Little Amal is a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, spreading her story of hope as she discovers the beating heart of America, its blended culture and diverse people.
MEET AMAL OCTOBER 18, 2023 FROM 6-7:00 PM!
SHE WILL JOURNEY FROM ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS TO PARC INTERNATIONAL FOR THE GRAND FINALE.
Bienvenue à Lafayette, Amal
Meet Amal in person as her U.S. journey stops in Lafayette on October 18th for a theatrical adventure through our unique and welcoming community.
Music, dance and Louisiana folklore will guide Amal through downtown with her new friends she meets along the way. A musical finale will take place at Parc International with a cultural experience at the Bicentennial Celebration.
Sights and sounds by Acadiana Symphony Youth Orchestra, Acadiana Talent Youth Actors Troupe, Brandon Broussard, Coco Tribe of Canneci Tinne, Corey Ledet, Fire Expressions Performing Arts Conservatory, Riley Family Band, Soul Express Brass Band, and The Magnolia Sisters
Click below to join us in making feu follet lanterns to guide Amal around. It’s great kid friendly activity!
AMAL’S ROUTE
Join us from the beginning at ACA at 6:00 PM, or be ready to welcome Amal at Parc International for the grand finale performance taking place shortly after 6:00
Who is Little Amal?
Little Amal is a 12-foot tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl who has traveled through cities, towns and villages across Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and the UK in 2021, and Ukraine, Poland and the Netherlands in 2022.
The walk is a celebration of art, hope and shared humanity that aims to unite communities and refocus attention on the urgent needs of refugees, immigrants and asylum seekers, and to highlight the rich cultures and contributions immigrants bring with them.
Amal walks for the hundreds of thousands of refugees and displaced people of all ages roaming the world in search of safety, half of whom are children. When she walks, Amal brings people together. She gives voice to marginalized people (although she does not speak), and she is welcomed by ordinary people and people of power.
Little Amal’s Journey : Allons jouer à Lafayette ! is produced by Festival International de Louisiane. Made possible with the support of Lafayette Convention and Visitors Commission, Lafayette Economic Development Authority, Lafayette Parish Bicentennial, Downtown Lafayette Unlimited, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Acadiana Symphony Orchestra & Conservatory of Music, La Maison Creole de Freetown Museum, Attakapas Collective
Amal Walks Across America was made possible through the generosity of these organizations:
