Little Amal meets Alice at Oxford Botanic Garden

At 1.00pm on Tuesday 26 October 2021, in the 150th anniversary year of Lewis Carroll's Alice Through The Looking Glass, Amal reached Oxford and was welcomed by Alice at Oxford Botanic Garden, during their 400th Anniversary year. Find out more about Oxford Botanic Garden's 400th Anniversary celebrations here: www.obga.ox.ac.uk/
Taking inspiration from Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass, the story of Amal meets Alice begins in the Garden of Live Flowers where Amal arrives with a bag of memories of her home in Syria - memories that have kept her going on her long and arduous journey - some are happy and some are sad. As Alice and Amal navigate fantastical flowers and the demands of the Red Queen, Amal's memories are spilt out into the city of Oxford…..can Alice help her find them? Through their quest the girls form a bond and learn about each other's worlds.
Amal and Alice, both in giant puppet form, travel across the city from Oxford Botanic Garden to Merton Fields finding Amal's memories brought to life by partner creative and community groups. Read the full story written by award-winning children’s book author, Nadine Kaadan, here: www.storymuseum.org.uk/amal-1
Part of The Walk Produced by Good Chance, Stephen Daldry, David Lan and Tracey Seaward in association with Handspring Puppet Company. The Walk is an international arts and campaigning project, in which the puppet Amal will follow in the footsteps of thousands of unaccompanied child refugees who have been forced to take the same treacherous journey. Starting in Gazienter in late July, Amal will pass through 50 towns and cities across Europe, including Oxford on Tuesday 26 October, arriving in Manchester at the end of October. Follow her incredible journey at www.walkwithamal.org/
Amal Meets Alice partners include:
The Story Museum
Oxford Botanic Garden
Mandala Theatre
Oxford Youth Dance Company
Ark-T
Bodleian Library
University Museum of Natural History
KAMA
Asylum Welcome
Charlbury Refugee Action Group
Iraqi Women Art and War
Dancing Oxford
Oxford Festival of the Arts
Christ Church

[@WanderingNoldo]

Amazing. Beautiful. Mesmerizing.

[@NKsEntertainment]

Very good 👍, Amal is here in New York, we met her 👏

[@tmaffeo]

My son saw her in Brooklyn yesterday we will see her sept 30th in staten island I can’t wait 🌻🌻🌻

[@wandaortiz4315]

I would have loved to have seen that and my granddaughter's too.

[@tmaffeo]

@@wandaortiz4315 it was truly amazing my grandkids still talk about Amal we have a pic of her on my fridge 🌻🌻🌻

[@arcticflower7223]

This was so cool! They endowed them both so much personality.

[@lindasmith2827]

I love Amal she’s nice

[@iliketrainsandtrams2328]

Alice just looks angry

[@dianemccloud5990]

She does, they need to change that and make her smile, in the books Alice is a happy character, make her facial movements better....

[@LindaCooperraj]

hypnotising - loved the music and the performance

[@BonekaBejo]

Ok salam kenal👌

[@lynnsalisbury3080]

Mesmerizing and so realistic.

[@IKnowedit]

I love Amal so peaceful and graceful

[@tnazmoobl1352]

True

[@michelemaliano7860]

Those who think this is creepy and demonic must have deep dark hearts and souls. I feel sad for them.

[@carmelolara9734]

Jajaja cálmate es muy bella amal muy dulce la amo

[@brilliance2319]

There is something about these dolls/ puppets movements that seem scary to me too. Then at the same time the visual appearance of the dolls look very skillfully and carefully built.

[@user-qo3eh3dg6c]

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[@stephaniegormley9982]

@@brilliance2319 LIttle Amal's appearance is fine. It's her followers myopic political agenda that's the scary part.

[@stufffromtiegansbrain6942]

This was so cool seeing because my friend was the queen of hearts!

[@ErwinPagunsan-ls3bd]

Very symbolic gestures

[@theamateurear]

Alice looks angry. 😆

[@lexiurrea1354]

This is art somebody made these.

[@anirak1988]

Aquí dé nuevo! El hombre y sus maravillas!!

[@wafadjenansalah3812]

بارعون من يقومون بتحريك الدمية و كأنها فيها روح حقيقية و احاسيس

[@icantread9798]

Amal is here to beg Alice for refuge in her country…along with 100 fighting age men

[@eclipsepjmasks2344]

Now thats what I call a Crossover

[@Kakulito_Boricua]

Que interesante 🤜🏻🤛🏻🇵🇷🙂

[@TruthTouch1]

Nice indeed but Alice looks mean

[@user-Mari_Mey2jr5wh9]

🙏🙏🙏

[@danielguerrerojaimes8002]

Traiganla a México por lo que más quieran

[@TheBabypod]

What is this beautiful music? Was it downloaded by Oxford and/or was it playing at the scene as the puppets did this? This is verrry cool.

[@lallibadshahpb46todubai95]

Amal❤️❤️&alice💖💖

[@aneelaahmed3337]

I went to see her in Birmingham it was really nice

[@cozygirlmelonnotgrowing5932]

I meet them once

[@mindfulnessmusic9227]

🙃✨Mind blowing🙃✨🙃✨🙃✨🙃✨

[@aliciagarcia-lf2kt]

Quisiera saber la historia de Amal

[@rolandrimann8788]

It's a PUPPET.

[@cotymartinez8440]

Qué miedo. Para halloween está perfecta

[@RamosNunez-ln4vs]

La pregunta que me ago donde esta la persona real de la niña por que no la musetran a ella 👧

[@zenabzenab6231]

الحرب السورية حركت العالم والكرة الارضية

[@cinthyasantillan2741]

🧐😱👏👏👏👏👏👍

[@JoseSanchez-mk1ed]

These puppets are like Annabelle from the conjuring meets the Wicker man. Real cult vibes.

[@KayimaEgeneonu-gb8vl]

brooooooooo

[@jazcarvajal4635]

La humanidad es humanodad no fuccion!!! Volteemos a ver lo que de verdad es tangible y tiene VIDA!! NUESTROS HERMANOS SI ESYAN SUFRIENDO 😡😡😡😡

[@GracielaMorado]

Así es porque yamar la atención de todo el mundo si todos sufren sobre todo en la guerra también pierden familia

[@GracielaMorado]

Cuál es el fin y la gente que le sigue el juego pónganse a orar por jerusalen por el fin de los tiepos

[@ramyarmany]

Scary

[@hadilalissa4651]

😔😔

[@groovex81]

alabergha jajaja eso si se ve tetricoo

[@wafadjenansalah3812]

بارعون

[@lestiathompson5429]

Demons

[@thedon2703]

Creepy

[@minithankappan1226]

Indian music?

[@michelemaliano7860]

No, Native American music.

[@user-sw6bs7ft9x]

LTslo!!!!!!¡ 1:13

[@titicatfollies6615]

Their faces are oddly old and grotesque. Not peaceful or loving. I cannot understand what the presenters think they are saying.

[@tmaffeo]

Really ? Wow ! I see Amal, a young girl from Syria . With A war going on , she wound up losing her mommy and has been looking all over the world 🌎for her . That’s what I see look deeper inside , not outside . Beauty is skin deep 🌻🌻🌻

[@KayimaEgeneonu-gb8vl]

cool uwu

[@user-lj6ln1kx7f]

P

[@user-nz9fn3zw2x]

Age appropriate material not sex Ed for 4-8 years and up until it's the right age grade 7/8+

[@itz_mushroom_9334]

Bro wth did this come from

[@lynnette46]

Why can't Amal have her own spot light. Alice character was written while on LSD. I hate this being put together. Thumbs down.

[@EF-fc4du]

Alice is way prettier.

[@mnaik4651]

Stupidity! I guess when the real giants show up, everyone will be nice and brainwashed to accept them. "They're you friends"!

[@sleepyshaw278]

Lol 😅 i know what u mean

[@cradleofanal]

This is just creepy.. this world is so sick and people can't even see that they are being fooled..

[@user-fm3xr9yz3i]

💯

[@abeezy-pb5sq]

How though

Finally, someone said it, this is so creepy

[@michelemaliano7860]

I think the humans know that Alice and Amal are not real humans.

[@itz_mushroom_9334]

It represents a Syrian refugee whose only 9 years old his losing her mom and walked all around the world trying to find her

[@babythecure3753]

Como les gusta manipular ala gente la verdad😂😂😂😡😡😡