![]() ![]() Since her first steps at the Syrian border, she’s traveled 6,000 miles. ![]() These invitations have led to an extension of the original concept to tours through Europe and last year in New York City. But as she began to walk, we began to realize the response that she elicited from people in the street that she met, and then her presence online in various ways, that she was resonating very strongly in people's imaginations.” Word spread, and it didn’t take long before groups from around the world sent invitations to Amal. “It was going to be one, crazy thing that we did, and if we managed to do it, that would be enough. “This started as a one off,” Lan said in an interview. The other side of the stage was Manchester in the UK,” said David Lan, co-founder and producer of The Walk Productions. “One side of the stage was the Syrian border with Turkey. Amal’s first performance took place in 2021. She’s designed by Handspring Puppet Company of South Africa, the company responsible for the lauded main character in “ War Horse.” Though she’s as expressive as the company’s other theatrical creations, her performance has played out across a much wider stage. Her name is Little Amal, “hope” in Arabic. While she’s made of lightweight materials, such as cane and carbon-fiber, and requires three puppeteers at one time to operate, she’s also a symbol of refugee displaced populations now widely recognized across the world. Over the weekend, Bostonians will feel her larger than life presence in-person as she arrives on the commonwealth’s shores for the start of her journey across the United States. ![]() At 12 feet tall, she towers above most other puppets – she even has about four feet over Big Bird. She’s roughly three times the height of an average 10-year-old girl. (Courtesy The Walk Productions/Igor Emerich) to raise awareness about the plight of refugees across the world. Facebook Email Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee child, travels across the U.S. ![]()
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