“Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.” – James Baldwin In Kevin R. Free’s A Hill On Which To Drown...
Application Open Until MArch 31 The Apollo, in partnership with BET and 125th Street Business Improvement District (BID), is pleased to present the return of the Harlem Entrepreneurial Micro-Grant Initiative to support local businesses and arts organizations and arts collectives in financial need. Through the initiative, ten $10,000 micro-grants will be distributed to local merchants...
The Apollo’s Career Panel series provides a behind-the-scenes look at lesser-known careers in arts and entertainment and shines a spotlight on people of color working in creative industries. Part panel discussion, part live demonstration, these informative events provide tangible takeaways and insightful resources to empower the next generation of creative minds in these fields. Costume...
Hailed as “our most vital public intellectual” (Vanity Fair), MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Ta-Nehisi Coates has graced the Apollo stage many times including the theatrical premiere of his seminal work Between the World and Me and his conversation with Oprah Winfrey about The Water Dancer in 2019. This award-winning author and journalist gained a wide readership...
Since the release of "Kingfish", his Grammy-nominated 2019 Alligator Records debut, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Christone Kingfish Ingram has quickly become the defining blues voice of his generation. From his hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi to stages around the world, the now 22-year-old has already headlined two national tours and performed with friends including Vampire Weekend,...
Dining with the Divas is a unique event that highlights extraordinary women from various industries who serve as role models and mentors. This special luncheon attracts more than 350 guests and is an important networking opportunity for a diverse and influential group of women. In 2022, Dining with the Divas will return to the historic...
The Apollo Theater Academy Technical Stage Production Internship provides high school students with opportunities for professional and personal development as they explore careers in Technical Stage Production. Interns learn how to apply technical elements of theater such as lighting design, videography, audio engineering, carpentry, and production design to live and recorded stage productions. Over six...
Known as one of New York’s most popular live entertainment experiences, Amateur Night at the Apollo attracts performers and audiences from around the world in a classic talent competition that has launched the careers of countless legendary artists, from Ella Fitzgerald to Lauryn Hill, H.E.R, D'Angelo, Jazmine Sullivan, and Machine Gun Kelly. to Lauryn Hill,...
What began as a regular gathering of some of New York's best underground MCs at various locations around New York City has grown into one of hip hop’s most recognized platforms, showcasing newcomers and veterans alike on national concert tours, albums, documentaries, and the popular MTV sketch comedy series, The Lyricist Lounge Show. Celebrate 30...
Tune in for the latest Apollo Live Wire from the Archives with Derrick León Washington, cultural anthropologist, curator and dancer, as he guides audiences through a behind-the-scenes look at how static materials usually associated with archives can be re-interpreted and re-activated in thought-provoking new ways. This informative archival deep dive allows viewers to reimagine ways to think about culture,...
How did the artists of the Harlem Renaissance respond to the historic events that shaped their time? And how are contemporary creatives dealing with the issues of the present moment in their own work? These questions lie at the heart of the Apollo commission of the New Black Fest, which has engaged 18 contemporary playwrights...
Derived from the Swahili word meaning “birth,” Kuzaliwa is a suite of creative works by Kamau Ware and the Black Gotham Experience that reflect upon the legacies of the Harlem Renaissance and their impact on the twenty-first century. Explore this fervent area in a 90-minute walking tour that serves as a means to connect with...
Robyne Walker-Murphy explores the impact and transformative power of Black artists of the past and today with contemporary artists, Zora Howard (award winning playwright and screenwriter) and Carl Hancock Rux (multidisciplinary artist and Associate Director of Harlem Stage). Learn more about the New Black Fest: Readings Part of Apollo New Works, the Apollo’s first major commissioning...
How did the artists of the Harlem Renaissance respond to the historic events that shaped their time? And how are contemporary creatives dealing with the issues of the present moment in their own work? These questions lie at the heart of the Apollo commission of the New Black Fest, which has engaged 18 contemporary playwrights...
The ring shout is the oldest known African American performance tradition surviving on the North American continent. A fusion of call-and-response singing, percussion, and expressive and formalized movement, it has had a profound influence on African American music and religious practice. The early form of the ring shout has survived in traditional practice since enslavement...
How did the artists of the Harlem Renaissance respond to the historic events that shaped their time? And how are contemporary creatives dealing with the issues of the present moment in their own work? These questions lie at the heart of the Apollo commission of the New Black Fest, which has engaged 18 contemporary playwrights...
Known as one of New York’s most popular live entertainment experiences, Amateur Night at the Apollo attracts performers and audiences from around the world in a classic talent competition that has launched the careers of countless legendary artists, from Ella Fitzgerald to Lauryn Hill, H.E.R, D'Angelo, Jazmine Sullivan, and Machine Gun Kelly. After nearly two...
Kamasi Washington - Apollo Master Artist-In-Residence and Grammy and Emmy nominated multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer - joins Apollo Executive Producer Kamilah Forbes, IN CONVERSATION on the Apollo Digital Stage. Building on the Apollo’s dedication to creating a diverse 21st-century American performing arts canon, Kamasi Washington, the Grammy and Emmy nominated multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer is...
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