Hong Kong Dance Exchange 2024
Israel

Layil GOREN

Layil Goren is a Creative Dance Performer, Teacher and Therapist from the Golan Heights in Israel.

In 2019 she graduated from the Kelim Choreography Center’s 2-year Program under the artistic direction of Sharon Zuckerman Weiser. In 2010 she studied a choreography education course at the SNDO Academy of Theater and Dance – Amsterdam. In 2002 graduated her professional dance qualification at the Kibbutz Ga’aton professional Dance Workshop, and in 2007 at the Vertigo International Dance Program, which led her dancing also professionally in the Young Vertigo Company.

Between 2016 – 2019 Layil created the works: Lisa, Two is a Creature One is a Herd, Training – as part of the 80/80 Festival – Suzanne Dellal Center Tel Aviv and Kelim choreography Center Bat Yam.

Over the years she worked with choreographers such as: Ido Batash, Sahar Azimi, Deganit Shemy, Merav Cohen, Ruth Segalis, Nachshon Stein, Orit Shaul, Elad Shechter, Nicol Mahler and Noa Atar.
In 2018 she started working with the choreographer, composer and voice-artist Annabelle Dvir in all of her latest stage works – performing both nationally and abroad.

Layil is also a therapist of the Ilan Lev Method, and a contemporary dance teacher in various programs in Israel.