about…
AMINA KHELIF is a new york based director, theatre artist and creative collaborator. She is passionate about making theatre with accessible, colloquial language; theatre that is FUN, exciting, and that is a conversation with its audience. She is a fervent believer in the unique power of theatre to create CATHARSIS that builds community and motivates social change. Her work is ALWAYS feminist and intersectional and is often focused on the queer experience. She often finds herself working in genres that orbit the central hub of dark comedy and she believes in the power of humor to activate the body and open it to new ideas and experiences. She loves to explore the form in new ways and has worked on immersive, interactive, and multi-media productions. She has attacked such projects as a director, producer, devisor, & actor.
An experienced and adaptable creator, she is drawn to projects that excite her and say something that needs to be heard now!— the medium and her role are far less important to her.
Amina holds a BFA in Theatre & Performance from Emerson College.
ethos of practice…
Amina is a process-based director who is EMPHATIC about leading with empathy in all of her work, believing that the best work comes from supportive, warm environments that foster experimentation and “serious play”. She is passionate about treating actors as equal collaborators and is a huge proponent of bringing your “full self” to a room. To that end, she is committed to creating equitable, safe, and accountable rooms.
She remains in awe of the wisdom of The Body and encourages trusting work from it through the Michael Chekhov Technique, Mary Overlie’s 6 Viewpoints, Action Theatre, and the Linklater Voice Method.
