Cultural Diversity and Spirit of Aloha on Full Display at 8th Annual Hilo World Peace Festival

Cultural Diversity and Spirit of Aloha on Full Display at 8th Annual Hilo World Peace Festival

In the Hawai’ian spirit of ‘Aloha’, a sunny day warmly embraced more than 1000 citizens and visitors attending the Eighth Annual Hilo World Peace Festival held on Saturday, October 21, 2017 in Hilo, Hawai’i. Harry Kim, the Mayor of Hawaii Island, continued the annual tradition started by former Mayor Billy Kenoi and added to it…

Rome’s Terme di Caracalla (Baths of Caracalla) — a World Heritage Site where operas, ballets and concerts promote peace through the power of art.

Rome’s Terme di Caracalla (Baths of Caracalla) — a World Heritage Site where operas, ballets and concerts promote peace through the power of art.

Rome—This great Italian city’s second-largest Roman public baths originated in the year 216. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980, the site of these public baths (called thermae, in Latin) have been a well-known home to operas, ballets and other music concerts since 1937. An archeological treasure, these baths present a unique theatrical stage….

iChoose debuts in Chicago’s Mariano Azuela School

iChoose debuts in Chicago’s Mariano Azuela School

iChoose, ICAP’s innovative youth empowerment program that combines a mini-musical drama with small-group discussions to provide a vital anti-violence message to high school and middle school students debuted at Mariano Azuela in Chicago, Illinois on June 11th. In the first session, thirty students were asked to record their thoughts as they viewed the iChoose video….

Wayne Shorter receives the 2017 Polar Music Prize

Wayne Shorter receives the 2017 Polar Music Prize

[video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”a5ED_NXM17w&rel=true” width=”640″ height=”480″ anchor=”https://icapeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wayne-award2-vid.jpg”] Wayne Shorter, the globally revered saxophonist, composer and ICAP co-president received the 2017 Polar Music Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at a gala ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on June 15th. The Polar Music Prize which has been called the “Nobel Prize of Music”…

Musically vibrant Havana hosts 6th International Jazz Day flagship concert

Musically vibrant Havana hosts 6th International Jazz Day flagship concert

The worldwide celebration of International Jazz Day 2017 culminated in an all-star global concert, hosted by actor Will Smith, in Havana’s historic Gran Teatro de La Havana Alicia Alonso, Cuba. The special gala, broadcast to 125 countries, was attended by Cuba’s First Vice President Miguel Diaz Canel, UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova, various ministers, diplomatsm…

Miho Pine Grove—lovely component of UNESCO’s Mount Fuji World Heritage site—artistically inspires visitors across the centuries

Miho Pine Grove—lovely component of UNESCO’s Mount Fuji World Heritage site—artistically inspires visitors across the centuries

At one entrance to the Miho Pine Grove—which, in 2013, made it onto the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of Japan’s Fujisan (Mount Fuji) Cultural Site—there stands a statue of an ancient farmer. The farmer, Hakuryo, a character in an age-old Japanese mythological tale called “Hagoromo,” watches the dance of a celestial maiden (or…

Guam schoolchildren conduct their own ‘TED Talks’ of peace

Guam schoolchildren conduct their own ‘TED Talks’ of peace

Inspired by ICAP’s mission to build a culture of peace as well as develop future peacemakers through the arts, students at Guam’s LBJ Elementary School and Tamuning Elementary School displayed their artistic capability in a variety ways under the umbrella of establishing peace consciousness. On Jan. 20, LBJ and Tamuning students, teachers and staff welcomed…

Guam Hosts Fifth Latte Peace Festival

Guam Hosts Fifth Latte Peace Festival

The year 2017 marks the 72nd anniversary of the end of World War II, during which the Chamorro people suffered from unspeakable atrocities committed on the beautiful island of Guam. More than 3,000 Guamanian citizens gathered Jan. 21–22 for the fifth annual Latte Peace Festival. This highly anticipated yearly event promotes peace, friendship and cultural…

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