City of Angels / City of Light: A Transatlantic Dance Performance and Q&A 

October 16-17, 2025

ADMISSION:
Admission is free. RSVP beginning Tuesday, September 2, at 10 a.m. 

DESCRIPTION:
Join us for an informal peek into the creative process of Leïla Ka and Bintou Dembélé, two award-winning French choreographers working at the intersection of street and contemporary dance styles. Ka and Dembélé will introduce their work, which will be performed by undergraduate dancers from USC Kaufman and students from the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (Paris Conservatory) in a true transatlantic exchange. The performance will be followed by a Q&A facilitated by Muriel Maffre, Director of Dance at the Paris Conservatory, and faculty from USC Kaufman.  

Visit Visions and Voices to learn more and to RSVP.

Presented by USC Visions and Voices and the USC Kaufman School of Dancewith the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels and Villa Albertine. Organized by Jackie Kopcsak (Dance), Dane Martens (Dance), and Edwin Hill (French and Italian and American Studies and Ethnicity). 

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