Moussem Nomadic Arts Centre, Zeemtouwersstraat 6 Rue des Mégissiers, Brussels (2026)

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Zeemtouwersstraat 6 Rue Des Mégissiers

11/06/2026

Last Saturday, we explored Nabila Halim’s web platform and audio creation, vol. 1 of 7seera و T9seera. Thank you to everyone who came to listen and discuss the creation of a participatory sonic piece, places to channel your anger, and the moments when anger is necessary. Relive the event through the soft images of photographer Britt Ryckebosch. 📸📷 © Britt Ryckebosch

The interactive audio platform is now online at https://t9seera.com!

𝘈 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘕𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘢 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘮, 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰 (𝘛𝘜𝘉𝘈 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨), 𝘚𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘢 𝘍𝘢𝘩𝘭𝘪 (𝘈𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘦, 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯), 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘳 (𝘸𝘦𝘣 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵), 𝘐𝘕’𝘐𝘔 (𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵) 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘮. 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘷𝘰𝘭. 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘝𝘢𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘒𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘯.

15/05/2026

7seera و T9seera (𝘏𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘢 𝘸 𝘛𝘬𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘢) is a participatory audio project in which Moroccan multidisciplinary artist Nabila Halim uses music, cooking and conversation as frameworks for collective encounters of care.
For its first volume, a group of fifteen people discussed pieces of music together that resonated with the following phrase: “Anger, I flee from you, Anger, I dwell in you”. The recorded encounters were compiled into a sound archive, distributed in both digital form and through physical gatherings, assembled by Laure Merlo (collective Tuba) and built into an interactive platform by Laure Fesler.
What emerges is a collective playlist of words and songs, a field of relations and reverbations, mapping out a many-voiced narrative about anger - an emotion that is so politically laden and often heavily contained. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟲 𝗮𝘁 𝗩𝗞 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼-𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱.

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Saturday 06/06/26, 16h30 - 20h00 (with break) at VK Hangar - (Rue Saint Joseph 14, 1080 Molenbeek Saint-Jean)
𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲: French
𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆: admission ticket (3,5 EUR + reservation fee) via the link in bio or at (link)
Free drinks and snacks will be provided!

NL / FR in the comments↓

A participatory audio project by Nabila Halim, co-created in collaboration with Laure Merlo (TUBA collective), Sofia Fahli (Atonale edition), Laure Fesler (Web development) and numerous other participants. Hosted and produced by Moussem Nomadic Arts Centre and VaartKapoen.

Poster design .edition

05/05/2026

We are delighted to welcome Cleo Diára for a residency at Moussem for two weeks, as part of our annual exchange programme with Alkantara!

Cleo Diára (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist working across theatre, film, and performance. Born in Praia, Cape Verde, in 1987, she moved to Lisbon during her childhood and graduated at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School. Co-founder of the collective Aurora Negra, she has collaborated with some of Portugal’s leading directors and appeared in numerous national and international theatre projects and film productions. In 2025, she received the Best Actress award at Cannes (Un Certain Regard) for O Riso e a Faca, directed by Pedro Pinho – a historic first for a Portuguese production and for the representation of Portuguese-speaking African countries.

𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦: 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘭𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘺𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘒𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘬𝘩𝘰𝘶 (2023), 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘰 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯ç𝘢 (2023), 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘹 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘶 (2024), 𝘋𝘪𝘦𝘨𝘰 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘨à (2024) 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯é𝘴 𝘚𝘺𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘝𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 (2025).

Portrait picture © Filipe Ferreira

01/05/2026

This weekend on May 2 and 3, more than 2,500 studio doors will open to visitors, including those of the Moussemstudio in Anderlecht!
𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗲 𝗱𝘂 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲 16 1070 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘆𝗮 𝗞𝗼𝗻é 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿. 𝗔𝘆𝗮’𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Swipe along to get a feel of the atmospheres and materials from Aya’s research, and discover more at the studio tomorrow!

🔍 Check out the other open studios in the neighbourhood participating in Atelier in Beeld via the interactive map online at https://planatelier.vgc.be – you’ll find werkplaats walter, Dekoratelier, Globearoma, Kiosk, Max, paraplufabrique, level five Brussels, figs&pears and Mona at walking distance from moussem!

29/04/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 - 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴!
A full month of literature, poetry, film, performance, music, photography, urbanism, and print — animated by the artistic creatives of one of the world’s most charged and uncontainable cities.

The core of Johannesburg is rhythm, mobility, self-determination: 𝘑𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘑𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 - 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳, 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 (Maneo Refiloe Mohale). A city whose history is filled with conflict, carrying deep traces of post/apartheid. In Johannesburg, violence and the intensity of the public space go hand in hand with animated forms of togetherness that challenge power and refuse to be categorised. Artists operate in fluid collectives, a collaborative ethos that is deeply connected to the cultural and spiritual pulse of the city.

This multifaceted artistic vitality is programmed for an entire month, spread across Brussels’ cultural institutes. Moussem Cities Johannesburg will take place throughout February 2027: programme details this autumn.

A programme by Moussem in collaboration with , , .architecture, , , , , and others who will join us on the way. Supported by the Flemish Authority and the Flemish Community Commission.

Artwork: Solo Match, digital image, 2026 - Minenkulu Ngoyi & Nathaniel Sheppard III

27/04/2026

10 years ago, the first edition of Moussem Cities invited Tunisian artists, thinkers and cultural operators to tell the story of Tunis through their work. A festival series was born: going from Tunis to Beirut, Casablanca, Algiers, Damascus, Dakar, Teheran, to Istanbul in 2025, Moussem Cities turns to a different metropolis in the SWANA region and broader African continent each edition, in an endeavour to channel their artistic vitality to Brussels.

Together with local artists, diasporic creatives, and various partner organisations in Brussel, the festival explores urbanity across geographies: a platform of recognition, exchange, and collision.

Swipe along for a trip down memory lane while we are in the midst of preparations for a new edition of Moussem Cities in 2027 – more info will follow very soon!

𝘔𝘊 𝘛𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴 - 𝘊𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘶𝘳 𝘯’𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘵 © 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘥 𝘔𝘰𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯

𝘔𝘊 𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘶𝘵 - 𝘑𝘰𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 © 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘫𝘫 𝘈𝘭𝘪

𝘔𝘊 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘢 - 𝘙𝘈𝘞 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺 / 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘢 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 © 𝘋𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘴

𝘔𝘊 𝘈𝘭𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴 – 𝘚𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘖𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘛𝘢𝘣𝘵𝘪 © 𝘖𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘛𝘢𝘣𝘵𝘪

𝘔𝘊 𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴 – 𝘒𝘈𝘚𝘏𝘈𝘚𝘏 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘭𝘮𝘢 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘮 © 𝘋𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘴

𝘔𝘊 𝘋𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘳 - 𝘌𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘯𝘦 & 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘊𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘺𝘦

𝘔𝘊 𝘛𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯 - 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘶𝘵-𝘰𝘯 ê𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘯? 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘬𝘢𝘳 / 𝘔𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘔𝘰𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘪 𝘛𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘳, 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 © 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘮

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17/04/2026

𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹. 𝗜𝗻 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀: 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘆’𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼, in which we stepped into the emerging universe of mātri-phagía — a transformative rite that seeks to assimilate violence in its most visceral, embodied form. This work-in-progress is inspired by by matriphagy, the act of offspring consuming their mother: through fragments of choreography, projections, and soundscape, Yara Boustany holds Beirut as a city forever reshaping itself through cycles of violence, itself a mother whose essence gets absorbed and transformed in a dance of devouring and rebirth.

We want to thank Yara, Nancy, and everyone who witnessed the first unfoldings of mātri-phagía with us and shared their reflections during the collective conversation afterwards.

Pictures by Navid Fayaz .fayyaz
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31/03/2026

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗵𝗮, 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺!
Hussein Shikha (°1995) works at the intersection of experimental film, animation, textile, and video game design to engage with layered symbologies that reflect his heritage and family history. Through repetition, variation, and subtly interconnected forms, his intricate pixel drawings unfold beautiful if manipulated personal recollections forged from his PlayStation Memory Card and situated experience. Rather than following a linear narrative, Shikha searches for meaning through heightened, dispersed associations that invite viewers into moments of reflection, recognition, and spiritual resonance. Pixelation becomes both a visual signifier and philosophical tool that fragments, encodes, and eludes clarity, also echoing traditions of concealment found in Islamic art. Shikha was born and raised in Iraq. He moved to Antwerp in 2009 where he is currently based.

During his residency at Moussem, Hussein will continue developing Legend of Sumeria, a project that explores how video games can function as a tool to archive and reinterpret visual cultures embedded in endangered iraqi heritage. Drawing from Mesopotamian mythology, Islamic visual cultures, and Marsh Arab weaving, the work translates textile motifs and symbols into a digital environment while engaging with the sociopolitical histories surrounding cultural heritage, memory, and representation, all the while challenging dominant orientalist portrayals of Arab, Islamic, and Middle Eastern cultures with video games.

📸 portrait © Areej Ashab – Legend of Sumeria: work-in-progress documentation – GARDEN_OF_EDEN.ISO (2023) videography by Hussein Shikha

17/03/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺ā𝘁𝗿𝗶-𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗴ì𝗮 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘆.

mātri-phagía is a transformative rite that attempts to contain and assimilate the violence we are enduring in a visceral and embodied form. Impregnated with a turbulent reality, Yara Boustany uncovers beauty within the horrific, tracing enchanted maps that bridge the primal body with synthetic and digital realms.

Beirut — a city forever reshaping itself through cycles of turmoil — stands as a symbol of how societies wrestle with destruction and rebirth, a microcosm of a world at the brink of collapse, driven by wars, unchecked consumption, and exploitation.

Matriphagy, the act of offspring consuming their mother observed in certain spiders and insects, shows an extreme form of maternal care, where the mother willingly becomes nourishment for her young. Inspired by this phenomenon, the work explores the continuity of existence — an oscillation of ancestral experience from its quantum origins to the human form. Beirut becomes the mother, nurturing her progeny through cycles of devouring and renewal, her essence absorbed and transformed in a visceral, transformative dance.

𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺, 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦, 𝘠𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘉𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘮.𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵.

📅Thursday March 26th 2026, 19:30 - doors 19:00
📍Moussem Studios, Rue du Chimiste 16 1070 Anderlecht

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16/03/2026

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘁𝘄𝗼-𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺. 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝟭𝟵:𝟯𝟬 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼!

Yara Boustany (b. 1990, she/her) is a Lebanese multidisciplinary artist, choreographer, performer, and artistic researcher born in Ghbeleh, Lebanon. Her work spans choreography, visual art, and performance, exploring sensorial stimuli that guide humans toward unexplored dimensions of existence—seeking states of enchantment and disturbance. Her creative process draws on imagination and improvisation, unlocking the infinite potential of the body and voice beyond conventional constraints. She is the founder and artistic director of Amalgam Studio Beirut, one of the few remaining independent performing arts spaces in the city, dedicated to alternative artistic practices and collective creation.

This residency marks the first collaborative research phase of Yara’s new piece, mātri-phagìa. It includes her initial artistic exploration with sound designer Jad Atoui, focusing on the development of the work’s sonic and performative language. The residency also constitutes the first encounter and collaborative research with one of the performers of the piece, Nancy Nasr El Deen, laying grounds for embodied exchange and the exploration of the choreography beyond Yara’s own body.

📅open studio on Thursday 26/3/26, 19h30 at 16 Rue du Chimiste 1070 Anderlecht
📸 © Yara Boustany

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