February 18, 2025
Student Blog: Fresh Sesh 2025 sparks choreographic discovery
Emma Marcellana (BFA ’28) shares her experience preparing for Fresh Shesh, her first student composition showing with USC Kaufman.
February 10, 2025
Black History Month: A reflection shaped by dance, identity and empowerment
Onye Stevenson (BFA ’25) looks back on a journey of finding her voice through dance, celebrating identity and resilience along the way.
September 16, 2024
Student Blog: The ‘beautifully complex’ world of Pina Bausch
Rhaine Marquardt (BFA ’26) recounts her experience working with Stephanie Troyak on Pina Bausch repertory over an unforgettable week.
June 25, 2024
Student Blog: Berlin Maymester turns a dream into a three-week reality
Summer Vu (BFA ’25) turns back the clock on her time in Berlin during USC Kaufman’s Maymester program.
March 21, 2024
Student Blog: CoLab 2024 brings dancers and musicians together
Rhaine Marquardt recounts her experience at the USC Kaufman/Trinity Laban Artist Collaboration: CoLab 2024 in London.
September 28, 2023
Latinx Heritage Month: Reflecting on a journey of dance and identity
Ambar Matos Ortiz (BFA ‘25) recounts how her Latinx heritage has inspired her experience with dance and informed her artistic identity.
August 30, 2023
Student Blog: Choreographers and Composers 2023 crafts a tale of collaboration
Shea Hancock (BFA ’25) recounts her experience collaborating with fellow artists for the Choreographers and Composers 2023 performance.
April 12, 2023
Student Blog: Letting go of labels at London’s Trinity Laban Conservatoire
Eileen Kim (BFA ’23) looks back on a memorable week of cross-disciplinary collaborations.
March 15, 2023
Student Blog: Improvisation is at the heart of Fresh Sesh 2023
Kali Sayles (BFA ’26) shares her experience working with Professor d. Sabela Grimes and curating this semseter’s Fresh Sesh program.
December 26, 2022
Student Blog: A.I.M Winter Intensive 2022
USC Kaufman hosted Kyle Abraham and his company A.I.M for their 2022 winter intensive. During this week-long intensive, students learned from company members and Abraham, Claude and Alfred Mann Endowed Professor at USC Kaufman, himself. Hayden Rivas (BFA ’24) participated in the intensive for the second year and discusses his experience.