Arts in America

How does the arts prosper during a pandemic that will change (maybe forever) how we create and bring that creativity to others? How does the arts stand firmly behind #BlackLivesMatter and give artists of color their long-overdue voice? The more we embrace diversity, the clearer the path through the pandemic will be.

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Episodes

An Essential City with Sabrina Avilés

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 Es...

Jan 18, 2021•36 min

Healing the Healers with KJ Nasrul

005 - Healing the Healers with KJ Nasrul KJ Nasrul is a musician, psychotherapist, and founder of Heal the Healers, a program that creates a space of comfort and solace for those who help others. In this episode: Why people who are charged with caring for others are terrible at caring for themselves. How the #BlackLivesMatter movement allowed KJ to connect to her identity as a transracial adoptee. Why she has only now, at age 40, finally decided to start playing piano in front of people. Listen ...

Nov 20, 2020•41 min

How the Arts Will Save America

004 - How the Arts Will Save America In this episode: As we approach the 2020 election, host Adam Roberts shares his 2017 TEDx talk ”How the Arts Will Save America,” given a year after the 2016 election, and his thoughts on how its message lands today. The full talk can be found here: https://youtu.be/tpv78wWLeWo 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://w...

Oct 20, 2020•16 min

Something Other with Jason Wiser

003 - Something Other with Jason Wiser Jason Wiser is a multifaceted artist, writer, 3D animator, and really big thinker with near limitless energy who teaches at many of Boston's top colleges. In this episode: How the pandemic has created enormous challenges, but also unexpected opportunities. How a creepy comic book story can pave the way for inclusion. Why the people creating games and animation need to be diverse if they want to attract a diverse audience. Learn more about Jason at yayaplay....

Sep 29, 2020•22 min

A World of Abundance with Candelaria Silva-Collins

002 - A World of Abundance with Candelaria Silva-Collins Candelaria Silva-Collins connects arts and culture to community and community to arts and culture. She leads the Huntington Theatre Company’s Community Membership program, making the arts accessible to audiences of any income level. In this episode: Why works by artists of color are subject to cultural pimping. Why theaters need to engage BIPOC communities for more than just butts in seats. Why maybe we don’t need to do Shakespeare for the...

Sep 09, 2020•30 min

Getting Scrappy with Dani Snyder-Young

001 - Getting Scrappy with Dani Snyder-Young Dani Snyder-Young is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Northeastern University. Dani is brilliant, funny, and one of the most infectiously optimistic people you could ever meet. She’s an author and scholar of theatre and social change. In this episode: Why scrappy theater majors will guide us through the pandemic How artists will hack Zoom to make it an artistic platform Why some large arts orgs may float through this time unchanged, but small and ...

Aug 27, 2020•22 min

Trailer

000 - Trailer. Arts in America explores how creators survive and thrive during a pandemic and profound social change. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artsinamerica . 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...

Aug 26, 2020•1 min

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