Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative

ODC/Dance

5/2/13
ODC/Dance will close the season with an exhilarating evening of contemporary dance, fusing ballet and modern techniques in stunning new ways. More info »
SPARK! 7th Annual Multimedia Kickoff

8/23/12
Visions and Voices kicks off the year with a dynamic arts extravaganza featuring music, dance, performance art, spoken word and a welcome by USC Provost Elizabeth Garrett. More info »
The Underground: From the Streets to the Stage

9/5/12
Krump pioneers Lil’ C and Miss Prissy will present an incredible original production featuring some of the best krump dancers on the planet! More info »
Africa’s Hope: Mashirika Creative and Performing Arts Group

9/19/12
From Rwanda, the acclaimed Mashirika theatre company will present an emotionally charged show featuring the true stories of Rwandan genocide survivors. More info »
Reel Roles: Representing Gender in American Media

9/29/12 & 3/7/13
Two events featuring filmmakers, writers, producers and scholars will explore the representation of gender and sexuality in film and television. More info »
Dr. David B. Agus: The End of Illness

10/2/12
One of the world’s leading cancer doctors will discuss his groundbreaking work, offering a new approach to examining and caring for the human body. More info »
The Sota Project: Women in ConTEXT

10/7/12
An exciting conversation about contemporary Israeli art and culture will be presented through the prism of Ofri Cnaani’s Sota Project. More info »
Poetry: A Career?!
Kay Ryan and Dana Gioia

10/8/12
MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and former U.S. poet laureate Kay Ryan will present a retrospective reading from her remarkable life’s work. More info »
Kathy Rose: New Media and Performance Artist

10/11/12
Pioneering new-media and performance artist Kathy Rose will present a stunning multimedia performance that fuses dance, sound, animation and film. More info »
A State of the Union Conversation:
Frank Rich and Fran Lebowitz

10/15/12
Distinguished authors and journalists Frank Rich and Fran Lebowitz will come together for a rare and stimulating conversation exploring our pre-election state of the union. More info »
Nikkatsu at 100

10/26/12–10/28/12
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Japan’s Nikkatsu Film Studio, whose incredible libraries include some of the most important Japanese films from the silent era up to the current renaissance of Japanese cinema. More info »
Fronteras Alternativas: Queer Latina/o Visibilities and Insurgencies

11/1/12
Explore the intersections of queer and Latina/o art, aesthetics and performance through a dialogue with artists and writers Dino Dinco, Raquel Gutiérrez, Robb Hernandez and Joey Terrill. More info »
Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen

11/2/12
A documentary screening will celebrate the life and work of Morten Lauridsen, America’s most frequently performed choral composer. More info »
An Evening with David Henry Hwang

11/8/12
David Henry Hwang is one of the country’s most accomplished and preeminent playwrights and author of such acclaimed plays as M. Butterfly, Golden Child and Chinglish. More info »
The Provost’s Writers Series

10/23/12, 11/14/12, 2/13/13 & 4/10/13
The new Provost’s Writers Series will feature the extraordinary talents of USC authors. Throughout the year, USC faculty will read from and discuss their recent publications. More info »
An Evening with Trimpin, Sound Artist

1/24/13
Trimpin, an internationally acclaimed artist, musician, inventor and composer is one of the most stimulating one-man forces in music today. More info »
Benicio Del Toro Presents Naked Island

1/26/13
Academy Award–winning actor Benicio Del Toro will present Kaneto Shindo’s Naked Island, a cinematic poem that has become a landmark of Japanese cinema. More info »
Graphic Storyteller C. Tyler

1/31/13
C. Tyler, author of the stunningly rendered and intensely personal You’ll Never Know: A Graphic Memoir, will talk about comics, family memories, gender and generations. More info »
An Evening with Patti Smith

2/5/13
An unforgettable evening of music, poetry and conversation will feature the seminal American artist Patti Smith, whose influence branches out through generations, across disciplines and around the world. More info »
The Interpreters: Experiments at the Natural History Museum

2/12/13
Learn about the dynamic ways that the Natural History Museum is using technology and performance to make natural history exciting for a new generation of audiences. More info »
Artist-Writer Phoebe Gloeckner

2/19/13
Phoebe Gloeckner will discuss her multimedia artworks about the border city of Ciudad Juárez, where thousands of girls and women have been murdered or gone missing. More info »
A Performance by Holly Hughes

2/22/13
Feminist lesbian performance artist Holly Hughes will perform her newest show, which poignantly and hilariously explores issues of identity and politics. More info »
Just Food and Fair Food: A Multidisciplinary Exploration

3/1/13
Explore the issue of just and fair food—the ready availability of fresh, equitably produced, affordable food to all people, regardless of income or place of residence. More info »
A Shipwreck Opera

3/2/13
Powerful and touching, A Shipwreck Opera features a score by esteemed composer John B Hedges with libretto by renowned author Aimee Bender. More info »
Visionary Women: Inspirations from Artists, Icons and Activists

3/6/13
In honor of International Women’s Day, a conversation featuring several acclaimed authors will illuminate the lives and stories of visionary women around the world.
More info »
Mixing It Up: [Identity and Music] Innovation

4/2/13
Crossing boundaries and redefining identity—mixed-race artists Kina Grannis, Justin Nozuka and Gow will be featured in an exciting evening of cultural and artistic performance. More info »
Imaging Genocide: Artistic Responses to Mass Violence

4/8/13-4/11/13
Three events will explore artistic responses to genocide, highlighting the ability of creative expression to shine light in the darkness and give voice to silence. More info »
Performance and Form:
A Net-Zero House

4/16/13
Experts on sustainability and design will have a provocative conversation about the design of net-zero-energy housing and the future of green living. More info »
Tsigan: The Gypsy Poem

4/23/13
Cecilia Woloch’s book-length poem Tsigan will form the basis for a powerful and moving multimedia performance exploring the history and travails of the Roma people. More info »
Rhythms + Visions / Expanded + Live 2

4/26/13
The School of Cinematic Arts Complex will come to life with large exterior projections and animated sonic performances by innovative artists. More info »
Troubled Ocean: Filmmakers Imagine the Pacific

4/27/13
A series of screenings and discussions will address themes of the Pacific—imagined by many as a paradise but also a place marked by conquest, colonization and war.
More info »

ODC/Dance

5/2/13

SPARK! 7th Annual Multimedia Kickoff

8/23/12

The Underground: From the Streets to the Stage

9/5/12

Africa’s Hope: Mashirika Creative and Performing Arts Group

9/19/12

Reel Roles: Representing Gender in American Media

9/29/12 & 3/7/13

Dr. David B. Agus: The End of Illness

10/2/12

The Sota Project: Women in ConTEXT

10/7/12

Poetry: A Career?!Kay Ryan and Dana Gioia

10/8/12

Kathy Rose: New Media and Performance Artist

10/11/12

A State of the Union Conversation:Frank Rich and Fran Lebowitz

10/15/12

Nikkatsu at 100

10/26/12–10/28/12

Fronteras Alternativas: Queer Latina/o Visibilities and Insurgencies

11/1/12

Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen

11/2/12

An Evening with David Henry Hwang

11/8/12

The Provost’s Writers Series

10/23/12, 11/14/12, 2/13/13 & 4/10/13

An Evening with Trimpin, Sound Artist

1/24/13

Benicio Del Toro Presents Naked Island

1/26/13

Graphic Storyteller C. Tyler

1/31/13

An Evening with Patti Smith

2/5/13

The Interpreters: Experiments at the Natural History Museum

2/12/13

Artist-Writer Phoebe Gloeckner

2/19/13

A Performance by Holly Hughes

2/22/13

Just Food and Fair Food: A Multidisciplinary Exploration

3/1/13

A Shipwreck Opera

3/2/13

Visionary Women: Inspirations from Artists, Icons and Activists

3/6/13

Mixing It Up: [Identity and Music] Innovation

4/2/13

Imaging Genocide: Artistic Responses to Mass Violence

4/8/13-4/11/13

Performance and Form:A Net-Zero House

4/16/13

Tsigan: The Gypsy Poem

4/23/13

Rhythms + Visions / Expanded + Live 2

4/26/13

Troubled Ocean: Filmmakers Imagine the Pacific

4/27/13

Exhilarating contemporary dance!

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