Pablo Girolami, dancer and choreographer, was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and is of Italian and Spanish origin. He studied at the Tanz Akademie Zürich. In 2014, he began his professional career as a dancer in Wiesbaden/Darmstadt with Hessisches Staatsballett, and in Italy with Spellbound Contemporary Ballet. Since 2017, he has created works for Hessisches Staatsballett, DeDa Production and Café Klatsch, EgriBianco Danza, Kseij Dance Company, The LabCollective, TanzWerk101 Zürich, and Ateneo della Danza Siena.

In 2020, Pablo Girolami was selected by the AnticorpiXL Network for the ResidanceXL programme. Born from the desire to explore his own vision and deepen his creativity, Compagnia IVONA made its debut with its first creation, the duet Manbuhsa, which won the Twain_DirezioniAltre 2019 Award, the Audience Award at CortoinDanza 2019 in Cagliari, and recognition at the 33rd Certamen Coreográfico de Madrid. Manbuhsa was also selected for the Vetrina della Giovane Danza d’Autore Anticorpi XL 2019 and Red Acielo Abierto, and was later presented in Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Germany, and Turkey.

The company takes its name from Girolami’s alter ego. IVONA is supported by the National Dance Production Centre DANCEHAUSpiù, the CID of Rovereto, the Oriente Occidente Festival, and the TWAIN Production Centre.