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Ilay den Boer is a Dutch-Israeli director born in Jerusalem in 1986. When Ilay was three, his parents moved to the Netherlands. He studied at the Amsterdam School for Fine Arts (Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten). Since 2008, Ilay has been working on writing and creating “The Promised Celebration”, a series of six performances that share a common story and themes: through his own path and that of his family, Ilay questions the history of the state of Israel and Jewish identity. Ilay’s shows have been produced by Het Huis van Bourgondië, an artistic structure based in Maastricht. He was named artistic director of the 2011 edition of the festival Confronting Cultures: Israel op het podium, which will be held in Tel Aviv and Amsterdam. Ilay is also a very active member of the Nieuwe Helden foundation.