Discover USC On-Campus Open House 2018

Are you a high school junior, high school senior, or prospective transfer applicant for our BFA program? Join us for the Discover USC Open House on Sunday, November 18.

This all-day, university-wide event includes admission and financial aid presentations, campus tours, and an academic fair. USC Kaufman will offer master classes to students and a Q&A with parents of current students for visiting families. Exciting demos with faculty, tours of the Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center, opportunities to connect with current BFA students, and information sessions led by the school’s Director of Admission are open to both students and their families.

While not a formal part of this program, our final Fall BFA Performance will be held at 5:30 p.m that evening. Please note that a separate reservation is required, and registration is not open. There are five additional performances, including two shows on the Saturday prior, if you are in town before the Open House.

Please find the full schedule below with important details.

BUILDING YOUR SCHEDULE

General USC activities are listed first below. The Kaufman information sessions, demonstrations and master classes will take place during one of three Academic Sessions. There are also additional activities listed at the bottom, including some specific to parents. Visitors are invited to mix and match their top choices, building their own custom schedules.

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GENERAL USC ACTIVITIES

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Financial Aid Sessions (hourly)
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Admission Info Sessions (hourly)
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Campus Walking Tours (regularly)
11:30 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. USC Student Panel
11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Academic & Student Life Interest Fair

ACADEMIC SESSIONS

Master Classes: Reservations are required.

10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

• Information Session: The New Movement (Open to students and families): Join Anne Aubert-Santelli, USC Kaufman Director of Admission, and current BFA students to learn more about the program and its admission process.
• Dance & New Media Demonstration (Open to students and families): Join Dawn Stoppiello, USC Kaufman Assistant Professor of Practice in Dance and New Media and Technology, for a session on the interdisciplinary intersections of Dance and budding technological developments.
• Master Classes (Open to students only)
• Hip-Hop with d. Sabela grimes
• Contemporary with Jennifer Lott
• Ballet with Fiona Lummis
• Jazz with Saleemah E. Knight

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

• Information Session: The New Movement (Open to students and families): Join Anne Aubert-Santelli, USC Kaufman Director of Admission, and current BFA students to learn more about the program and its admission process.
• Master Classes (Open to students only)
• Hip-Hop with Amy O’Neal
• Contemporary with Patrick Corbin
• Ballet with Gillian Finley
• Repertory with Bret Easterling
• Jazz with Saleemah E. Knight

3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

• Information Session: The New Movement (Open to students and families): Join Anne Aubert-Santelli, USC Kaufman Director of Admission, and current BFA students to learn more about the program and its admission process.
• Conditioning & Dance Science Demonstration (Open to students and families): Join Dr. Margo Apostolos, USC Kaufman Associate Professor of Dance in Conditioning and Dance Science, to learn about the science of the physical body.
• Master Classes (Open to students only)
• Hip-Hop with E. Moncell Durden
• Contemporary with Bret Easterling
• Ballet with Bruce McCormick
• Forsythe Repertory & Improvisation with Thomas McManus

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ADDITIONAL USC KAUFMAN ACTIVITIES

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Parent-to-Parent Chat (Open to parents and guardians only): Join us for a Q&A with current BFA parents over a light lunch. Please RSVP so we know how much food to provide.

12:30 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. | Tours of the Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center (Open to students and families): Learn more about our beautiful building from a current BFA student tour guide. No need to register! Just show up at the reception desk!

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Fall BFA Performance (Open to students and families): Join us for excerpts of repertory works by William Forsythe, Jodie Gates, d. Sabela grimes, Barak Marshall, Crystal Pite and Paul Taylor, all performed by USC Kaufman BFA students. Tickets must be reserved in advance. Walk-ins will be accommodated on a space-available basis.

REGISTRATION

Please complete steps one and two to register:

1. Register for the university-wide event on the USC Admission website.

2. Sign up for individual activities, including master classes, on this website. Please see below for information about our wait list.

3. Optional: Reserve tickets for the Fall BFA Performance (when available)