Unpacking the mysteries of beatboxing: Linguists and engineers team up
Beatboxers expertly manipulate their vocal tracts to make sounds unknown in any language. Through the use of cutting-edge MRIs, USC researchers plan to find out how they do it.
Recording the USC Thornton Symphony: 78 musicians, 30 mics and a mammoth mixing board
Music Production major Joey Messina-Doerning orchestrates a multi-track recording of the symphony using a vintage analog piece of equipment. The result was music to his ears.
Bethany Montagano named USC Pacific Asia Museum director
A visionary and creative museum curator, Montagano comes from the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, where she served as senior curator.
Professor’s acting class in an unexpected locale — Saudi Arabia — allows for cultural exchange
Anne DeSalvo had never been to the Middle Eastern country before; her experience there was not what she expected — in a good way.
USC Alumni Bring in the Laughs on Saturday Night Live
A hefty lineup of comedic Trojans — including Will Ferrell ’90 — have made their mark on the iconic show.
USC Kaufman’s First Graduates Set a New Bar for Dance
USC’s dance students will leave USC with an impressive slate of performances.
USC Alumna Chelle Barbour Brings Improvisation to Art
A multidisciplinary artist creates portraits that reimagine notions of black women.
USC’s Bay Area station KDFC teams with San Francisco Conservatory of Music, moving to Arts District
The new Ute and William K. Bowes Jr. Center for Performing Arts will include facilities for the 70-year old radio station, the region’s leading classical music broadcaster.
Striving to improve mental health services for stressed-out dancers
Coco Alvarez-Mena’s regular meetings with a sports psychologist made a world of difference, so the USC Kaufman senior is working to improve mental health for her fellow dancers.
USC alums’ Period. End of Sentence wins Best Documentary Short Oscar
The groundbreaking film’s Director Rayka Zehtabchi, Executive Producer Helen Yenser and Editor/Cinematographer Sam A. Davis attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
Trojan Ludwig Göransson wins first Oscar for Black Panther original score
The composer began his acceptance speech by thanking director Ryan Coogler, who he met as a fellow student at USC.
USC Kaufman dance students prepare for New York debut
The showcase at the historic Joyce Theater celebrates the first four years of USC Kaufman, which will graduate its first class in May.
Why it’s important to see marginalized communities in pop culture
As the Oscars near, USC anthropologist and playwright Dorinne Kondoto argues that we all need to be ”mirrored” in popular culture, media and the arts.
USC’s Enrique Martínez Celaya Explores the Ties Between Art, Science and Philosophy
The physicist turned artist crosses disciplines — and time periods — with his work.
Surprises from the past: What 5 paintings reveal about how our view of love has changed
The modern Valentine card was born in Victorian England in a time when weight put on marriages based on love and companionship as opposed to convenience, strategic alliances or money.
Leave No Trace and A Very English Scandal win USC Libraries’ Scripter Awards
The award, in its 31st year, recognizes the year’s best adaptation for the screen and honors the original author as well as the screenwriter.
USC Thornton alumni take home Grammy Awards
Trojan honors at Sunday’s ceremony include Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
USC senior creates elementary school dance outreach program
Jackie Schiffner is helping 40 kids at an Orange County school learn a variety of dance styles.
Study sheds light on continued challenges facing women in music industry
The USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative report finds a shortage of women in all levels, from performers to producers and songwriters.
Monks create beautiful art at USC Pacific Asia Museum — then destroy it
The making of the colorful sand mandala and then its destruction is a ritual symbolizing the impermanent nature of life.
Musicians, music fans help shape new composition
Composer Sarah Gibson’s warp & weft was developed through a unique collaboration with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and some key supporters.
USC Libraries name finalists for 31st annual Scripter Awards
The Feb. 9 ceremony honors the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based.
A 2018 box office boom — for black directors
A USC Annenberg study reveals a dramatic improvement in black directors working across the 100 top-grossing films, though it finds little change for other industry positions.
What do dance and tech have in common? Trojan Rachel Walton
The USC Kaufman senior tries to make the art form more accessible to everyone by coupling her skills in dance and information technology.