<description>&lt;p&gt;006 - An Essential City with Sabrina Avilés&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Sabrina Avilés is an award-winning independent filmmaker, festival director, and flamenco dancer. Her latest documentary is &lt;em&gt;Chelsea: An Essential City&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In this episode:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;How Chelsea, Massachusetts became America's "essential city."&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;How the pandemic has opened up new opportunities to take dance classes from some of the world's best flamenco artists.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Why brown lives are an essential part of #BlackLivesMatter.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Watch a five-minute short from &lt;em&gt;Chelsea: An Essential City&lt;/em&gt; at &lt;a href= "https://www.pbs.org/video/chelsea-an-essential-city-8hyp5e/"&gt;https://www.pbs.org/video/chelsea-an-essential-city-8hyp5e/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon: &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/artsinamerica"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/artsinamerica&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Email us at &lt;a href= "mailto:podcast@artsinamerica.org"&gt;podcast@artsinamerica.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Chat with us on&lt;br /&gt; Facebook - &lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/artsinamerica"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/artsinamerica&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Twitter - &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/artsinamerica"&gt;https://twitter.com/artsinamerica&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Instagram - &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/artsinamerica"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/artsinamerica&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Music: &lt;a href="http://www.wahida.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Wahida, the Sufi Second Line&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Arts in America

Adam Roberts

An Essential City with Sabrina Avilés

JAN 18, 202135 MIN
Arts in America

An Essential City with Sabrina Avilés

JAN 18, 202135 MIN

Description

006 - An Essential City with Sabrina Avilés

Sabrina Avilés is an award-winning independent filmmaker, festival director, and flamenco dancer. Her latest documentary is Chelsea: An Essential City.

In this episode:

  • How Chelsea, Massachusetts became America's "essential city."
  • How the pandemic has opened up new opportunities to take dance classes from some of the world's best flamenco artists.
  • Why brown lives are an essential part of #BlackLivesMatter.

Watch a five-minute short from Chelsea: An Essential City at https://www.pbs.org/video/chelsea-an-essential-city-8hyp5e/

If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artsinamerica.

Email us at [email protected].

Chat with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/artsinamerica Twitter - https://twitter.com/artsinamerica Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/artsinamerica

Music: Wahida, the Sufi Second Line