The Apollo Theater Foundation Inc

THE APOLLO THEATER IS A COMMISSIONER AND PRESENTER; CATALYST FOR NEW ARTISTS, AUDIENCES, AND CREATIVE WORKFORCE; AND PARTNER IN THE PROJECTION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN NARRATIVE AND ITS ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN AND GLOBAL CULTURE.

THE APOLLO'S ENTIRE FY21 SEASON'S OFFERINGS WERE PRESENTED DIGITALLY ON THE APOLLO DIGITAL STAGE, WHICH PROVED TO BE A PLACE FOR JOY, HOPE AND INSPIRATION AS MORE THAN 500,000 HOUSEHOLDS HAVE TUNED IN TO WATCH MORE THAN 45 VIRTUAL PROGRAMS. BELOW ARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FY 2021 SEASON: - THE 2021 SEASON KICKED OFF WITH A DIGITAL CONCERT BY GRAMMY- AWARD WINNING ARTIST, WYCLEF JEAN PERFORMING HIS DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM THE CARNIVAL FROM THE APOLLO STAGE ON SEPTEMBER 9. THE ELECTRIC SEASON OPENING CONCERT, WHICH WAS PRESENTED AS PART OF THE THEATER'S AFRICAN- AMERICAN CONCERT SERIES, GARNERED 20,000 HOUSEHOLD VIEWS.- ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2020, ARTIST AND ACTIVIST, JOHN LEGEND JOINED NEW YORK TIMES WRITER SALAMISHAH TILLET TO DISCUSS ARTISTS ACTIVISM DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES (1 PERFORMANCE; 4,700 VIEWS). - THE APOLLO MUSIC CAF SERIES, WHICH RETURNED IN VIRTUAL FORM IN OCTOBER 2020, PRESENTED NYC'S BEST UNDERGROUND ARTISTS IN A CAF SETTING ON THE APOLLO'S SOUNDSTAGE. IN APRIL 2021, THE MUSIC CAF FEATURED THE HARMONIES OF ROC NATION'S INFINITY'S SONG. OTHER MUSIC CAF PERFORMERS HAVE INCLUDED: STOUT, ADELINE, J. HOARD, AND AVERY SUNSHINE. COLLECTIVELY, THE APOLLO MUSIC CAF SERIES GARNERED NEARLY 19,000 VIEWS IN FY 2021.- KWANZAA CELEBRATION REGENERATION NIGHT: ON DECEMBER 26, THE APOLLO THEATER PRESENTED ITS ANNUAL KWANZAA CELEBRATION FEATURING THE RENOWNED NEW YORK-BASED DANCE COMPANY ABDEL SALAAM'S FORCES OF NATURE DANCE THEATRE AND GUEST PERFORMANCES. THE APOLLO HAS PRESENTED THIS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE SINCE 2006, TO CELEBRATE KWANZAA DURING THE SEVEN-DAY HOLIDAY. THE DIGITAL PROGRAM GARNERED NEARLY 22,000 VIEWS. - THE WOMAN OF THE WORLD (WOW) FESTIVAL: BLACK WOMEN TRANSCENDING!: FROM MARCH 20 - 21 2021, THE APOLLO PRODUCED AND PRESENTED ITS BIANNUAL WOMEN OF THE WORLD FESTIVAL (WOW) FEATURING A LINEUP OF MORE THAN 80 WOMEN ARTISTS, THOUGHT LEADERS, AUTHORS, AND ACTIVISTS INCLUDING AUNJANUE ELLIS; ELAINE WELTEROTH, HARRIETTE COLE AND NIKKI GIOVANNI. THE FESTIVAL'S TEEN SUMMIT EXPLORED THE ROLE GIRLS AND WOMEN PLAY IN SHAPING POLICY AND THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. OVERALL, WOW GARNERED CLOSE TO 2300 VIEWS OVER THE COURSE OF ITS TWO-DAY PRESENTATION. - APOLLO FILM SERIES: ON FEBRUARY 27, 2021. THE APOLLO PRESENTED 30 YEARS OF HOUSE PARTY FEATURING PERFORMANCES, CONVERSATIONS AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MUSICAL AND COMEDY CULT CLASSICS HOUSE PARTY (1990) AND HOUSE PARTY 2 (1991). COCKTAILS AND CINEMA: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IMAGENATION, THE APOLLO HOSTED TWO FILM SCREENINGS THAT FEATURED A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF SHORT FILMS IN A VARIETY OF GENRES. MUSE: BLACK ART UNSEEN AND BLACK LIFE MATTERS HELD ON 11/9/2020 AND 5/20/21 RESPECTIVELY. FEATURED FILMS INCLUDED A CONCERTO IS A CONVERSATION (2021), EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY AVA DUVERNAY. THE SERIES GARNERED NEARLY 1000 HOUSEHOLD VIEWS IN FY 2021. - THE APOLLO HAS CONTINUED TO OFFER ITS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES VIRTUALLY INCLUDING: UPTOWN HALL SERIES WITH THE ANNUAL PARTNERSHIP WITH WNYC FOR AN MLK TRIBUTE EVENT; LIVE WIRE SERIES; APOLLO THEATER ACADEMY; SCHOOL DAY LIVE PERFORMANCES; HISTORIC TOURS AND A NEW DIGITAL COLLECTIVE PROGRAM. COLLECTIVELY, THE THEATER'S COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION DIGITAL PROGRAMMING HAS GARNERED MORE THAN 58,100 VIEWS.

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTTHE APOLLO REMAINS A LEADING CULTURAL ANCHOR FOR UPPER MANHATTAN AND THE 125TH STREET CORRIDOR, ENGAGING AN ANNUAL AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 200,000, INCLUDING HARLEM AND NEW YORK RESIDENTS AS WELL AS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS. IN ADDITION TO PERFORMING ARTS, THE APOLLO OFFERS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS IMPORTANT ISSUES AND MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INCLUDING: THE ANNUAL FREE HARLEM HEALTHY SOUL FESTIVAL; A FREE ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE; APOLLO HISTORIC BACKSTAGE TOURS; THE FREE UPTOWN HALL SERIES FOSTERING DIALOGUE AROUND PRESSING ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY; A MONTH OF FREE AND AFFORDABLE HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING EACH DECEMBER; AND AN ARRAY OF FREE AND LOW-COST PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING A WIDE-REACHING TICKET ACCESS PROGRAM ENSURING BROAD ACCESSIBILITY TO THE THEATER'S RANGE OF PERFORMING ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. THE APOLLO THEATER IS COMMITTED TO ENGAGING STUDENTS AND YOUTH THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATION INITIATIVES. THE APOLLO THEATER ACADEMY OFFERS HANDS-ON PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP CAREER AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN UNDER-SERVED TEENS BY ENGAGING THEM IN "BEHIND THE SCENES" ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PROFESSIONS INCLUDING TECHNICAL THEATER APPRENTICESHIPS, ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNSHIPS, AND INFORMATIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONS. THE APOLLO ORAL HISTORY PROJECT IS AN IN-DEPTH IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM WHERE HARLEM STUDENTS TRANSFORM LOCAL HISTORY INTO ORIGINAL THEATRICAL AND MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS. EXTENDING THE APOLLO EXPERIENCE TO A NEW GENERATION OF THEATERGOERS WHILE SUPPORTING CLASSROOM LEARNING AND IN-SCHOOL WORK, SCHOOL DAY LIVE AND FAMILY SHOWTIME PERFORMANCES ALLOW MORE THAN 11,000 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES TO EXPERIENCE WORLD-CLASS PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTATIONS ON THE APOLLO STAGES. THROUGH ITS PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, AND OTHER ENDEAVORS SUCH AS DIGITAL MEDIA AND THE ARCHIVES, THE ICONIC APOLLO THEATER EXTENDS ITS LEGACY AS A WORLD RENOWNED PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND A NURTURING HOME FOR DIVERSE ARTISTS. THE THEATER CONTINUES TO SHOWCASE POPULAR AND EMERGING TALENT AND ENGAGE AUDIENCES WITH ITS ARTISTIC, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING. WITH DEMONSTRATED LONGEVITY AS A SIGNIFICANT AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER, THE APOLLO REMAINS A CELEBRATED AND ACCESSIBLE VENUE FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCES, ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES.