Doors Open
Show Starts
7:00 PM EST
Ages
Where
Apollo Digital Stage
Event Date
December 26, 2021
Event Time
7:00 PM EST
Awards Presentation & Concert
Dinner & Dancing
Location
Apollo Digital Stage
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Sunday, December 26, 2021
Featuring Abdel Salaam’s
Forces of Nature Dance Theater
An Apollo tradition for more than 15 years, the annual Kwanzaa Celebration returns to bring families together and to create and build communities in an uplifting evening of celebration and reflection.
Featuring the Forces of Nature Dance Theater under the leadership of Abdel Salaam and hosted by Imhotep Gary Byrd, the 2021 edition of the Kwanzaa Celebration on the Digital Stage features traditions from across the country in a powerful evening of music, percussion, and modern and African dance. Join us for a powerful evening of intergenerational sharing and celebrate the holiday season with moments of unity, self-determination and collective responsibility.
Photo Credit: Shahar Azran Photography
How to Watch
1. TUNE IN TICKET: Join us as we celebrate Kwanzaa as a community on Sunday, December 26 at 7pm ET.
**You may WATCH ON DEMAND between December 26 – January 3 with a TUNE IN TICKET.
2. ON DEMAND TICKET: For greater viewing flexibility and to accommodate our international audience, we invite you to watch the celebration on demand starting December 26 at 9:30pm through January 3 at 11:59pm ET.
Watch on the Apollo Digital Stage
Questions?
Questions about tuning into the event? Check out the Digital Stage Viewing Guide for tips and tricks for the best viewing experience.
Please email [email protected] or (212) 531-5305 for any issues with accessing the broadcast watch page.
Limited responses during the holidays:
- Between December 27-31, 2021 should you have issue accessing the broadcast watch page, email [email protected] or (212) 531-5305 and allow up to 24 hours for a response.
- Between January 1-2, 2022 should you have issue accessing the broadcast watch page, email [email protected] and allow up to 24 hours for a response.
Once you purchase your ticket, you will receive a confirmation email with details for how to view the program.
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Sunday, December 26, 2021
Featuring Abdel Salaam’s
Forces of Nature Dance Theater
An Apollo tradition for more than 15 years, the annual Kwanzaa Celebration returns to bring families together and to create and build communities in an uplifting evening of celebration and reflection.
Featuring the Forces of Nature Dance Theater under the leadership of Abdel Salaam and hosted by Imhotep Gary Byrd, the 2021 edition of the Kwanzaa Celebration on the Digital Stage features traditions from across the country in a powerful evening of music, percussion, and modern and African dance. Join us for a powerful evening of intergenerational sharing and celebrate the holiday season with moments of unity, self-determination and collective responsibility.
Photo Credit: Shahar Azran Photography
How to Watch
1. TUNE IN TICKET: Join us as we celebrate Kwanzaa as a community on Sunday, December 26 at 7pm ET.
**You may WATCH ON DEMAND between December 26 – January 3 with a TUNE IN TICKET.
2. ON DEMAND TICKET: For greater viewing flexibility and to accommodate our international audience, we invite you to watch the celebration on demand starting December 26 at 9:30pm through January 3 at 11:59pm ET.
Watch on the Apollo Digital Stage
Questions?
Questions about tuning into the event? Check out the Digital Stage Viewing Guide for tips and tricks for the best viewing experience.
Please email [email protected] or (212) 531-5305 for any issues with accessing the broadcast watch page.
Limited responses during the holidays:
- Between December 27-31, 2021 should you have issue accessing the broadcast watch page, email [email protected] or (212) 531-5305 and allow up to 24 hours for a response.
- Between January 1-2, 2022 should you have issue accessing the broadcast watch page, email [email protected] and allow up to 24 hours for a response.
Doors Open
Show Starts
7:00 PM EST
Ages
Where
Apollo Digital Stage
Event Date
December 26, 2021
Event Time
7:00 PM EST
Awards Presentation & Concert
Dinner & Dancing
Location
Apollo Digital Stage
Buy Tickets
Download Program Booklet
Sponsors
Coca-Cola
Citi
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Accessible Seating
The Apollo’s Historic Theater has 12 wheelchair seating locations available for every show, all on the Orchestra seating level. Tickets for wheelchair seating locations can be purchased at The Apollo Theater box office or on Ticketmaster.
Four wheelchair seating locations will be reserved until the day of each performance.Each seating level is accessible via the elevator inside The Apollo’s Historic Theater. Guests should be aware of the small steps leading toward the Mezzanine and Balcony seating levels. Depending on the guest’s ticket location for these two levels, additional walking may be required. If guests are not able to travel up and down steps, tickets for events should be purchased for the Orchestra level.
Four wheelchair seating locations will be reserved until the day of each performance.Each seating level is accessible via the elevator inside The Apollo’s Historic Theater. Guests should be aware of the small steps leading toward the Mezzanine and Balcony seating levels. Depending on the guest’s ticket location for these two levels, additional walking may be required. If guests are not able to travel up and down steps, tickets for events should be purchased for the Orchestra level.
VICTORIA THEATER 1
Accessible Seating
Victoria Theater 1 is a 199-seat flexible black box theater that can be transformed into a myriad of configurations and styles. It features an intimate lounge-like space that is ideal for stage productions, concerts, panel discussions, commercial shoots and private functions.
JONELLE PROCOPE THEATER
Accessible Seating
The Jonelle Procope Theater, named in honor of the former Apollo President/CEO, is a 99-seat flexible black box theater that can be transformed into a myriad of configurations and styles. It features an intimate lounge-like space that is ideal for intimate concerts, panel conversations, commercial shoots, private functions, exhibits, or installations.
The Apollo mainstage
Accessible Seating
The Apollo’s Historic Theater has 12 wheelchair seating locations available for every show, all on the Orchestra seating level. Tickets for wheelchair seating locations can be purchased at The Apollo Theater box office or on Ticketmaster.
Four wheelchair seating locations will be reserved until the day of each performance.Each seating level is accessible via the elevator inside The Apollo’s Historic Theater. Guests should be aware of the small steps leading toward the Mezzanine and Balcony seating levels. Depending on the guest’s ticket location for these two levels, additional walking may be required. If guests are not able to travel up and down steps, tickets for events should be purchased for the Orchestra level.
Four wheelchair seating locations will be reserved until the day of each performance.Each seating level is accessible via the elevator inside The Apollo’s Historic Theater. Guests should be aware of the small steps leading toward the Mezzanine and Balcony seating levels. Depending on the guest’s ticket location for these two levels, additional walking may be required. If guests are not able to travel up and down steps, tickets for events should be purchased for the Orchestra level.
Upcoming Events
Oct 8
The Apollo Stages at The Victoria
Got The Power Boomboxes: SUGARCANE AND COTTON
Gallery Opening & Talk Back
Experience a powerful exploration of music, art and cultural liberation with Got The Power Boomboxes: Sugarcane and Cotton by renowned installation artist Bayeté Ross Smith.
Engage with a dynamic soundscape featuring freedom songs cherished by Harlem residents, their stories, and historical insights about the impact of the sugar and cotton industries on our present and future. These two sculptures continue the conversation about preserving our nation’s history and its broader significance.
Following the gallery opening October 8, 2024 at 6:30pm in The Apollo’s Laura & Frank Baker Gallery, stay for an intimate talkback at 7:30pm with creator Bayeté Ross Smith.
RSVP is required, space is limited.
Oct 9
Apollo Historic Theater
Amateur Night at The Apollo: Quarter Final
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, Luther Vandross, Lauryn Hill, H.E.R, Machine Gun Kelly, Jazmine Sullivan and more.
Join the fun with the weekly classic competition that sheds light on the careers of a whole new roster of stars. Be a part of the notoriously “tough” audience in an interactive evening unlike any other and lend your voice to decide who will “Be Good or Be Gone!” to win the triumphant grand prize.
Amateur Night at The Apollo sponsored by Coca-Cola, is hosted by the comedian Capone. Each show begins with a festive pre-party featuring video and music by DJ Jess and Set It Off Man Greginald Spencer. Keep a lookout for C.P. Lacey, the resident Executioner who sweeps bad talent off the stage!
Oct 10
The Apollo Stages at The Victoria
Apollo Comedy Club
Presented in partnership with Bob Sumner (producer of Def Comedy Jam, creator of Laff Mobb on Aspire), the Apollo Comedy Club celebrates these rich comedic roots with an evening of comedy on the Apollo’s Stages at the Victoria to serve as a late-night hotspot featuring the best emerging talent in comedy today.
The Apollo has a long history of launching the careers of countless legendary artists and performers in a variety of genres, including comedy. Comedic legends Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Monique, Jamie Foxx and Jackie Mabley (a.k.a. Moms) have all delighted audiences from the Apollo stage.
Oct 11
The Apollo Stages at The Victoria
Apollo Music Café: Dre Scot
Singer, songwriter and vocal extraordinaire Dre Scot opens the Apollo Music Café season in its new space. It’s a roof-raising celebratory night as the American Idol alum delivers a soulful evening of songs – including his newly released single “Anticipation”.
Oct 12
Apollo's Historic Theater
Eric Roberson
Join us as two-time GRAMMY -nominee, singer, songwriter, producer, Eric Roberson takes The Apollo stage for a special one-night-only concert. The 20-year independent artist brings his “Honest Music” back home to the tri-state off the heels of his most recent release “You”. Lauded by artists like Jill Scott and DJ Jazzy Jeff, Roberson has been widely regarded as the “King Of Independent Soul/R&B”, consistently pulling back the veil of the music industry and sharing his creative processes, inviting his fans to be part of “The Process”. With 13 solo albums under his belt built with the support of his fans, this will be a night of R&B you don’t want to miss.
Oct 12
The Apollo Stages at The Victoria
Apollo Music Café: Annahstasia
The Apollo Music Café season opens with Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, and multimedia artist Annahstasia whose otherworldly voice is a beautifully haunting blend of earth, wind and sky. Join us as the songstress conjures a magical night of music that leaves the audience spellbound. This intimate set features selections from her latest album Revival.
Oct 16
Apollo Historic Theater
Amateur Night at The Apollo
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, Luther Vandross, Lauryn Hill, H.E.R, Machine Gun Kelly, Jazmine Sullivan and more.
Join the fun with the weekly classic competition that sheds light on the careers of a whole new roster of stars. Be a part of the notoriously “tough” audience in an interactive evening unlike any other and lend your voice to decide who will “Be Good or Be Gone!” to win the triumphant grand prize.
Amateur Night at The Apollo sponsored by Coca-Cola, is hosted by the comedian Capone. Each show begins with a festive pre-party featuring video and music by DJ Jess and Set It Off Man Greginald Spencer. Keep a lookout for C.P. Lacey, the resident Executioner who sweeps bad talent off the stage!
Oct 18
Apollo's Historic Theater
The Voidz
As the frontman and sole songwriter of The Strokes, Julian Casablancas helped ignite a depth charge that helped reinvigorate modern music. In 2013, Casablancas morphed into the next stage in his artistic development: The Voidz. Over the course of two albums—the daring 2014 debut album Tyranny and its 2018 follow-up Virtue — The Voidz’ wild genre-splicing was embraced by fans of all genres and critics alike, developing an underground cult following. From experimental and heavy metal to new wave and underground world music, all the way to old school hip-hop beats, indie rock, secret jazz, and classical leanings, The Voidz simply refer to their style (semi-jokingly) as "prison jazz." They’ve also furthered their mutant-pop tendencies via collaborations with like-minded artists as diverse as Daft Punk (Instant Crush, Infinity Repeating), Mac DeMarco (Did My Best), and an original song for Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto.
The Voidz 3rd album Like All Before You will be released September 20, 2024.
Oct 23
Apollo Historic Theater
Amateur Night at The Apollo
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, Luther Vandross, Lauryn Hill, H.E.R, Machine Gun Kelly, Jazmine Sullivan and more.
Join the fun with the weekly classic competition that sheds light on the careers of a whole new roster of stars. Be a part of the notoriously “tough” audience in an interactive evening unlike any other and lend your voice to decide who will “Be Good or Be Gone!” to win the triumphant grand prize.
Amateur Night at The Apollo sponsored by Coca-Cola, is hosted by the comedian Capone. Each show begins with a festive pre-party featuring video and music by DJ Jess and Set It Off Man Greginald Spencer. Keep a lookout for C.P. Lacey, the resident Executioner who sweeps bad talent off the stage!
Oct 26
The Apollo Stages at The Victoria
WITNESS
The Apollo Works in Process series continues with a powerful three-part contemporary ballet by Jamaican-born dancemaker, Christopher Rudd. Inspired by the 2012 murder of Trayvon Martin, WITNESS blends different styles of dance with contemporary circus, film, and theatricality to put America’s racial landscape into historical context, combat systemically taught racial biases and imagine hope for a more just and equitable future.
Journeying through time and form, Rudd’s dynamic work invites audiences to engage in a conversation about reconciliation and their duty as bystanders.
Dramaturgy by Phaedra Michelle Scott, and intimacy coordination by Sarah Lozoff.
Oct 30
Apollo Historic Theater
Amateur Night at The Apollo
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, Luther Vandross, Lauryn Hill, H.E.R, Machine Gun Kelly, Jazmine Sullivan and more.
Join the fun with the weekly classic competition that sheds light on the careers of a whole new roster of stars. Be a part of the notoriously “tough” audience in an interactive evening unlike any other and lend your voice to decide who will “Be Good or Be Gone!” to win the triumphant grand prize.
Amateur Night at The Apollo sponsored by Coca-Cola, is hosted by the comedian Capone. Each show begins with a festive pre-party featuring video and music by DJ Jess and Set It Off Man Greginald Spencer. Keep a lookout for C.P. Lacey, the resident Executioner who sweeps bad talent off the stage!
Nov 6
Apollo Historic Theater
Amateur Night at The Apollo: Quarter Final
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, Luther Vandross, Lauryn Hill, H.E.R, Machine Gun Kelly, Jazmine Sullivan and more.
Join the fun with the weekly classic competition that sheds light on the careers of a whole new roster of stars. Be a part of the notoriously “tough” audience in an interactive evening unlike any other and lend your voice to decide who will “Be Good or Be Gone!” to win the triumphant grand prize.
Amateur Night at The Apollo sponsored by Coca-Cola, is hosted by the comedian Capone. Each show begins with a festive pre-party featuring video and music by DJ Jess and Set It Off Man Greginald Spencer. Keep a lookout for C.P. Lacey, the resident Executioner who sweeps bad talent off the stage!
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