International Collaborations
“See Me: A Global Concert” by the World Economic Forum
"See Me: A Global Concert” is the remarkable result of an international collaboration between hundreds of musicians, artists, and film teams who took a leap of faith, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, to create together, across the world, a beautiful 23-minute musical production in the spirit of trust, connection, and hope. With the participation of Yo-Yo Ma, the Chamber Orchestra of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, the Choir of the State Orchestra of São Paulo, the Orchestra della Toscana, the Drakensberg Boys Choir, the Beijing NCPA Orchestra, and sand artist Jim Denevan.
An original production by the World Economic Forum.
Marin Alsop, Music Director.
Nico Daswani, Executive Producer
Bernadette Wegenstein, Film Director
Es Devlin, Creative Director
John Benam, Director of Photography
Annette Porter, Film Producer
Generous support provided by Intesa Sanpaolo.
The film’s world premiere was screened at the opening night of the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda on January 24, 2021. Read more here.
"Arsala Khan" Afghanistan and Northern Ireland
Young People in Northern Ireland & Afghanistan Join Together in Music
Featuring young musicians from Traditional Arts Partnership (Armagh, Northern Ireland) and Afghan Women's Orchestra / Zohra Ensemble, and Afghanistan National Institute of Music. Read the full press release here.
A collaborative project developed by Beyond Skin and the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in association with Traditional Arts Partnership, Zohra Ensemble, Unique New Adventures Ltd, 3 Forty Five Films, and Yallaa. Thank you to all the individual donors who supported this project and our principal funders WOMAD Foundation, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and Factor Law. A very special thanks to all the talented and courageous young musicians who participated in this project.
Project production and logistics team:
Una Lappin, Project Manager
Benjamin Wu, Conductor Artist, Music Director
Mark Smulian, Executive Music Producer
Kacper Lewandowski, Audio Editor
Chris Heath, Film Producer and Editor
Kenny Qua, Logistics, Audio & Film Engineer
Elaine O'Sullivan, Logistics and Music Director
Kerry Anderson, Communications Assistant & Marketing
Dr. Ahmad Sarmast, Project Director Afghanistan
Darren Ferguson, Project Director Northern Ireland