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.

Lakhtara is drawn to circular movements rather than linear stories and is fascinated by the negative of an awake reality, the underbelly of existence. She explores the rhythms of mycelium networks, the pulsation of traffic jams, and the echoes of intergenerational memory. Across each work, she seeks connection — reactivating what is considered dead material and celebrating the unseen links that bind all things.