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PRESS INFORMATION
Please access the news articles below for
some of the projects The IPP have launched
in the recent past:
| "The Mountain of Peace Musical" 10/07 Click here for the Florida Times Union article |
"The Key of Life" 08/07 Click here for the Folio Weekly article |
"Kids
Use Songs to Tout Peace" |
'Mountain'
Gladly Gives Peace a Chance" |
Frances Key and The International Peace Performers are available for interviews or for a variety of productions and presentations, including but not limited to the following:
"The Mountain of Peace Musical"
This full-length stage production tells the story of five international families - Arab, African, American, Asian, Jewish - who each lose a child to the ravages of war and subsequently are inspired to journey to the Mountain of Peace where the roots of war and ways of peacemaking are explored. Fourteen dynamic songs paired with powerful videos, monologues, and dances make this an incredible experience for viewers, leading them to a new awareness of the personal side of war by challenging them emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Enjoy the excerpts of Act II, Part One. Other videos from the show can be seen by going to www.franceskey.org and scrolling down to the video collection at the bottom, which is also posted on www.YouTube.com/franceskey
"One Day" Concert for Peace
Our concerts are tailored to your needs, providing the full chorus or a few singers, a full repetoire of songs with videos, skits, and dances or the presentation of just a few. The concert may include live musicians upon request - some of the best in the city - or we can sing to our instrumental tracks. We have versions of our show that are geared to a wide variety of ages and walks of life. To download and hear excerpts of our many songs, click here:
| Children of the World | Come to the River |
| There is a Way (UNESCO's New Songs of Peace) | Instrument of Peace |
| Oh, Africa | Sing a Song for Women |
| One Day | The Flag of Living Stars |
| It Takes a Village |
"One Day" Concert with Speakers
Frances and her colleagues will create a presentation for your organization that includes speakers on topics of your choice that relate to peace and international goodwill, and will present these with any combination of music and videos that suit your venue. Click here to listen to one of Frances's speeches:
"Becoming a Peace Performer" Workshop
This workshop is geared to youth but appropriate for adult inclusion, offering small group activities for a day or weekend that bolsters awareness of the world's refugee crisis, the need for peacemaking techniques, a hard look at our personal and community prejudices, the power of the arts to produce social change, and much more. A typical workshop includes activities in dance, art, singing, songwriting, cooking "stone soup" style, viewing videos, talking with international guests, and performing/recording together as a finale.
"Refugee Heart"
This book and CD recounting Frances's work in a Kosovar refugee camp, illustrated by a translator at the camp, Adriatik Baliaj, provides insight into the refugee experience, post traumatic stress syndrome, and the therapeutic value of music in the lives of traumatized people. Adriatik's portraits of the refugees, Frances's poetry, and a CD of songs that grew out of this project make this book a unique one that you will want to share with others. Publication forthcoming in the summer of 2008.
Theme Songs and/or Collaborative Songs
Frances has written specialty songs for various non-profits or allowed her work to be used by organizations that promote human rights and peace. Some of such organizations include UNESCO's New Songs for Peace, The Mayor's Humanitarian Awards (OneJax.), Girls, Inc., and Kesler Mentoring. In addition, Frances has collaborated with a number of musicians to produce songs, including Cyrille Verdeaux, Dani Donadi, Gina Martinelli, Paul Beach, Kurt Hawthorne, Dan Tyler, and Jamie Defrates. If you are interested in having a song produced for your special cause by Frances, feel free to contact her with your request.