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Ukoo Flani: Pioneers of Kaya Hip Hop
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Join us for a performance by Kenyan rap group Ukoo Flani, pioneers of kaya hip hop. The performance will be followed by a discussion about the role of African youth in the development of hip hop as a global art form and the issues facing urban youth in Africa.
Ukoo Flani is an acronym for Upendo Kwote Olewenu Ombeni Funzo La Aliyetuumba Njia Iwepo, which means âlove everywhere all who seek teachings of the Creator; there is a way.â The group is composed of thirteen men from Mombasa slum neighborhoods in Kenya who have transcended religious and tribal differences to make groundbreaking music. Among the Mijikenda people of Kenyaâs coastal province, âkayaâ means homestead or temple. The young rappers have embraced the historic term to form a style of hip hop that is positive, innovative, peaceful and socially conscious.
Admission is free
Organized by Joanna Demers (Music), Patrick James (International Relations) and Francille Rusan Wilson (American Studies and Ethnicity). Co-sponsored by the USC Center for International Studies, the USC Thornton School of Music, the USC Department of American Studies and Ethnicity, the USC Office of the Vice Provost for Globalization, the USC Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics and Amagezi Gemaanyi Youth Association (AGYA).
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: George Finley Bovard Administration Building (ADM) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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The DNA Trail: A Genealogy of Short Plays about Ancestry, Identity and Utter Confusion
Sat, Jan 22, 2011 @ 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
A Visions and Voices Signature Event
Admission is free. Reservations required. To RSVP, the event page http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/113/event/873342 beginning Tuesday, December 7, at 9 a.m.
Reception to follow.
âFunny, poignant, absurd and thought-provoking . . . this brilliant ensemble brings the stories to life with staggering talent and dedication . . . wonderfully entertaining ride through genetic coding, self-examination and human interaction.ââVenus Zarris, Chicago Stage Review
Chicagoâs Silk Road Theatre Project will present a concert reading of The DNA Trail: A Genealogy of Short Plays about Ancestry, Identity and Utter Confusion. Theatre meets science when a diverse group of playwrights each agree to take a genealogical DNA test and revisit their assumptions about identity politics and the perennial question, âWho am I?â Self, family, community and ethnicity are all up for grabs.
The DNA Trail is composed of seven unique, identity-defying short plays conceived by Jamil Khoury and directed by Steve Scott. Featured plays include the following:
* Child Is Father to Man by Philip Kan Gotanda
* Mother Road by Velina Hasu Houston
* A Very DNA Reunion by David Henry Hwang
* WASP: White Arab Slovak Pole by Jamil Khoury
* Bolt from the Blue by Shishir Kurup
* That Could Be You by Lina Patel
* Finding Your Inner Zulu by Elizabeth Wong
The concert reading will be followed by a discussion with the playwrights, actors and directors.
For more information on the featured playwrights, visit the event page http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/113/event/873342
Location: George Finley Bovard Administration Building (ADM) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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Viterbi Industry Networking Event (VINE)
Tue, Jan 25, 2011 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Receptions & Special Events
Juniors and Seniors: Grow your network at VINE, an event that will help you prepare for Career Expo. Get face-to-face time with top engineering companies in a âspeed-networkingâ activity.
Practice your networking skills with engineering recruiters who are looking to fill internship and full-time positions. After the activity, talk to reps informally during a casual networking hour; beverages and appetizers will be served. Space is limited so early registration is encouraged.
Registration Will Open Soon!Location: Town & Gown
Audiences: Juniors & Seniors Only
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Viterbi Career Expo
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 @ 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Receptions & Special Events
The Viterbi Career Expo is free and open to all students in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Students do not need to register for this event, just show up! This casual, yet professional, environment allows students the opportunity to have brief conversations with recruiters about full-time employment, internships, and co-ops. Don't forget your resume!
Location: E-Quad
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Get Your Hands Dirty with the Arts!
Sat, Jan 29, 2011
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
The USC arts schools, including the School of Architecture, the School of Cinematic Arts, the Roski School of Fine Arts, the School of Theatre and the Thornton School of Music, will come together to present a dynamic daylong festival featuring unique opportunities to get your hands dirty with the arts. They will present a diverse array of hands-on workshops, from salsa dancing to ceramics to digital media-making to playing the drums. So get your hands dirty and experience the creativity and thrill of making art firsthand with USCâs distinguished faculty.
Admission is free.
Organized by the USC Arts Schools.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: University Park Campus
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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Gods and Marionettes
Sat, Jan 29, 2011 @ 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free. Reservations required. To RSVP, go to www.usc.edu/spectrum.
Gods and Marionettes, presented by the Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company with director David Bridel and the wildly popular a cappella group Sonos, is a unique fusion of dance, music and theatre. Based on the great myths of Greek tragedy, the production is inspired by the creatorsâ research into the primitive ingredients of tragic theatreâtext, movement and song. Six singers, six dancers and a single actor will present a startling, epic investigation into the role of the gods in our lives, both ancient and modern. For more information on this dynamic collaboration, please visit www.godsandmarionettes.com.
For information on the featured artists, visit the event page http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/113/event/873345
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: George Finley Bovard Administration Building (ADM) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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Dancing the Poem
Mon, Jan 31, 2011 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free.
Join us for a choreographed collaboration between poetry and danceâtwo languages of aesthetic revelation. The Get Lit Playersâteen poets from Los Angelesâand USC dancers led by USC dance director Margo Apostolos will enact and dance both traditional and spoken-word poems. Poems by contemporary poets, including Joy Harjo, Robert Pinsky and others, will be read aloud by California poet laureate Carol Muske-Dukes, then interpreted by the Get Lit Players and danced in a variety of styles, including jazz, tap, modern and hip hop. The event will demonstrate the creative relationship between dance and language. A great poem may dance on the page; this event will translate that choreography of our imaginations into reality. The performance will be followed by a discussion.
Margo Apostolos is the director of dance and an associate professor in the USC School of Theatre. She has authored and presented numerous articles on her research and design in robot choreography. A recipient of the prestigious NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty fellowship, Apostolos worked for NASA at Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech as a research scientist in the area of space telerobotics.
Carol Muske-Dukes is a USC professor of English and creative writing, founding director of USCâs PhD program in creative writing and literature and creator of the Magic Poetry Busâher project as California poet laureate. She is the author of seven books of poems (including Sparrow, a National Book Award finalist), four novels and two collections of essays. She has received numerous awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in Poetry and the Library of Congress Award.
The Get Lit Players is an award-winning teen poetry troupe composed of high-school students from throughout Los Angeles. The troupe travels the nation inspiring thousands of their peers to read through their explosive live performances. Their work has been featured on HBO and in the Los Angeles Times and has been embraced by two poet laureates, Russell Simmons, the California Arts Council, and educators and students throughout the nation.
Organized by Margo Apostolos (Dance) and Carol Muske-Dukes (English).
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.edu
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - Grand Ballroom, Section A
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
