Join us for an evening with author Russell Banks (The Sweet Hereafter, Affliction, Cloudsplitter) and filmmaker Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter, Calendar, Exotica). They will speak about their work and the challenges and excitement of using history as a subject for both literature and film.

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Twenty years ago, Michael Kearns, an openly gay and publicly HIV-positive artist and activist, wrote and performed Intimacies. Join us for the 20th-anniversary production of this landmark theatrical piece. Featuring a panoply of characters who speak with abandon, Intimacies is theatre that will rock you.

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Explore the music of the African Diaspora in this entertaining and informative evening of music and conversation. Scholars, students and celebrity guests will come together to present the historical evolution of bebop, doo-wop and hip hop, three genres that emerged from the black experience.

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Culture Clash will present a new play that promises to be funny, electrifying and provocative. A female U.S. Army captain returns from Iraq to inform the chief of a Native American tribe that his son died under her command. It is a powerful story about loss, identity and America’s constantly shifting political landscape.

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Join us for a moving and provocative event exploring the legacy of the Vietnam War. The event will feature two new Vietnamese films, Don’t Burn! by Vietnam’s most acclaimed filmmaker, Dang Nhat Minh, and Oh, Saigon! by award-winning documentary filmmaker Doan Hoang.  

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Artistic director and talented choreographer Bruno Beltrão, based in Rio de Janeiro, has become an international sensation for using hip hop to produce something totally new and fresh. USC students will see Beltrão’s brilliant all-male company, Grupo de Rua, perform his newest work.

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Internationally acclaimed performance artist Tim Miller will perform his newest show, a saucy and sharp-knifed look at the queer state of the union during a time of trial. Miller takes on the fight for marriage equality, charting the reality of gay folks’ being perpetually on trial, on the ballot and on the menu!

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Edward Burtynsky is one of Canada’s most respected photographers. An advocate for sustainable living practices, he makes beautiful yet terrifying images that illustrate a vital discussion about the colossal effects of economic and industrial growth on our planet. His remarkable works are included in over 50 museum collections around the world.

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Get your hands dirty and experience the creativity and thrill of making art! The USC arts schools will present this daylong festival featuring an exciting array of hands-on workshops in art, photography, theatre, dance, music, architecture and film.

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USC students will visit the Broad Stage to see Petrushka, a tragic tale of a love triangle between three magical puppets. This modern version stars actual puppets, controlled by puppeteer Basil Twist. Exploring themes of unrequited love, power and control, this enthralling production turns the puppet show on its head.

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