Little Amal

2022

Lincoln Center Theater, New York

Directed, Written and Concept by Tea Alagić
Photos by Lawrence Sumulong & Giancarlo Abrahan

Presented in collaboration with St. Ann’s Warehouse, Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York Philharmonic, School of American Ballet, and The Juilliard School

Special thanks to The Metropolitan Opera and New York City Ballet

Handspring Puppet Company’s Little Amal, a 12-foot-tall puppet directed by Tea Alagić, has become an internationally recognized celebrity. Following her original appearance as the biggest star of the 2019 Obie Award-winning play, The Jungle, Little Amal and her team traversed over 5,000 miles across Europe for The Walk project, drawing attention to the plight of childhood refugees and asylum seekers at politically charged public gatherings. Now, Amal journeys to New York City as a beacon of hope and a larger-than-life symbol of the American immigrant experience. Little Amal’s exploration of the Lincoln Center campus offers a powerful opportunity to see it anew, through the eyes of a refugee child who has just arrived here. Featuring a New Orleans style second-line parade led by Jazz at Lincoln Center musicians and music by composer Kareem Roustom and Antonín Dvořák.

Tea Alagić Studio
AUTHOR

Tea Alagić

TEA ALAGIĆ is an internationally acclaimed Bosnian director, writer, producer, actor, and educator. Celebrated for her highly visual, physically dynamic approach, Tea draws on circus and trapeze training, the traditions of Jacques Lecoq, and immersive theatrical techniques to transform text into embodied ritual with bold theatricality. Critics have called her work “vivid, vital, and a lot of fun”, with The New York Times noting her ability to create “a vivid, very recognizable world”, and The New Yorker praising her direction in the North American premier of Elfriede Jelinek’s Jackie, highlighting her skill in finding “infinite variety in Jelinek’s long text… make this smashing of an old icon worth a visit.” 

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