Little Amal - Ag Teacht le Chéile

Join An Táin Arts Centre for the incredible journey of Little Amal, a giant puppet on a mission of hope and unity. Little Amal is the 12 foot puppet of a 10 year old Syrian refugee child who has become a global symbol of human rights, especially those of refugees. Amal, whose name means Hope in Arabic, is from just outside Aleppo in Syria. She has visited 160 towns and cities in 16 countries and has been welcomed by two million people on the street and by tens of millions online.
Her journeys are celebrations of art and hope that draw attention to the huge numbers of children and their families fleeing war, violence and persecution, each with their own story. Her urgent message to the world is ‘Don’t forget about us’.
Little Amal travelled to Dundalk on her way from Belfast to Dublin, an especially powerful and meaningful journey. Other famous borders she has crossed include from the US into Mexico, from Turkey into Greece, from Poland into Ukraine.
Her journeys are produced by The Walk Productions in association with Handspring Puppet Company.