Jose Richard Aviles

Jose Richard Aviles is a multimedia artist, Urban Planner, and Social Worker based out of Los Angeles, CA. As a former organizer with the Bus Riders Union and current Bus Rider, Aviles is interested in the stories of the countless people that still rely on public transportation. As an artist, Aviles has toured their evening length work, Noche con Nalgona--a night of poetry, dance, and comedy--across the country and internationally in Mexico and Germany. Currently they are working on a new collection of poems and reflections that explores the displacement of the spirit within the brown body diaspora. 

Salsa Rueda is a traditional Cuban form of Salsa that is danced in a circle and in community. In addition to having fun this session invites us to be reflective and be conscious of the ways we show up in circles and for each other both in movement and in the Movement.