The 12-foot doll Little Amal begins its American tour
ON THE WAY. JENNIFER YES. MARIA LITTLE AMAL’S OFFICIAL ARRIVAL IS TOMORROW AFTERNOON IN CHINATOWN AND TODAY WE WILL BE TALKING TO HER TEAM WHO WILL ENSURE SHE IS READY FOR HER BIG DAY. She is a little girl on a big journey with an even bigger goal. At 12 feet tall, ten-year-old Syrian refugee Amal is larger than life and inspires powerful conversations wherever she goes. The whole idea of AMAL representing refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, especially young people, just worked. AND IT BECAME SHE AN INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OF HUMAN RIGHTS. Little Amal brings her need to belong to unfailing hope with her to Boston in search of a welcoming community and a warm embrace. No matter where you come from, who you are, and how you identify, in this moment you realize that there is a place for you. Amal’s expressions are human, as if she is letting us know when she is hungry, sleepy, cold, or lonely. SHE evokes powerful emotions in people. It is the genius of the puppet makers and the puppeteers who animate them that people take their arrival very, very seriously. LITTLE AMAL WILL WALK THROUGH BOSTON GREETING STRANGERS AS SHE CONTINUES TO SEARCH FOR HER MOTHER, WHO SHE LAST SEEN ESCAPE FROM WAR-DROPPED SYRIA. The feeling of joy of welcoming strangers, welcoming someone. And before embarking on her 6,000 mile journey to San Diego, little Amal will be stopping at various locations here in BOSTON over the next three days. And you can see, get to know and welcome them for free. AND YOU CAN FIND THESE LOCATIONS ON WALK WITH A MORGUE. WE’
The 12-foot doll Little Amal begins its American tour
Updated: September 9, 2023, 3:44 p.m. EDT
A 12-foot-tall puppet that has traveled the world spreading a message of hope to displaced people everywhere begins a 6,000-mile journey across the United States in Massachusetts. Little Amal makes her American debut Wednesday in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood, and her trek ends Nov. 5 in San Diego. Designed and built by Handspring Puppet Company, the larger-than-life puppet is the focus of “The Walk,” a performance art project celebrating human migration and cultural diversity. Little Amal is a 10-year-old Syrian girl and refugee whose name means “hope” in Arabic and she sparks powerful conversations wherever she travels “One – just took off and she has become an international symbol of human rights said David Lan, producer of The Walk. “No matter where you come from, who you are, how you identify, that’s how it is in this moment.” “You realize there is a place for you,” said Enrico Dau Yang Wey, the puppet show director. Little Amal’s facial expressions are human-like and show when she is hungry, sleepy, cold or lonely. “It evokes strong emotions in people. “It is the genius of the puppet makers and the puppeteers who enliven them that people feel their arrival very, very strongly,” Lan said. “It’s the feeling of joy, of welcoming joy, of welcoming someone.” Little Amal will cross over. For three days she traverses Boston, greeting strangers as she continues to search for her mother, who she last met while fleeing the city war-torn Syria. After Boston, Little Amal will also stop in the western Massachusetts communities of Ashfield and North Adams on Sunday. Click here to see a full list of events during her trip to America.
A 12-foot-tall puppet that has traveled the world to bring a message of hope to displaced people around the world begins a 6,000-mile journey across the United States in Massachusetts.
Little Amal makes her American debut in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood on Wednesday and her journey ends November 5 in San Diego.
Designed and built by Handspring Puppet Company, the larger-than-life puppet is the focus of “The Walk,” a performance art project designed to celebrate human migration and cultural diversity.
Little Amal is a 10-year-old Syrian girl and refugee whose name means “hope” in Arabic, and she sparks powerful conversations wherever she travels.
“The whole idea of Amal representing refugees, asylum seekers and migrants – particularly young ones – has just taken off and she has become an international symbol of human rights,” said David Lan, the producer of “The Walk.”
“No matter where you come from, who you are, how you identify, in that moment you realize that there is a space for you,” said Enrico Dau Yang Wey, the puppet show’s director.
Little Amal’s facial expression is human-like and shows when she is hungry, sleepy, cold or lonely.
“It evokes strong emotions in people. It is the genius of the puppet makers and puppeteers who enliven them that people feel their arrival very, very strongly,” Lan said. “It is the feeling of joy, of welcoming joy, of welcoming someone.”
Little Amal will spend three days running around Boston greeting strangers as she continues to search for her mother, who she last saw fleeing war-torn Syria.
After Boston, Little Amal will also stop in the communities of Ashfield and North Adams in western Massachusetts on Sunday. Click here to see a full list of events during her trip to America.