Visions & Voices: Dancing the Archives: Emerging Choreographers and Living History

Schedule of Events:
Check-in at Doheny Library Main Entrance.
12 p.m.: Performances at Alumni Park, EF Hutton Park, and McCarthy Quad
1 p.m.: Panel Discussion at Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall, Doheny Memorial Library 240

ADMISSION:
Admission is free. Reservations required. RSVP beginning Thursday, January 16, at 9 a.m.

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DESCRIPTION:
In celebration of the recently debuted USC Dance Heritage Video Archive Project (DHVA), emerging, Los Angeles–based choreographers Chris Emile, Jinglin Liao, and Marina Magalhães will explore materials housed in USC’s renowned cultural repositories: The DHVA, ONE Archives, the California Historical Society Collection, and the Los Angeles City Archives. The choreographers will draw inspiration from the archive materials as well as the architectural landscapes in and around Doheny Memorial Library to create simultaneous, site-specific dance works to be enjoyed by roving audiences.

Afterward, choreographers and audience members will come together for an interactive panel led by guest artist Bebe Miller, who has spearheaded a variety of digital archive projects. The conversation will focus on the creative processes and illuminate the ways in which students, artists, and the community can engage with archives, not just as static spaces for preservation but as storehouses of cultural memory rich with possibilities for future creativity.


Presented by USC Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative. Organized by Patrick Corbin (Dance), Alison D’Amato (Dance), and Tim Stanton (USC Libraries).