Cypher Summit Block Party

USC Visions and Voices

A celebration of hip hop’s 50th birthday and Women’s History Month featuring performances, a panel discussion, and a closing dance party.

Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center (KDC)

The USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance invites you to celebrate hip hop’s 50th birthday and Women’s History Month at the Cypher Summit Block Party! Centering the dynamic leadership, caretaking, and innovation of women in hip hop, the multifaceted dance festival features performances by globally renowned movement artists, an intergenerational panel discussion, and a participatory sisterhood cypher and closing dance party, including collaborations with the USC Thornton School of Music, USC Roski School of Art and Design, and student dance clubs of USC.<a href="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/eventdetails/?event_id=43421148883320&s_type=&s_genre=" title="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/eventdetails/?event_id=43881716693609&s_type=&s_genre=" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Click to read more.</a>

The USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance invites you to celebrate hip hop’s 50th birthday and Women’s History Month at the Cypher Summit Block Party! Centering the dynamic leadership, caretaking, and innovation of women in hip hop, the multifaceted dance festival features performances by globally renowned movement artists, an intergenerational panel discussion, and a participatory sisterhood cypher and closing dance party. Schedule of Events (subject to change): 2–3 p.m.: USC Kaufman professor <a href="https://kaufman.usc.edu/faculty/tiffany-bong/" title="https://kaufman.usc.edu/faculty/tiffany-bong/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tiffany Bong</a> will introduce performances by the <a href="https://www.ladiesofhiphop.com/theco.html" title="https://www.ladiesofhiphop.com/theco.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ladies of Hip-Hop Dance Collective</a>, USC Kaufman artist in residence <a href="https://kaufman.usc.edu/faculty/toyin-sogunro/" title="https://kaufman.usc.edu/faculty/toyin-sogunro/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Toyin Sogunro</a> (Nefer Global Movement), and the <a href="https://www.uscbreakthrough.com/" title="https://www.uscbreakthrough.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Break Through Hip Hop</a> dance team, and an exhibition dance battle by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_briannagrey/" title="https://www.instagram.com/_briannagrey/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Passion</a> (Versa Style) and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/crystaljackson_/" title="https://www.instagram.com/crystaljackson_/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Crystal</a> (The Councilwomen). 3:30–4:30 p.m.: Panel discussion with <a href="https://www.ladiesofhiphop.com/teamladies.html" title="https://www.ladiesofhiphop.com/teamladies.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Michele Byrd-McPhee</a> (Ladies of Hip-Hop), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damita_Jo_Freeman" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damita_Jo_Freeman" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Damita Jo Freeman</a>(Soul Train), and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/toyinsogunro/" title="https://www.instagram.com/toyinsogunro/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Toyin Sogunro</a> (Nefer Global Movement) 5–6 p.m.: Sisterhood Cypher and Dance Party

Presented by <a href="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/" title="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">USC Visions and Voices</a>. Organized by Tiffany Bong (Dance).

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