“I have the privilege to be the first classical violinist to become a “role model” for kids as an urban artist, promoting the art of playing live music and live instruments. I came all the way from Israel to America without my family. I was homeless and I didn’t speak English. I started with a violin and a dream. My music education, discipline and determination helped me to become a great artist, but it was my ability to think “outside the box” that helped me to succeed and make a difference.” - Miri Ben-Ari The Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit organization established in 1991. Soon after Bessie Smith made her Apollo debut in 1935, the Apollo Theater quickly became known the place “Where Stars are Born and Legends are Made”™ and “home” to thousands of major performance artists, fans, and patrons of the arts from around the world. |
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