Ariel Efraim Ashbel

Ariel Efraim Ashbel is a Berlin based director. He makes stage spectacles weaving together a wide array of (pop) cultural references. Through composing and sampling, he collaborates with his transdisciplinary, international team of friends to make compositions at the intersection of theater, visual art, dance, music and ritual.

Ashbel is associated artist at HAU Hebbel am Ufer Berlin. His shows are also presented at Kampnagel Hamburg and FFT Düsseldorf, as well as other international institutions and festivals. He collaborates with different artists as dramaturg, light designer and occasionally performer, and teaches in several art schools and universities. He is represented by the Berlin based production and performance label high expectations.