Apogee to Establish Performing Arts Programs and Events Across South Asia
______________________ "South Asia is among the richest cultural and spiritual regions on Earth, and is home to much of the world's outstanding creative talent." |
The Apogee Foundation, a philanthropic corporation dedicated to the development of human excellence in the performance arts, will introduce its programs across South Asia to identify, support, develop and promote the region's elite talents.
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Apogee President Kenneth Schneider lecturing on Method Acting at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts in Dharamsala |
| This event was in preparation for Apogee Academy Intensives to be held on the Asian Subcontinent in the course of the next year |
New York, London and Tokyo – The Apogee Foundation announced today that it is collaborating with national and international, public and private institutions to assist in the identification, development and promotion of elite performing arts talent across the nations of South Asia: a region of over 1.5 billion people, representing nearly 25% of the world's population.
All three of Apogee's major program divisions will be implemented for these purposes: Apogee Awards, Apogee Academy and Apogee Artists. These three divisions serve, respectively, to discover gifted emerging artists, to develop their full potential, and to celebrate their talent on the world stage, fulfilling Apogee's mission of "recreating the future of human creativity."
The Foundation will begin implementing these programs primarily in India for the benefit of participants from all neighboring countries, with developments already underway in Myanmar (Burma), Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as with institutions responsible for the Tibetan communities now resident in the region. Detailed information on each of these program areas can be found on Apogee's website: http://www.apogeefoundation.org/awards/index.php http://www.apogeefoundation.org/academy/index.php http://www.apogeefoundation.org/artists/index.php
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Indian dance students auditioning for Apogee Awards in Varanasi |
| They are shown performing in the classical Indian Kathak dance tradition |
Apogee President Kenneth Schneider said: “South Asia is among the richest cultural and spiritual regions on Earth, and is home to much of the world's outstanding creative talent. We are privileged to participate in the continuing efflorescence of human excellence that these transcendent aesthetic traditions have consistently cultivated and produced.”
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About The Apogee Foundation ®
Apogee is an international philanthropic organization dedicated to the development of human excellence in the performance arts. The Foundation is a global leader in discovering, developing and celebrating human creative potential.
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Contact
Kenneth Schneider, President
The Apogee Foundation
1001 Avenue of the Americas, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10018-5460 (USA)
+1.646.224.6960 or +1.888.APOGEE.8
www.apogeefoundation.org