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The International Festival “Apollo’s Muse”
This innovative event blends the traditional with the modern in a sweeping two-part competition that provides a venue for artists in various ethnic communities to showcase their talents before a mainstream American audience. The International Festival has been created to serve our large and growing talents population through a partnership.
In any country of the world, creative talent holds an essential niche in society and the economy, providing employment to a significant part of the population that helps to maintain social stability in a society and motivate people to succeed in life. The wide array of ethnic communities populations in the greater West area are filled with talent that reflects the values and traditions of diverse national cultures that are not often given the limelight in mainstream America.
The Festival “Apollo’s Muse” celebrates these ethnically diverse artists in the context of American society and gives them the opportunity to showcase their talents on a grand scale in Las Vegas and Hollywood. Whether their performances reflect the influences of popular, modern culture or of legacies tied to tradition, all emerging and established artists are welcome to apply. International performers as well as those from any state or region in the US are encouraged to submit entries.
The International Festival “Apollo’s Muse” is an ongoing process with a new competition cycle beginning approximately every six months. Applications are currently being accepted until September 30, 2011, for the first round which finishes in December 2011 with a gala ceremony in Las Vegas. Once that round is underway, applications will be accepted October 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012 for the new cycle. That contest will conclude in Hollywood during the summer of 2012.
In each competition, up to 5000 performers artists will be given a chance in the spotlight. The most inspirational “Muse-like” of these performers will be rewarded for their skills, creativity, and passion in their respective categories: music, dance, vocal performance, theatrical presentations and original genre.
A GLOBAL FORUM
The Talent Festival not only offers an opportunity in the limelight for the most creative members of American’s various ethnic communities but also provides the backdrop for a Global Forum of creative talent. As the Apollo Muse Festival brings together performing artists from all different cultures, raising mainstream awareness of their talents, the hope is that it will serve as a catalyst for innovative arts programs with a more international appeal and lead to further collaboration among artists and across cultures. Performing artists will interact with their colleagues from other national groups and other countries, which may lead to further collaboration and discussion of the issues concerning performing artists today.
A PANEL JURY
A Panel Jury of up to five members is selected from a pool of resumes submitted by professionals in the respective art field, Festival Producer and other staff. The Panel Jury will be different in each artistic genre (music, dance, vocal performance, theatrical presentations, and original arts). Individuals chosen may include, but are not limited to, artists, designers, arts professionals, and arts advocates. Consideration is given to the potential Jury member’s level of expertise, gender, geographic and ethnic representation, and other demographics.