THE APOLLO SALON SERIES

About the Apollo Salon Series
The Salon Series is an innovative series featuring new works by emerging and established artists and is the landmark theater’s on-going venture into alternative programming. The artists and new works to be presented are selected by the Apollo’s Vice President of Programming, Laura Greer. The Apollo Theater is widely recognized for its prominent role in previewing American culture to the public and has served as a valuable performance venue for quality theatrical productions such as George C. Wolfe’s Harlem Song and Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam. In January 2004 the venerable theater expanded its programming vision, co-commissioning and showcasing a music/theater/martial arts ballet by creator-composer Fred Ho. The Fred Ho piece was met with much success and led to the establishment of the New Works Series. In 2005, the Apollo presented its first New Works Series on the Apollo Soundstage featuring Harlem-born poet Sekou Sundiata’s solo performance blessing the boats, spoken word performances entitled Big Voices and the Hip Hop Theater Festival. And in 2006, The Apollo launched the Salon Series as a month long program of contemporary performances.