Little Amal is a 12-foot puppet that represents a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, created to bring awareness to the plight of the Syrian refugees.
Philadelphia is one of just 35 U.S. cities chosen to host a free public arts engagement with Little Amal, a giant puppet spreading a big message.Amal Walks Across America"It's gonna be a really special event," says Taibi Magar, Co-Artistic Director of the Philadelphia Theatre Company."Little Amal is a 12-foot puppet that represents a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl," says Deborah Block, Producing Artistic Director for Theatre Exile.
Here, Block says Little Amal will be looking for a home, wandering the streets in South Philadelphia.Little Amal will end this first journey at the Singing Fountain on East Passayunk Avenue.Will you just let me sleepMagar says in creating this part of her walk, they were thinking about both the plight of the refugees and also the houseless population.
She says seeing Little Amal in motion allows us to actually feel the loss, the sorrow, the searching, while also having moments of tenderness and connectedness.
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