extensive experience working with choreographers such as Yasmin Goder, Batsheva Dance Company (Quantities Project), Yossi Berg, Oded Graf, Dana Rotenberg, Iris Erez, Tamar Borer, and more. In her youth, Ayala competed in ballroom and Latin dance, becoming a national champion. At 19, she shifted to contemporary dance, studying in a three-year program at the Haifa Dance Training Workshop. She holds a BA with honors in Philosophy and Art History from the Open University, is a graduate of the Percitz Program for Cultural Institution Management (Tel Aviv Municipality), completed the Change Agents in Performing Arts course at Beit HaShalom School, and is a certified Ilan Lev method practitioner. ככוריאוגרפית, העלתה את יצירותיה בפסטיבלים שונים בארץ ובעולם, נתמכה על ידי מועצת התרבות והאמנות של מפעל הפיס והקרן ליוצרים עצמאיים והשתתפה בתוכנית רזידנסי בסטודיו יסמין גודר, מסלול RE-SEARCH ועוד. חברה בעמותת הכוריאוגרפים. כרקדנית עצמאית צברה ניסיון רב ומגוון בעבודה עם הכוריאוגרפים.ות להקת יסמין גודר, להקת בת-שבע (פרויקט כמויות), יוסי ברג ועודד גרף, דנה רוטנברג, איריס ארז, תמר בורר ועוד. כנערה, איילה עסקה בריקודים סלוניים ולטינו אמריקאיים והיתה אלופת הארץ בתחום. בגיל 19 עשתה הסבה לתחום המחול העכשווי ולמדה במסלול תלת שנתי בסדנה להכשרת רקדנים בחיפה. בוגרת בהצטיינות של תואר ראשון בפילוסופיה ותולדות האמנות באוניברסיטה הפתוחה, בוגרת תכנית פרסיץ לניהול מוסדות תרבות של עיריית תל אביב, בוגרת קורס סוכני שינוי באמנויות הבמה של בית הספר לשלום, מטפלת מוסמכת בשיטת אילן לב ועוד.
Contact Email: ayala.kelim@gmail.com

Moran Bash Danon
CEO
Moran Bash Danon holds a BA in International Relations and Multidisciplinary Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She studied at the Academy of Dance – earning a BA and teaching certificate – in the Group in Jaffa program and the two-year Choreography program at Kelim Center.
Contact Email: morahn.kelim@gmail.com

Adi Sav
Operations and Production Manager
Adi Sav is a director, cinematographer, film editor, sound designer, and producer. She graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in the Screen Arts – Video and Film Department. Adi has extensive skills in cinema and visual communication, creating works across multiple genres and styles, including commercial, documentary, narrative, video art, dance films, and stop-motion animation. In the business sector, she produces digital content, commercials, and music videos, handling all stages from concept development to final production. Her works explore gender, body, movement, and consent in sexuality. As an artist, she has received excellence grants, and her films have been presented in international festivals. A film she edited won a global award for Best Film, along with a nomination for Best Editing. In 2023, she participated in an artist residency in Italy, creating and presenting a documentary on local culture. Adi has served as Operations and Production Manager at Kelim Center for Choreography since 2022. Portfolio:https://adisav.wixsite.com/adisav
Contact Email: prod.kelim@gmail.com

Katrin Tulkovski
Media
Katrin is an artist and filmmaker. After graduating from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance high school, she continued her studies in the Screen Arts Department at Bezalel, earning a BFA. In 2022, Katrin completed her MFA in Arts at Bezalel, Tel Aviv, and works as an independent multidisciplinary artist.
Contact Email: kelim.social.media@gmail.com

Tami Levovitz
Head of Choreography Program
Tami Levovitz – Head of Choreography Program Tami Levovitz is a choreographer, dancer, teacher, and costume designer. Her works place the living body at the intersections of dance, performance, and visual art. Tami has presented her works on prominent stages in Israel and abroad, including HaRamot Masakh Festival, Théâtre Garonne (Toulouse), Performance Conference, Im Flieger (Vienna), Shalem Dance Festival, L1dancefest (Budapest), New Dance in the Interdisciplinary Arena, Bat Yam Museum, Room Dance, Video-Dance Festival, Ohev Art Osim Art, and Tel Aviv Museum of Art. She graduated from the School of Visual Theater (2007) and the two-year Choreography Program at Kelim Center (2011). She holds a BA and teaching certificate from the Seminar College for Movement and Dance. In recent years, Tami has developed works outside the traditional theater space, extending their duration and connecting them with specific communities and environments. She maintains long-term collaborations with artist Guy Gutman, among others, and has performed with Iris Erez, Anat Danieli, Daniel Landau, Ariel Ephraim Ashbel, Anat Shmagr, Amos Hatz, and Gunilla Heilborn. From 2007–2015, she was a member of Ensemble 209 under the artistic direction of Tamar Reuven. In 2021, she co-artistically directed the March Rabbit Dance Festival with Anat Danieli at Kelim Center. In 2022, she co-artistically directed the Zaz Festival with Moshe Shechter Abshalom, and together they established a youth performance ensemble, which was invited to present as part of the Imagine Museum performance exhibition at Tel Aviv Museum of Art in early 2023. Since 2023, Tami serves as Head of the Choreography Program at Kelim Center
Contact Email: tamishein@gmail.com

Lior Levin
Technical Director
Lior Levin is a musician, lighting designer, and lighting technician. As a musician, he has founded and led several musical ensembles and composed music for multiple theater productions. As a lighting designer, he has designed lighting for numerous dance and theater performances. He served as chief lighting technician at Haifa Theaters, Habima, and Batsheva Ensemble. He currently serves as chief lighting technician for Inbal Pinto, Fresco Dance Company, and others. Lior was previously Technical Director at Tmuna Theater and is now the Technical Director at Kelim Center.
Contact Email: liorlevinus@gmail.com

