Dorone Paris is an Israeli-born contemporary composer living and working in Ireland. Her work exists at the intersection of performance, sound art, and installation, exploring how music can embody, question, and reimagine social and political realities.
Dorone studied Music and Philosophy at the University of Haifa, Israel, before continuing her musical journey in the UK, where she earned a Master’s Degree and a PhD in Composition at University College Cork. Her education in both music and philosophy informs her approach, allowing her to combine rigorous conceptual thought with a highly tactile, experiential exploration of sound.
Growing up in Israel profoundly shaped Dorone’s artistic voice. The political and cultural complexities of the region deeply influence her musical aesthetics, leading her to engage with themes of conflict, coexistence, identity, and collective memory. She is the founder of PATH art, an organisation dedicated to fostering dialogue and envisioning a peaceful coexistence between Jews and Arabs in Israel-Palestine through artistic and cultural exchange.
Dorone’s practice is characterised by its focus on the act of listening: how it can be stretched, sharpened, and politicised. She creates immersive soundscapes and performance environments that are at once fragile and forceful, encouraging audiences to confront sonic detail, silence, and tension. Her work is noted for its use of musical colour and intensity, resulting in compositions that are sonically rich, texturally layered, and emotionally provocative.
Her pieces have been performed across Ireland, the UK, continental Europe, North Africa, Israel, and Palestine, reflecting both the international scope of her work and her commitment to cross-cultural exchange.
