Theatre creator, dramaturge and artistic consultant to theatre, dance and performance-art works in Israel and abroad. His stage works focus on adaptations of canonical Western drama into a language of visual imageries. Holds a Master’s degree in philosophy and a Master of Fine Art’s degree in theatre directing, both with outstanding honors, from Tel-Aviv University. In 2018 he received his Doctor’s Degree for a dramaturgical analysis of the spatial aspect of Socrates’ philosophizing. Avneri served as a teacher in Tel-Aviv University’s Department of Philosophy; in The Israeli Open University; and in several institutions aimed at stage creation, among them The School of Visual Theatre in Jerusalem. He was also a visiting scholar at The Theatre, Film, and Media Studies Institute, Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main (Germany). Currently, Avneri teaches theory and practice of theatre in Tel Aviv University’s Department of Theatre Arts.