<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

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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