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New York is Burning

Works & Process presents "New York is Burning" by Omari Wiles and Les Ballet Afrik.

Aired 06/26/2021 | Rating NR

PBS For The Arts

New York is Burning

6/26/2021 | 9m 39sVideo has Closed Captions

Works & Process presents "New York is Burning" by Omari Wiles and Les Ballet Afrik.

To honor the 30th anniversary of "Paris is Burning," the seminal documentary about the New York drag ball scene, Works & Process commissions "New York Is Burning," produced by Omari Wiles, a legend within the ballroom community. With the premiere postponed due to the pandemic, Wiles and his company Les Ballet Afrik head to the Hudson Valley for bubble residencies to finish the work.

Aired 06/26/2021 | Rating NR

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PBS For The Arts

New York is Burning

6/26/2021 | 9m 39sVideo has Closed Captions

To honor the 30th anniversary of "Paris is Burning," the seminal documentary about the New York drag ball scene, Works & Process commissions "New York Is Burning," produced by Omari Wiles, a legend within the ballroom community. With the premiere postponed due to the pandemic, Wiles and his company Les Ballet Afrik head to the Hudson Valley for bubble residencies to finish the work.

Aired 06/26/2021 | Rating NR

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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