The Apogee Foundation

Infobox_Company
company_name = The Apogee Foundation
company_type = Not-for-profit corporation
foundation = 1997
location_city = New York (Americas)
London (Europe & Africa)
Tokyo (Asia & Oceania)
Los Angeles (Media & Technology)
key_people = President:
Kenneth Schneider, Esq.
Treasurer:
JoAnna Lin-Neuhaus, C.P.A.
Secretary:
Susan Schneider, M.D.
Senior Vice President:
Camran N. Shafii
Advisory Council:
Nina Balabina
Michael A. Fortier
Nick Halliwell
Tommy Helsby
J. Richard Klein
Youri Kuznetsov
John A. Mann II
Tatyana Markova
Francesca Martonffy
Tadao Otsuki
Yu Rongfu
Regional Coordinators:
Tatiana N. Dokukina
Michael A. Fortier
Simona Gronic
Tatyana Markova
Tadao Otsuki
Natasha O. Ramer
Kenneth Schneider, Esq.
Marjorie Schneider
Camran N. Shafii
Bonnie Singer
Hugo Ticciati
Semion Yaroshevich
Yu Rongfu
homepage = [http://apogeefoundation.org apogeefoundation.org] |

The Apogee Foundation is an international philanthropic organization dedicated to the development of human excellence in the performing arts. The Foundation's programs serve to discover, develop and celebrate the world's most gifted emerging artists, fostering the magic of their creative and spiritual potential in order to propel them to the apogee of human excellence on the world stage.

"Apogee's History:" Evolution of a Foundation Dedicated to Human Artistic Excellence

* Purpose of Formation: Apogee's President, Kenneth Schneider, established the Foundation in 1997 while working in Moscow as an international financial attorney in response to the implosion of financial and human resources in the former Soviet Union's performing arts training systems occurring at that time.

* East-West Focus: Given the needs and opportunities inherent in this context, the Foundation developed a particular focus on the potential for progress through "synergizing the cultural genius of the East with the economic ingenuity of the West and the human resources of the emerging world with the technological dynamism of the developed world".

* Expansion of Scope: Following its first five years of operations in the Soviet-American East-West context, the Foundation incorporated in New York as a 501(c)(3) public charity and expanded its geographical coverage to all of Eastern Europe and Asia on the one hand and to all of Western Europe and the Americas on the other, addressing a wider potential for East-West synergies.

* Broadening of Vision: Expanding its vision of East-West dynamics also led to the broadening of Apogee's vision of "the art of performance", taking into account advanced evolutions of art and culture around the world that were not inherent in the Soviet or American contexts.

* Performance Arts and Electronic Arts: During its tenth year of operations, Apogee partnered with Aurience Limited, an international media & technology group to promote this vision by "interfusing the power of performance art with the penetration of electronic media".

"Apogee Awards": Discovering Human Artistic Excellence

To identify and support those achieving "the apogee of human excellence" in the art of performance, the Foundation provides Excellence Awards to those demonstrating talent and achievement to an indisputably world class level. For each level of award (scholar, artist, and master) there is a core award as well as an extremely elite award for those capable of achieving (or who have achieved) historically significant levels of achievement in their fields:
* Scholarship Awards for students include the "Apogee Merit Scholarship" and "Apogee World Scholarship",
* Artistry Awards for performers include the "Rising Star" and "Virtuoso" awards, and
* Mastership Awards for instructors and directors include the "Achievement" and "Apotheosis" awards.

Through its Artists in Residence program, Apogee also promotes outstanding composers, choreographers, authors, directors and designers, commissioning them to develop original performance art for the Foundation's programs around the world.

"Apogee Academy": Developing Human Artistic Excellence

In addition to identifying and supporting extraordinary talents through its "Excellence Awards" programs, the Foundation also makes available opportunities for them to fulfill their highest potential. Apogee Academy programs consist of innovative development opportunities for extraordinary talents designed to help gifted artists achieve their fullest potential on the world stage:
* "Fusion Intensives", training modules offering gifted artists opportunities to expand their artistic awareness and maximize their performance abilities through innovative integration of diverse fields and methodologies.
* "Synergy Programs", events designed to offer artists from cultures which have experienced historic conflict the opportunity for mutually empowering collaboration. The contexts in which Synergy Programs have been developed and run include.
* "Inventory Programs", the Foundation's stock of high quality music, dance and drama instruments, wardrobes and other equipment that it provides to beneficiaries needing and meriting this support to fulfill their potential on the world stage.

"Apogee Artists": Celebrating Human Artistic Excellence

Apogee Artists programs consist of live and recorded performing arts productions held around the world to showcase human excellence in the art of performance:
* "Apogee World Stage", marquis international concerts, festivals and other performance events that showcase "Apogee Award" laureates, Artists in Residence and elite talent from around the world in live and recorded formats.
* "Apogee Art Works", musical compositions, dance choreography and dramatic works created by Apogee "Artists in Residence" that feature "Apogee Award" laureates and other elite artists in "Apogee World Stage" productions.
* "Media & Technology", film and television, interactive technologies, and live and recorded media productions created and distributed in collaboration with "Aurience Limited" to enhance the exposure, abilities and opportunities of "Apogee Award" laureates on global electronic platforms.

"External links"

* [http://www.apogeefoundation.org Official website of The Apogee Foundation ]
* [http://www.muntagirov.com Official website of "Apogee World Scholar" laureate Vadim Muntagirov: an example of a website maintained by the Foundation for its student beneficiaries ]
* [http://www.zavarov.com Official website of "Apogee Rising Star Award" laureate Roman Zavarov: an example of a website maintained by the Foundation for its artist beneficiaries ]
* [http://www.auriencemedia.com Official website of Apogee's media & technology partner Aurience Limited ]