Amel Malfait Lakthara

Amel Malfait Lakhtara (°1995, she/her) is a Moroccan-Belgian theatre director, scenographer and sociocultural worker. After studies in history, Arabic and philosophy she made theatre her terrain of visual exploration, graduating with great distinction in Drama and Directing from RITCS in 2021. Lakhtara is also part of the collectives CaddyForPalestine & Collectif Faire-Part.

Rooted in the surrealist and absurd spirit of Brussels, Lakhtara’s work drifts between dream and decay. She creates visual universes on stage where the abject and the magical intertwine: shadow realms of fungi, cars, and plastic — cyclical, multiversal and ever-changing. Her practice blurs the line between stage and sculpture, crafting spaces that breathe, rot, and regenerate. Lakhtara’s theater and scenography invite audiences into tactile ecosystems where transformation feels both intimate and cosmic.

During her residency at Moussem, Lakhtara delves deeper into her visual and dramaturgical exploration of the many ways we say goodbye — to places, borders, homes, people. This research fuels the development of her new performance, TRIQ SALAMA, whose raw material emerges here through a patient investigation of images and gestures. Instead of telling the story of departure through text, she lets images, movements, and video fragments reveal the subtle emotional shifts that accompany the act of leaving. The residency becomes a laboratory of departure, where visual matter shapes meaning and the intimate choreography of letting go slowly takes form.