On her first day in the UK, Amal wandered the shore alone until distant sounds  guided her to a crowd of singers in an abandoned train station.

There, an unexpected participatory and musical event unfolded around Amal, musically directed by Anil Sebastian of London Contemporary Voices.

In partnership with Creative Folkestone, Folkestone Fringe and KRAN.

This is a past event that took place on 19 October

After arriving in the UK, Amal soon founds herself in Dover town. Families gathered with home-made star lanterns and together they guided Amal to a high point where she could see over the horizon.

Artist duo UV Labs, based in Turkey and Paris created a new lighthouse for Dover, built with local people over the course of a week. This striking structure stood tall again the backdrop of Dover Castle, the site of one of the UK’s oldest remaining Roman lighthouses.

Over the course of the evening the lighthouse became strung with star lanterns – as it is illuminated Amal understands the way she must walk next.

In partnership with Future Foundry, UV Lab and English Heritage.

This is a past event that took place on 20 October 2021.

As Little Amal landed on British soil, the world renowned theatre company, Complicité, guided her across the Dover coastline at St Margaret’s bay.

Directed by Sasha Milavic Davies the performance of Little Amal’s encounter on the beach explored how human connection transcends borders and oceans.

“no one would leave home
unless home chased you to the shore”
– From Warsan Shire’s poem ‘Home’

In partnership with Complicité

This is a past event that took place on 21 October 2021.

Joined by the children of Canterbury, Amal walked to the local university accompanied by a giant urban fox as her guide through the city.

In partnership with University of Kent 

This is a past event that took place on 21 October 2021.

Refugee Tales welcomed Amal to Canterbury with an event of poetry, storytelling and song.

Songs and stories that explore journeys and adventures just like Amal’s mixed with live performance and puppetry to create this special event of welcome.

In partnership with Refugee Tales

This is a past event that took place on 21 October 2021.

In a celebratory event of welcome created with Lewisham, the London Borough of Culture 2022, Amal was welcomed to Lewisham where a giant fairground wheel was been erected in her honour.

There she discovered treasures from around the world in Deptford’s bustling street market, formed new friendships with the young people of Lewisham and celebrated the diversity of the borough, the first borough in the UK to be recognised as a borough of sanctuary.

In partnership with Lewisham Borough of Culture, Deptford X, The Migration Museum and Deptford Lounge.

This is a past event that took place on 22 October 2021.

The Royal Docks welcomed Little Amal to a sensory storytelling journey through the docks, filled with live performance, food, film, beatboxing, music and dance.

This event of welcome celebrated the past, present and future of this off the beaten track area of London.

Commissioned by the Royal Docks in collaboration with imPOSSIBLE and designer and director duo Jon Bausor and Matthew Dunster.

This is a past event that took place on 22 October 2021.

Amal arrived weary at St Paul’s Cathedral in the heart of the London.

When she knocked on The Great West Doors, the ceremonial doors of the Cathedral, they opened wide to welcome her.

On the steps of the Cathedral, spoken word and music collided in an event of welcome directed by Phyllida Lloyd.

In partnership with St Paul’s Cathedral, Phyllida Lloyd, Nick Skilbeck and City of London Choir.

This is a past event that took place on 23 October 2023.