Photo: USC Kaufman BFA Student Jessica Muszynsky | Photo by Rose Eichenbaum

Faculty News

Marisa Hentis treats student dancer Kyson Kai at the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance (Photo: Glenn Marzano)

March 2, 2026

Bridging center stage and the clinic

Launching the West Coast’s first Performing Arts Physical Therapy Fellowship, the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy sets a new standard for artist care, partnering with USC’s performing arts schools to keep musicians, dancers, actors, singers and circus performers in top physical shape.

Bruce McCormick | Photo by Owen Scarlett

February 20, 2026

Taking the next steps

With help from Bruce McCormick and Career Services, students leave Kaufman able to get jobs and also equipped with an entrepreneurial toolbox that will help set them up for success. 

Fiona Lummis in rehearsal | Photo by Matt de la Peña

February 2, 2026

‘A gift that keeps giving’

Faculty member and Artist-in-Residence Fiona Lummis has spent the last decade teaching her firsthand knowledge of the repertoire of Jiří Kylián to USC Kaufman dancers.