Apollo Theater鈥檚 Kamilah Forbes on 鈥淏etween the World and Me鈥�
When Kamilah Forbes read "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates, she knew: "I want to make this into theater, in a way that鈥檚 never been done before".
"I want to make this into theater, in a way that鈥檚 never been done before." When Kamilah Forbes first reads "Between the World and Me" by her friend Ta-Nehisi Coates, she's moved, shaken, gutted by its truth and beauty. She dreams of presenting it onstage at Harlem's Apollo Theater, a legendary space for Black art and excellence where she is the executive producer. The first step: convince Ta-Nehisi. The next step: gather a team of friends to turn this book into spellbinding theater. Spark & Fire follows the journey from book to stage to HBO, during a pandemic, in a story of collaboration and trust, joy and challenge.
Kamilah Forbes is the executive producer at the Apollo Theater, where she produced the legendary staging of Ta-Nehisi Coates鈥� "Between the World and Me". In her diverse body of work, Forbes is noted for having a strong commitment to the development of creative works by, for, and about the Hip-Hop generation. Follow @ApolloTheater on Instagram.
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