1975-1982 - Artistic director of The Khan Theatre in Jerusalem
1984-1992 - Artistic director of The Cameri Theatre- Tel-Aviv
1996-2004 - Artistic director of The Young Company of the Habima National Theatre
2004-2016 - Artistic director of The Habima,the National Theatre of Israel
2011-2015 - President of the Union des Théâtres de l'Europe
Ilan Ronen was the Artistic Director of the theatre in the years 2005-2016, after running two other theaters – the Chan Theatre in Jerusalem and the Cameri theatre of Tel Aviv. During the last decade Ilan has put a lot of attention to expand on the international activity of Habima. One of Habima’s most important tours was of a performance of Ilan Ronen’s version of »The Merchant of Venice« in London’s Globe Theatre during in the 2012 International Shakespeare Festival.