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Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Teaching and Learning with the Apollo
Celebrating Apollo’s Africa Now Festival, Apollo Education presents two professional learning workshops that are designed specifically for educators and offer an interactive dive into Pan-Africanism, the political and social climate of the 1960s, and the creative and activist efforts of the late South African singer-songwriter and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba.
This workshop will explore how Miriam Makeba’s anti-apartheid activism motivated her music and interviews during her lifetime while connecting with primary source documents, such as song lyrics, photographs, and timelines, to inspire the creation of their own song hooks, anthems, and messages for liberation. Participants will study numerous examples of Makeba’s activism such as songs “West Wind Unification” and “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika (African National Anthem),” amongst others, to consider how Makeba’s deep investment into the freedom for Black South Africans created a large volume of inspiring, empowering, and society-changing work. From each workshop, educators will gather several effective teaching strategies to engage their students with civic engagement, ethics, human rights, and the performing arts.
All educators are welcome, workshop is most appropriate for Upper Elementary, MS, and HS educators.
One and a half hours of New York State CTLE credit will be available for attendance.
Questions? Please email [email protected].
Registration Information
SPECIAL OFFER: Two workshops for $15
The Apollo is offering a special offer you don’t want to miss. This Teaching and Learning with the Apollo series also includes Rediscovering Pan-Africanism and Miriam Makeba on March 17th.
Series Schedule
Rediscovering Pan-Africanism and Miriam Makeba (March 17, 2022)
March 17, 2022
5 – 6pm ET
Facilitator: Dr. Abimbola Kai-Lewis and Alvin Keith
Music for Liberation (March 22, 2022)
March 22, 2022
5 – 6pm ET
Facilitators: Dr. Abimbola Kai-Lewis and Alvin Keith
Workshop Facilitators
Dr. Abimbola Cole Kai-Lewis
Dr. Abimbola Cole Kai-Lewis
Dr. Abimbola Cole Kai-Lewis is an educator and ethnomusicologist. A former New York City Teaching Fellow with experience working in both charter and public school settings, Kai-Lewis currently teaches at Park Place Community Middle School. She also has served on citywide advisory teams and online learning committees for the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE). Kai-Lewis completed her doctoral studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where her dissertation investigated the music of South African hip-hop collective Cashless Society. She is presently conducting collaborative research with emcee Chosan that explores Sierra Leonean diaspora communities and identity.
Alvin Keith
Alvin Keith
Alvin Keith has been a proud member of the Apollo Education Department as a Master Teaching Artist for more than 10 years and has played memorable roles on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and at the Apollo, amongst many of the country’s other leading theaters. He was last on stage in Sweat at Huntington Theater in Boston and Off-Broadway in Novenas for a Lost Hospital. At the Apollo he was in March On! and Unspeakable: Inspired by the Life of Richard Pryor. He was featured in the world premiere of Ellen McLaughlin’s The Orestia (Michael Khan, dir.) at Washington DC’s Shakespeare Theatre and was also a member of The Public Theater’s Shakespeare Lab (Barry Edelstein, dir.). His favorite stage roles have been August Wilson’s Boy Willie and Levee, Tony Kushner’s Belize, John Guare’s Jacques Cornet, and Shakespeare’s King Oberon.
Keith also enjoys acting on camera. His screen credits include Blue Bloods, Fosse/Verdon, The Blacklist, Mr. Robot, and Amazon’s Modern Love. He was most recently seen in the Netflix film Don’t Look Up. Keith is a proud graduate of Morehouse College and has an MFA in
Facilitator: Dr. Abimbola Kai-Lewis and Alvin Keith
Workshop Prices:
Single Workshop: $10 Each
Both Workshops: $15
Learn More about Rediscovering Pan-Africanism and Miriam Makeba on March 17th.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Doors Open
Show Starts
5:00 PM EDT
Ages
Where
Zoom
Event Date
March 22, 2022
Event Time
5:00 PM EDT
Awards Presentation & Concert
Dinner & Dancing
Location
Zoom
Share
Buy Tickets
Download Program Booklet
Sponsors
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Teaching and Learning with the Apollo
Celebrating Apollo’s Africa Now Festival, Apollo Education presents two professional learning workshops that are designed specifically for educators and offer an interactive dive into Pan-Africanism, the political and social climate of the 1960s, and the creative and activist efforts of the late South African singer-songwriter and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba.
This workshop will explore how Miriam Makeba’s anti-apartheid activism motivated her music and interviews during her lifetime while connecting with primary source documents, such as song lyrics, photographs, and timelines, to inspire the creation of their own song hooks, anthems, and messages for liberation. Participants will study numerous examples of Makeba’s activism such as songs “West Wind Unification” and “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika (African National Anthem),” amongst others, to consider how Makeba’s deep investment into the freedom for Black South Africans created a large volume of inspiring, empowering, and society-changing work. From each workshop, educators will gather several effective teaching strategies to engage their students with civic engagement, ethics, human rights, and the performing arts.
All educators are welcome, workshop is most appropriate for Upper Elementary, MS, and HS educators.
One and a half hours of New York State CTLE credit will be available for attendance.
Questions? Please email [email protected].
Registration Information
SPECIAL OFFER: Two workshops for $15
The Apollo is offering a special offer you don’t want to miss. This Teaching and Learning with the Apollo series also includes Rediscovering Pan-Africanism and Miriam Makeba on March 17th.
Series Schedule
Rediscovering Pan-Africanism and Miriam Makeba (March 17, 2022)
March 17, 2022
5 – 6pm ET
Facilitator: Dr. Abimbola Kai-Lewis and Alvin Keith
Music for Liberation (March 22, 2022)
March 22, 2022
5 – 6pm ET
Facilitators: Dr. Abimbola Kai-Lewis and Alvin Keith
Workshop Facilitators
Dr. Abimbola Cole Kai-Lewis
Dr. Abimbola Cole Kai-Lewis
Dr. Abimbola Cole Kai-Lewis is an educator and ethnomusicologist. A former New York City Teaching Fellow with experience working in both charter and public school settings, Kai-Lewis currently teaches at Park Place Community Middle School. She also has served on citywide advisory teams and online learning committees for the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE). Kai-Lewis completed her doctoral studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where her dissertation investigated the music of South African hip-hop collective Cashless Society. She is presently conducting collaborative research with emcee Chosan that explores Sierra Leonean diaspora communities and identity.
Alvin Keith
Alvin Keith
Alvin Keith has been a proud member of the Apollo Education Department as a Master Teaching Artist for more than 10 years and has played memorable roles on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and at the Apollo, amongst many of the country’s other leading theaters. He was last on stage in Sweat at Huntington Theater in Boston and Off-Broadway in Novenas for a Lost Hospital. At the Apollo he was in March On! and Unspeakable: Inspired by the Life of Richard Pryor. He was featured in the world premiere of Ellen McLaughlin’s The Orestia (Michael Khan, dir.) at Washington DC’s Shakespeare Theatre and was also a member of The Public Theater’s Shakespeare Lab (Barry Edelstein, dir.). His favorite stage roles have been August Wilson’s Boy Willie and Levee, Tony Kushner’s Belize, John Guare’s Jacques Cornet, and Shakespeare’s King Oberon.
Keith also enjoys acting on camera. His screen credits include Blue Bloods, Fosse/Verdon, The Blacklist, Mr. Robot, and Amazon’s Modern Love. He was most recently seen in the Netflix film Don’t Look Up. Keith is a proud graduate of Morehouse College and has an MFA in
Facilitator: Dr. Abimbola Kai-Lewis and Alvin Keith
Workshop Prices:
Single Workshop: $10 Each
Both Workshops: $15
Learn More about Rediscovering Pan-Africanism and Miriam Makeba on March 17th.
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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.
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JONELLE PROCOPE THEATER
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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
Jul 12
Herbert Von King Park
Bilal x GENA x DJ Tara
Presented with SummerStage, this evening brings together boundary-pushing voices in R&B and soul.
A foundational member of the loose late-’90s hip-hop/R&B collective the Soulquarians, Bilal has an effortless, understated swag. It oozes from every track of his 2001 debut 1st Born Second, a retro yet fresh take on soul music at the turn of the century. He’s gotten more experimental as he’s grown, collaborating with artists such as Kimbra, Otis Brown III, Kat Dahlia, Slum Village, and Kendrick Lamar on his third album To Pimp a Butterfly. Bilal’s latest release is Live at Glasshaus, a live recording from an intimate, career-spanning performance with Questlove, Robert Glasper, and Burniss Travis as his backing band.
He’s joined by GENA, a new project from the dynamic R&B artist Liv.e and renowned drummer Karriem Riggins; their name stands for God Energy, Naturally Amazing, indicative of their improvisationally ordained approach to making music.
On the ones and twos is DJ Tara, a DJ, urban planner, and co-founder of Donuts are Forever, the annual J Dilla tribute and fundraiser.
Location: 670 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216
Jul 16
Central Park
Mavis Staples with Brother Wallace
Presented with SummerStage. Mavis Staples has been performing for eight decades. At 86 years old, she’s known as one of the most enduring figures in American music, earning inductions into multiple halls of fame (blues, rock, and gospel), was a Kennedy Center Honoree, and winner of numerous GRAMMY awards, including one for lifetime achievement. With her return to SummerStage, she’s sure to perform the hits alongside new tracks from her 15th solo album Sad and Beautiful World. She’s collaborated with nearly every major figure of her many eras, from Bob Dylan to Prince, Aretha Franklin, and Willie Nelson. Opening the evening is Brother Wallace, a force of modern soul and gospel sound. Most recently, he’s collaborated with The Heavy guitarist Dan Taylor to build a body of work built on his electrifying brand of soul music.
Location: Rumsey Playfield, New York, NY, 10021
Aug 14
Under The 12th Avenue Viaduct
Harlem Summer Nights
Join The Apollo as it kick’s off its Harlem Week at Harlem Summer Nights! Get a sneak peak of what the weekend has in store and grab a bite at Harlem’s biggest food festival!
Aug 14
Apollo Stages at The Victoria : Procope Theater
Teen Takeover: We Outsideee
You like block parties but hate the sweat and mosquitos? Well, you're in luck: We Outsideeee! brings the block party energy and vibes off the pavement and into the world-famous Apollo. No heat index, no bug spray required.
Aug 15
August 15 & 16, 2026
Theater Row on 135th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Blvd and St. Nicholas Ave.
Harlem Week
Celebrate with The Apollo at HARLEM WEEK! The Apollo will have a table at Theater Row on 135th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Blvd and St. Nicholas ave on Saturday, August 15th and Sunday, August 16th from 12 to 6PM.
We hope to see you all at The Apollo tent on Theater Row and at the Harlem Week Mainstage!
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*Tickets: Get tickets online through Ticketmaster.com or in person at The Apollo Stages at the Victoria Box Office
*Group Sales: To book your group of 10 or more, contact group.sales@apollotheater.org
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*Tickets: Get tickets online through Ticketmaster.com or in person at The Apollo Stages at the Victoria Box Office
*Group Sales: To book your group of 10 or more, contact group.sales@apollotheater.org
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