The Apollo Theater presents

WOW - Women of the World Festival

In Partnership with the WOW Foundation

March 12 - 17, 2019

Performances, Conversation, Activism

WOW Festival celebrates the power of women and girls from Harlem and around the world. At WOW, we’ll unite and explore a variety of issues that affect women across cultural and social boundaries. Stories will be shared, feelings vented, fun had, minds influenced and hearts expanded. The Apollo Theater is proud to be WOW’s New York home and its programming centers on issues and topics of interest to women of color.

The Wow Festival features workshops, activities, programming, and performances with artists, community leaders, writers, thinkers, activists, and leaders exploring a variety of issues across cultural, civic, and social boundaries with a focus on empowerment and activism. Participants include Educator and Activist Angela Davis; Musician Alice Smith;  Finance Expert Suze Orman; White House Correspondent April Ryan; Poet Nikki Giovanni and more.

Curatorial Statement:
We  join WOW Festivals taking place in more than 54 cities on five continents to speak with one voice about our many challenges and obstacles, triumphs and achievements.  We are rooted locally with hands outstretched around the planet to tell our own stories with truth and grace, passion and power.
-Isisara Bey, WOW Festival Apollo 

About WOW - Women of the World Festival

WOW was founded in 2010 by Jude Kelly, then Artistic Director of Southbank Centre, London. In 2018 she founded The WOW Foundation to further build, convene and sustain the WOW global movement that believes a gender equal world is possible and desirable. There are now over 60 festivals on 5 continents.

About the Apollo Theater

The legendary Apollo Theater—the soul of American culture—plays a vital role in cultivating emerging artists and launching legends. Since its founding, the Apollo has served as a center of innovation and a creative catalyst for Harlem, the city of New York, and the world.