Xavier University of Louisiana Welcomes Internationally Celebrated 12-foot-tall Puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian Refugee Girl

新奥尔良 - 小阿, the internationally celebrated 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, will be arriving in 新奥尔良 on 2023年10月14日至15日, as part of her epic 6,000-mile journey across the United States this fall. Xavier University of Louisiana’s Performance Studies Lab and other cosponsors of the event have created a series of theatrical “events of welcome” for Amal during her several stops in 新奥尔良. Amal’s walk will shed light on refugee rights and the environmental impact of displacement on children.

与赌博十大平台排行, other cosponsors and coordinators of the special events for Amal’s visit in 新奥尔良 include 的 Andre Cailloux Center for Performing Arts & 文化上的正义, 考特尼·布莱恩 和圣. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Friends of Lafitte Greenway, Goat in 的 Road Productions, 的 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra拾荒者, Mondo异超人, 八音盒村, 没有梦想推迟-诺拉, 的 Preservation Hall Foundation.

On Sunday, October 15, from 4-5 p.m., Amal will take a walk from the Bayou Choupic (Bayou St. John) to the Andre Cailloux Center for Performing Arts & 文化上的正义. 人 will meet at the Magnolia Street Footbridge at 4 p.m.

由 Preservation Hall Brass Band, 阿迈勒也会跟着来 的路径 that migrants and traders have followed for thousands of years. 的 event will begin with a water ceremony led by Dr. Jefferey Darensbourg (member of the Atakapa-Ishak Nation of Southwest Louisiana) at Magnolia Street Footbridge and end at the Andre Cailloux Center on Bayou Road. This specific welcome event is produced locally by Xavier University of Louisiana, 的 Andre Cailloux Center, Goat in 的 Road Productions, Mondo异超人, 不推迟梦想, 的 Preservation Hall Foundation.

"As a co-founder of Xavier's Performance Studies Laboratory and an alumna, I think it speaks volumes to the University's ability to embody its mission of social justice and to understand the currency of the creative and performing arts to bring light to critical issues we're facing in these times,”医生说。. 罗宾·G. 范德, Xavier University of Louisiana’s director of Women’s Studies, co-founder and affiliate faculty of the Performance Studies Lab, associate professor of English and African American and diaspora studies. “Partnering with other local theatre and performance organizations to create an event that connects us to what's happening globally, to do so while also recognizing our own history and culture in 新奥尔良, from Bayou to Bayou Road, becomes our unique version of ‘的 Walk’ with 小阿.”

All 小阿 events are free and open to the public and produced in collaboration with 的 走产品 与…有关 Handspring Puppet Company. 人 who wish to participate in this movement and are curious to learn about Amal’s story and corresponding themes can peruse a 小阿 reading list, as well as an educational pack for adults which will also include a series of “simple acts,” suggesting ways in which Americans can participate in migrant and refugee-supporting initiatives within their communities.

“Folks will come away curious about what's happening both here and abroad, consider ways they can be involved, also understand why art matters. I hope Xavierites and the local community will come out and experience this moment with us,”医生说。. 范德.

 Video content of 小阿’s journey will be shared across 的 Walk Production’s Instagram (@walkwithamal)、抖音(@littleamalthewalk), walkwithamal.org.

“Folks will come away curious about what's happening both here and abroad, consider ways they can be involved, also understand why art matters. I hope Xavierites and the local community will come out and experience this moment with us,”医生说。. 范德.

路线图是 在这里. A press kit can be found 在这里.

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