{"id":1361,"date":"2023-01-24T22:07:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T22:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/?page_id=1361"},"modified":"2025-02-10T15:05:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T22:05:46","slug":"creative-expression","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/usc.edu\/research-creativity\/creative-expression\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Expression"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--simplified-landing-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--simplified-landing-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"image-title-container\">\n    <div class=\"image-container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n      \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"\"\n                              class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Creativity and vision are foundational across USC. Woven into research leadership, scholarly inquiry, community engagement and more, the arts and artistic thinking are part of the fabric of the university. Against the multidimensional backdrop of Los Angeles, USC produces visionaries and award-winning directors, performers, composers and more. Trojans know that creative time here is productive, expansive and meaningful \u2014 including the opportunity to serve others through arts programs such as USC Arts in Action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n           <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n                        \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--modal-image-gallery with-bg\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--modal-image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"bg-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2019104_USC_UPC_2019_1116-copy-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2019104_USC_UPC_2019_1116-copy-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2019104_USC_UPC_2019_1116-copy-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2019104_USC_UPC_2019_1116-copy-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A detail of a paint brush up close at a USC Roski art class.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper \">\n\n      <div class=\"text-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>Faculty in Motion<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC&#8217;s faculty bring a wealth of experience from their fields and are true artists in their own right. They understand the creative process and have developed a deep appreciation for creative expression. With shared experiences from successful professional careers\u00a0and an unwavering enthusiasm for the arts, USC faculty members transform their students\u2019 understanding of their artistry through practice and performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/46873416345_905cfe9d5b_o-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/46873416345_905cfe9d5b_o-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/46873416345_905cfe9d5b_o-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/46873416345_905cfe9d5b_o-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Dance 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 \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Danny Bilson leads the Narrative Design Workshops. In these workshops, Bilson worked with USC students on designing narratives meant to be played and interacted with, building out core storytelling lessons from cinema and other mediums.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinema.usc.edu\/interactive\/index.cfm\">USC School of Cinematic Arts Interactive Media &amp; Games<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">John DeMita directs USC School of Dramatic Arts students for their production of &#8220;Rough Magic,&#8221; a story by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa&#8217;s action-adventure-fantasy conjures a mythical, magical meta-universe. The school fosters artist-scholars who are willing to imagine the future of the entertainment industry and bring it to life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dramaticarts.usc.edu\/\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">USC School of Dramatic Arts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Saleemah E. Knight leads a rehearsal at USC Kaufman School of Dance, where she is an assistant professor of practice. Knight is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary artist in concert and commercial dance, TV personality, choreographer, television host, lifestyle influencer, and professional dancer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kaufman.usc.edu\/\">USC Kaufman School of Dance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Keith Mayerson leads a class at USC Roski School of Art. Mayerson&#8217;s exhibitions are often installations of images that create larger narratives, imbued with allegorical content that relates to the world yet allows through its formal nuances for the transcendent and sublime.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/\">USC Roski School of Art<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Bob Mintzer , Bowen H. &#8220;Buzz&#8221; and Barbara M. McCoy play to an audience during a USC Thornton School of Music concert and party in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.usc.edu\/\">USC Thornton School of Music<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Will Kennedy, Assistant Professor of Practice at USC Thornton School of Music, is a drummer whose musicality and finesse are legendary in jazz, performing with luminaries such as Herbie Hancock, Chaka Khan, Snarky Puppy, Bobby McFerrin, Esperanza Spalding, George Benson, and Lee Ritenour. His career is marked by pushing musical boundaries and a desire to be inspired yet be an inspiration. Kennedy joined the Thornton faculty in 2018 for drumset instruction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.usc.edu\/\">USC Thornton School of Music<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>USC Arts Now<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"grid grid-cols-2 gap-gutter\">\n<p>We approach the University as a vibrant arts interface, where our campuses meet the city, the country, and the world.<\/p>\n<p>In dialogue with the creative industries and communities of Los Angeles and our global University partners, our vision of the arts is boundary defying: hybrid, interdisciplinary, entrepreneurial, and technologically innovative. We embrace collaboration and leave silos in the rearview mirror.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal is to inspire all students, no matter the field, to engage with the arts as a way of being and thinking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n          \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a class=\"link \"  href=https:\/\/artsnow.usc.edu\/  aria-label=\"Read more about Learn more about USC Arts Now\">Learn more about USC Arts Now<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Arts-Now-Cover-1280x720-1-768x432.webp\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Arts-Now-Cover-1280x720-1.webp 1280w,https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Arts-Now-Cover-1280x720-1-768x432.webp 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A quadrant of different artistic background with the the words \"Arts Now\" on each of them\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>USC Arts Schools<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC is home to a remarkable collection of art schools that reside within a top-tier research institution \u2014 it&#8217;s not your average university. Our arts schools drive forward global perspectives while making a local impact, all while producing world-class performances, exhibitions, screenings and lectures year-round, open to students of all majors and the community alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n            \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/arch.usc.edu\/\"   aria-label=\"USC School of Architecture\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/16807995544_cf577807af_c-320x320.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/16807995544_cf577807af_c-320x320.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Student adding their architecture model to a presentation wall\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/arch.usc.edu\/\">\n                  \n                    USC School of Architecture\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n                      <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n            \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/\"   aria-label=\"USC Roski School of Art and Design\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2017101_USC_Spring__2017_0706-320x320.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2017101_USC_Spring__2017_0706-768x768.jpg 768w,https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2017101_USC_Spring__2017_0706-320x320.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A USC Roski School of Art and Design student painting\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/\">\n                  \n                    USC Roski School of Art and Design\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n                      <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n            \n                \n<div class=\"f--field 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Rowe.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/kaufman.usc.edu\/\">\n                  \n                    USC Kaufman School of Dance\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n                      <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n            \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/cinema.usc.edu\/\"   aria-label=\"USC School of Cinematic Arts\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sca-edited-320x320.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sca-edited-320x320.jpg 320w\"      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Visions &amp; Voices is a provocative and high-caliber series featuring free-of-charge events with acclaimed artists and distinguished speakers who interact directly with audience members.\u00a0Reflecting the university&#8217;s interdisciplinary focus, the initiative finds intersections between ideas and people to showcase truly great work. 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Alongside mental health counselors, professional performers join monthly support groups to improve outcomes in therapeutic interventions for children and their guardians who are affected by significant familial disruptions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itsc.usc.edu\/mc-program\/about-medical-clowning-2\/\">Learn more about USC Comic+Care<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Veterans often face a dual challenge: confronting difficult memories from their service and interacting with non-veterans who can&#8217;t relate. Using dramatic arts as a vehicle, USC empowers veterans to study selected Greek dramas, apply their own experiences and\u00a0respond by creating their own public theatre and film performances. Veterans explore core\u00a0thematic elements such as coming home, the idea of the hero, ethics at war and the dilemma of war.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artsinaction.usc.edu\/project\/warriorbards\/\">Learn more about\u00a0Warrior Bards: Veterans Exploring Ancient Drama<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>People in the hard-of-hearing community can find it difficult to use their physical voice, especially during times of social distancing. 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