Lenai Wilkerson (BFA ’19) was told at age 12 that she would not become a professional dancer. She was serious about ballet and had already decided it was her future career, but her dance teacher suggested basketball or track instead. Her passion, the teacher said, would not be enough.
This month, choreographer Jiří Kylián was elected into the Académie des Beaux-Arts, one of the five academies of the Institut de France. Kylián will join Section VI: membres libres, or free members. Opera manager Hugues R. Gall, also a member of Section VI, will announce and invite Kylián formally to the Académie.
May 4 is USC’s annual day of giving, commonly known to the Trojan Family as Day of SCupport. It’s a campus-wide fundraising initiative where alumni, parents, and friends join together to give back and share what they Fight On for (or as we like to say, Dance On)!
Join USC Kaufman and USC Dance Club Council for Dance On! Week, a celebration of dance across campus, April 19-26, 2019. USC students from all majors are invited to participate in free events culminating in the annual USC Kaufman Spring Dance Performance.
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USC Kaufman BFA students perform new and classical dance works by George Balanchine, Alejandro Cerrudo, Bret Easterling, William Forsythe, d. Sabela grimes, Jiří Kylián, Barak Marshall and Crystal Pite.
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The USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance will graduate its first BFA class, the Class of 2019, on Friday, May 10 at the University of Southern California’s Ramo Lawn. No tickets required. Seating is first come, first served.
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