USC Visions & Voices Spring 2020

Spring 2020

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

with KRISTINA WONG Combatting Racism and Forging Community

FRIDAY APRIL 10, 2020, AT 2 P.M.

ONLINE VIA ZOOM

Open to USC students only. RSVP required at visionsandvoices.usc.edu

We are living through a stressful and unprecedented crisis that requires us to find strength through community. The crisis has been exacerbated by inflammatory and racist rhetoric about COVID-19, leading to a surge in anti-Asian hate crimes nationally and locally.

USC students can play a pivotal role in supporting each other through these challenges and take a stand against divisiveness and hate. Share your experience, connect with others, and exchange ideas in a special online forum and workshop facilitated by acclaimed artist and activist Kristina Wong. As a comedian and performer, Wong has examined race, gender, privilege, politics, mental health, and more. Her current project is a “sweatshop” making face masks for first responders, hospital staff, and the community.

with SABRA WILLIAMS Resilience through Creativity

FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020, AT 2 P.M. ONLINE VIA ZOOM

Open to USC students only. RSVP required at visionsandvoices.usc.edu

We are experiencing an unprecedented crisis that is adding layers of stress and anxiety to the already demanding lives of USC students. How can we get through this and how can we support each other? Internationally acclaimed artist Sabra Williams will facilitate a special workshop for USC students on the power of creativity and art making in collective healing, building resilience, and advocating for a more just future. Named a “Champion of Change” by President Obama, Sabra co-founded The Actors' Gang Prison Project as well as Creative Acts, a social justice initiative that uses the arts as a tool for transformation.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

TAKING THE LEAP WITH

M ISTY COPELAND

Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre

Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at 6 p.m. PT Live via Zoom

Admission is free. Open to USC students, faculty, and staff only. RSVP at visionsandvoices.usc.edu

MISTY COPELAND made history as the first African American female principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. In this special conversation, Copeland will share stories from her compelling life and career—from childhood roots in Southern California to making history as an award-winning dancer, author of multiple books, model and brand spokesperson, and performer on television and film.

Organized by Professor David Belasco (USC Marshall School of Business and USC Performance Science Institute) in partnership with USC Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative.

Photo: Gregg Delman

FOUR-TIME GRAMMY WINNER

TAKING THE LEAP WITH JACOB COLLIER

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2020 AT 7 P.M. PT LIVE VIA ZOOM

ADMISSION IS FREE. OPEN TO USC STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF ONLY. RSVP AT VISIONSANDVOICES.USC.EDU

JACOB COLLIER is hailed as one of the most prodigious and creative forces of his generation. The 25-year-old multi-instrumentalist, singer, arranger, composer, and producer will present a rare master class and conversation live from his home in London on creativity, music, and mindset.

Collier’s viral YouTube videos attracted the praise of music luminaries Herbie Hancock, David Crosby, Steve Vai, and Quincy Jones, who signed Collier to his record label. Collier’s debut album, In My Room, crafted entirely in his childhood home, won two Grammy awards in 2017, and led to collaborations with artists including Coldplay, Ty Dolla $ign, Tori Kelly, Daniel Caesar, H.E.R., Charlie Puth, Kehlani, Jessie Reyez, and Finneas. Collier won two additional Grammys in 2020 for his albums Djesse Vol. 1 and Djesse Vol. 2

Organized by Professor David Belasco (USC Marshall School of Business and USC Performance Science Institute) in partnership with USC Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative.

04.27.20 LIVE VIA ZOOM

Performing Policy The Justice Project: Pause

Monday, April 27, 2020, at 8 p.m. Live via Zoom

RSVP at visionsandvoices.usc.edu

Join a coalition of students and activists for an online performance and forum exploring restorative justice. The result of months of collaboration by dramatic arts students, policy students, and partners from Healing Dialogue and Action, Pause is an original, interactive play that examines incarceration as a response to violent crime and encourages audiences to interrupt, alter, and even enter the narrative to imagine alternative solutions and outcomes. A conversation will follow with co-facilitators Brent Blair (USC School of Dramatic Arts), Jocelyn Poe (USC Sol Price School of Public Policy), and Javier Stauring (Executive Director, Healing Dialogue and Action).

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Taking t he Leap

STEI N EM

with and WH WOL

Founder and CEO of Bumble

Magazine

Author, Activist, and Co-founder of Ms.

Live via Zoom

Admission is free. Open to USC students, faculty, and staff only.

RSVP at visionsandvoices.usc.edu

In a live conversation facilitated by USC Marshall Professor David Belasco, internationally renowned author, activist, and feminist organizer Gloria Steinem and Whitney Wolfe Herd, the influential founder of the dating app Bumble, will discuss access, equality, mindset, and more.

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