Rumi was a thirteenth-century Persian mystic poet who has become a best-selling poet in the United States. On Rumi’s 805th birthday, Dr. Majid Naini, one of the world’s foremost Rumi scholars, will present a brief history of Rumi’s life, teachings and wisdom through recitation of Rumi’s poetry.

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Dr. David B. Agus, one of the world’s leading cancer doctors and pioneering biomedical researchers and author of the critically acclaimed book The End of Illness, will engage in a conversation about the future of health with Carmen A. Puliafito, MD, MBA and dean of the Keck School of Medicine.

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USC’s world-class arts schools will present an annual day-long festival featuring unique opportunities to get your hands dirty with the arts! An extraordinary array of hands-on workshops will be presented in art, architecture, cinematic arts, interactive media, music, theatre and dance.

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An exciting conversation about Israeli art and culture will be presented through the prism of Ofri Cnaani’s Sota Project, an immersive video installation. The conversation will explore the role of Israeli art and culture in today’s global art scene while excavating its layered and deeply rooted historical contexts.

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A retrospective reading will feature MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. poet laureate Kay Ryan. The reading will be interwoven with a conversation between Ryan and distinguished poet and former NEA chair Dana Gioia.  

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Pioneering new-media and performance artist Kathy Rose will present a stunning multimedia performance fusing dance, sound, animation and film. Rose’s performances integrate live dance and projected images in a magnificent theatrical phenomenon set to rhythmic music. 

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Pioneering new-media and performance artist Kathy Rose will lead an interdisciplinary workshop that will allow students from all backgrounds to perform with media they have created. The workshop will also include exercises to promote confidence, concentration and imagination. 

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President Charles Smith is desperate to secure his reelection, and he’s not afraid to beg, bargain or sacrifice the remains of his integrity to make it happen. The Oval Office becomes a three-ring circus of political incorrectness in this play from Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet. 

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Frank Rich, a writer-at-large for New York Magazine and former New York Times columnist, and Fran Lebowitz, cultural satirist and witty chronicler of the “me decade,” will come together for a rare and stimulating conversation exploring our pre-election state of the union.

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The creators of South Park and the composer of Avenue Q have created what the New York Times called “the best musical of this century!” A gleefully profane, irreverent and blasphemous tribute to Broadway, The Book of Mormon suggests that sometimes faith is all you need.

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