November 13, 2017
Last week, all three classes of USC Kaufman BFAs had the opportunity to work with movement artist Jon Boogz. This was a particularly amazing experience for me because Jon Boogz’s movement vocabulary is based in popping, a West Coast Funk style that I have trained in for the last ten years.
November 6, 2017
By Alyssa Myers
Recently, the Kaufman building has been filled with excitement, preparing for shows such as the Student Showcase and Midterm Works and Progress. But these are not the only projects that Kaufman students have been working on. For the past three weeks, Barak Marshall (former resident choreographer for Batsheva) has been setting Monger on the sophomore and junior BFA students.
October 30, 2017
By Alexandra Policaro
USC’s Annual Trojan Family Weekend was full of exciting activities, with lots of mingling, delicious food, and of course, dancing!
October 23, 2017
By Evan Sagadencky
Amid all my preconceived notions and anxieties about performing in my first midterm showing at USC Kaufman, the overwhelming support and love from students and faculty alike made my first showing with Kaufman an unforgettable experience.
October 16, 2017
By Sophia Oddi
Since arriving back at USC Kaufman for the fall semester, my peers and I have had the privilege of learning excerpts of on one of Paul Taylor’s seminal works: Company B.
October 9, 2017
By Satori Folkes-Stone
I’m still processing last week’s USC Kaufman trip to Tokyo. This was my first time out of the country, and I wasn’t really sure what to expect. It was completely new and exciting, frightening, and exclusive, but highly informative.
October 1, 2017
By Simrin Player
USC Kaufman has amassed some of the top innovative visionaries who embrace all different styles of dance. The New Movement growing here is truly a hybridity of dance styles. The inclusion of hip-hop as a core class for dance technique is a strong representation of the school’s focus on the creation of hybrid artists.
September 25, 2017
By Madison Vomastek
Getting to learn and dance “Who Cares” has been an absolute dream. This is one of my favorite Balanchine works, and the Gershwin score is just the icing on the cake.
September 18, 2017
Ballet BC director Emily Molnar has a “warm yellow aura,” as one of my classmates phrased it–upon introduction, she emits welcoming, curious, and incredibly grounded energy. Her questions are rooted in an incredibly strong technical base and impressive résumé; she asks in order to create confusion and investigates in order to build beauty out of it.
September 11, 2017
By Rose Ritch
Dwight Rhoden’s “Hissy Fits” has left my mind in a tantrum. I would be a complete liar if I said this work was easy to dance. From its complexly-layered to music to difficult choreography and partnering sequences, each rehearsal has been a new challenge.