General Admission Festival Passes: $180
VIP Festival Passes: $250
Single Day Festival Passes: $75
Genre: Arts & Ideas
Community, Conversation, Festival, Music
The Apollo’s Festival of Arts & Ideas
Curated by Ta-Nehisi Coates
From art, pop culture, politics and consumerism Black creatives are impacting the global consciousness like never before. Meet us [at] The Intersection for a weekend-long festival to explore the incredible range of Black innovation shaping our world. Curated by The Apollo’s Master Artist in Residence Ta-Nehisi Coates. Don’t miss this convening of artists, creatives, and thinkers at the center of Black creativity—where art and ideas come to life.
Hear from the leading minds shifting the landscape in music, theater, film, television, food, and more–and engage in deeper conversations with other cultural movers and enthusiasts [at] The Intersection.
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[at] The Intersection…Where Black Art and Ideas come to life
[at] The Intersection…Where Harlem Greets The World
[at] The Intersection…Where You Can Journey Into The Future
[at] The Intersection…Where Inspiration Meets Action
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Weekend Lineup
Friday schedule to be announced.
SATURDAY PANELISTS AND PERFORMERS:
Sage Adams, Luvvie Ajayi Jones, Sumayyah Ali, Felice Belle, Radha Blank, Bisa Butler, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Peter Collins, Bridgit Antoinette Evans, Bassey Ikpi, Barry Jenkins, Chelsea Miller, Sydnie L. Mosley Dances, Terence Nance, Dr. Fahamu Pecou, Diallo Riddle, Bashir Salahuddin, Ami Taf Ra, Halima Taha, Kamasi Washington, and Ernestine White-Mifetu
More to be announced.
SUNDAY PANELISTS AND PERFORMERS:
Nite Bjuti, Dr. Yaba Blay, Ted Bunch, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jelani Cobb, Jordan E. Cooper, Ghetto Gastro, Carla Hall, Hawtplates ft. Justin Hicks & Kenita Miller, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Michael Harriot, Stefon Harris, Jemele Hill, Michael R. Jackson, Marlon James, Bomani Jones, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Jonathan McCrory, Dominique Morisseau, Endea Owens, Millie Peartree, Stephen Satterfield, Salamishah Tillet, Scheherazade Tillet, Liesl Tommy, and Kerry Washington, Urban Word
Ticket Information
Festival passes include admission to all daytime panel discussions, keynotes, performances, and workshops from Friday – Sunday.
HALF OFF FOR HARLEM
This event is included in our Half Off for Harlem promotion. Harlem residents, employees, business owners, and students can save 50% on tickets to select performances throughout the season.
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