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Africa's Hope: A Story of Survival and Hope
Wed, Sep 19, 2012 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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Admission is free. Seating is general admission. Reservations required. To RSVP, click on the links below beginning Wednesday, August 29, at 9 a.m.
USC Students, Staff and Faculty: To RSVP, click here: http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserve.php?RSVPEvtCode=355
General Public: To RSVP, click here: http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserveGeneral_Multi.php?RSVPEvtCode=357
Reception to follow.
Africa’s Hope is an emotionally charged and vibrant show that blends the true stories of Rwandan genocide survivors with traditional Intore dance, Kinyarwanda singing, contemporary dance and movement and live East African drumming. Created by Mashirika, the most highly acclaimed theatre company in Rwanda, Africa’s Hope is an incredible and energizing performance that looks to the future in the wake of the appalling 1994 genocide. Over the course of three months, one million people were murdered in Rwanda simply because of who they were. Those who survived were scarred for life. In Africa’s Hope, an internationally experienced cast of young and talented Rwandan artists tells the stories of their country through theatre, dance and music. While this production conveys the brutality of the conflict, it also highlights universal lessons of individual responsibility.
Established in 1997, Mashirika is composed of artists from a variety of disparate cultures who were exiled in Uganda during the 1994 genocide. This core group of actors, dancers and musicians is dedicated to presenting workshops and plays exploring issues around collective trauma, conflict resolution, HIV/AIDS education, genocide healing and reconciliation.
Presented by USC Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative. Organized by USC School of Dramatic ArtsLocation: George Finley Bovard Administration Building (ADM) - Bovard Auditorium
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
Arts and Reconstruction after Genocide
Thu, Sep 20, 2012 @ 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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In conjunction with the performance of Africa’s Hope, which explores the stories of Rwandan genocide survivors, members of the Rwandan theatre company Mashirika will participate in a panel discussion on arts and reconstruction after genocide. The discussion will be co-hosted by the USC School of Dramatic Arts / Applied Theatre Arts program and the USC Shoah Foundation. Rwanda has benefited from a long-standing relationship with the Shoah Foundation Institute, which has provided a framework for understanding the genocide and seeking pathways to healing and reconciliation.
Established in 1997, Mashirika is composed of artists from a variety of disparate cultures who were exiled in Uganda during the 1994 genocide. This core group of actors, dancers and musicians is dedicated to presenting workshops and plays exploring issues around collective trauma, conflict resolution, HIV/AIDS education, genocide healing and reconciliation.
Admission is freeLocation: Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library (DML) - 240
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
Ndugu Chancler: 60 Years of Life and Music
Sun, Sep 23, 2012 @ 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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Admission is free. Seating is general admission. Reservations required. To RSVP, click on the links below beginning Friday, August 31, at 9 a.m.
USC Students, Staff and Faculty: To RSVP, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserve.php?RSVPEvtCode=361
General Public: To RSVP, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserveGeneral_Multi.php?RSVPEvtCode=362
Though best known as the drummer on the Michael Jackson hit “Billie Jean,” Ndugu Chancler has played a key role in jazz and popular music for the past 60 years. A faculty member in both the jazz studies and popular music programs at the USC Thornton School, Chancler has performed with such artists as Frank Sinatra, Santana and Weather Report. Chancler will share his life and music in an afternoon of video, performances by Thornton students and presentations by a select group of musicians who have worked with the famed drummer over the years. The USC Thornton Jazz Orchestra and ALAJE (USC Thornton’s Afro Latin American Jazz Ensemble) will perform compositions by Chancler joined by a litany of major Los Angeles–based artists, including USC Thornton bassist Alphonso Johnson, who has performed with such artists as Santana and Weather Report; internationally acclaimed composer, producer and pianist Patrice Rushen; world-renowned vocalist Greg Walker, who served as lead vocalist for Santana; and Grammy Award-winning saxophone player Ernie Watts.
Organized by the USC Thornton School of Music.Location: George Finley Bovard Administration Building (ADM) - Bovard Auditorium
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
Gary Snyder: Trans-Pacific Buddhism, Ecology and Poetry
Mon, Sep 24, 2012
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
University Calendar
Admission is free. Reservations required. To RSVP, click on the links in the schedule of events below.
Gary Snyder is a Pulitzer Prize–winning poet with a radical vision that integrates Zen Buddhism, American Indian practices and ecological thinking. He began his career as a noted member of the Beat Generation and was also a part of the San Francisco Renaissance. Join us for three events with Snyder exploring Buddhism and ecology. In an evening lecture and conversation, Snyder will discuss his experiences as a poet in the United States, his time as a Zen monk in Japan and the connections between his work and social and ecological issues in American society. On the second day of his visit, Snyder will engage with students in a poetry workshop and discuss Buddhism in a Japanese tea ceremony.
Schedule of Events:
Lecture and Conversation
Monday, September 24, 7 p.m.
Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall
Doheny Memorial Library 240
Admission is free. Reservations required. To RSVP, click on the links below beginning Tuesday, September 4, at 9 a.m.
USC Students, Staff and Faculty: To RSVP, for the lecture and conversation, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserve.php?RSVPEvtCode=408
General Public: To RSVP for the lecture and conversation, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserveGeneral_Multi.php?RSVPEvtCode=409
Poetry Workshop
Tuesday, September 25, 12:30 p.m.
East Asian Library Seminar Room
Doheny Memorial Library 110C
Admission is free. Reservations required. To RSVP, click on the links below beginning Tuesday, September 4, at 9 a.m.
USC Students, Staff and Faculty: To RSVP for the poetry workshop, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserve.php?RSVPEvtCode=363
General Public: To RSVP for the poetry workshop, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserveGeneral_Multi.php?RSVPEvtCode=364
Japanese Tea Ceremony
Tuesday, September 25, 4 p.m.
East Asian Library Seminar Room
Doheny Memorial Library 110C
Admission is free. Reservations required. To RSVP, click on the links below beginning Tuesday, September 4, at 9 a.m.
USC Students, Staff and Faculty: To RSVP for the tea ceremony, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserve.php?RSVPEvtCode=365
General Public: To RSVP for the tea ceremony, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserveGeneral_Multi.php?RSVPEvtCode=366
Organized by Duncan Williams (Religion and Center for Japanese Religions and Cultures) and Varun Soni (Religious Life).Location: Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library (DML) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
Gary Snyder: Trans-Pacific Buddhism, Ecology and Poetry
Tue, Sep 25, 2012
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
University Calendar
Admission is free. Reservations required. To RSVP, click on the links in the schedule of events below.
Gary Snyder is a Pulitzer Prize–winning poet with a radical vision that integrates Zen Buddhism, American Indian practices and ecological thinking. He began his career as a noted member of the Beat Generation and was also a part of the San Francisco Renaissance. Join us for three events with Snyder exploring Buddhism and ecology. In an evening lecture and conversation, Snyder will discuss his experiences as a poet in the United States, his time as a Zen monk in Japan and the connections between his work and social and ecological issues in American society. On the second day of his visit, Snyder will engage with students in a poetry workshop and discuss Buddhism in a Japanese tea ceremony.
Schedule of Events:
Lecture and Conversation
Monday, September 24, 7 p.m.
Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall
Doheny Memorial Library 240
Admission is free. Reservations required. To RSVP, click on the links below beginning Tuesday, September 4, at 9 a.m.
USC Students, Staff and Faculty: To RSVP, for the lecture and conversation, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserve.php?RSVPEvtCode=408
General Public: To RSVP for the lecture and conversation, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserveGeneral_Multi.php?RSVPEvtCode=409
Poetry Workshop
Tuesday, September 25, 12:30 p.m.
East Asian Library Seminar Room
Doheny Memorial Library 110C
Admission is free. Reservations required. To RSVP, click on the links below beginning Tuesday, September 4, at 9 a.m.
USC Students, Staff and Faculty: To RSVP for the poetry workshop, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserve.php?RSVPEvtCode=363
General Public: To RSVP for the poetry workshop, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserveGeneral_Multi.php?RSVPEvtCode=364
Japanese Tea Ceremony
Tuesday, September 25, 4 p.m.
East Asian Library Seminar Room
Doheny Memorial Library 110C
Admission is free. Reservations required. To RSVP, click on the links below beginning Tuesday, September 4, at 9 a.m.
USC Students, Staff and Faculty: To RSVP for the tea ceremony, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserve.php?RSVPEvtCode=365
General Public: To RSVP for the tea ceremony, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserveGeneral_Multi.php?RSVPEvtCode=366
Organized by Duncan Williams (Religion and Center for Japanese Religions and Cultures) and Varun Soni (Religious Life).Location: Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library (DML) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
The Daughters of Thelma & Louise
Sat, Sep 29, 2012 @ 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
University Calendar
Admission is free.
Reception to follow.
Reel Roles: Representing Gender in American Media is a two-part series that looks at the representation of gender and sexuality in film and television and its impact on social and cultural perceptions and identity. The series will begin with a screening and discussion of the groundbreaking film Thelma & Louise. In 1991, Thelma & Louise was received by mainstream audiences to great acclaim and was seen by some as a call to arms for gender equality in modern America. Yet, more than twenty years later, it’s questionable whether or not this call has been heard, and some suggest that society has regressed in this regard. Following a screening of the film, Jennifer Warren from the USC School of Cinematic Arts will moderate a conversation with Callie Khouri, the Academy Award—winning screenwriter of Thelma & Louise; USC English professor Alice Echols; and film critic and cultural theorist B. Ruby Rich. They will discuss the film’s impact on the motion-picture industry, the culture at large and gender roles today.Location: Eileen L. Norris Cinema Theatre (NCT) - Norris Cinema Theatre
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.
