61传媒Presents has announced the initial events in its fall 2022 season, which will center on high-profile participants showcasing diverse experiences through contemporary dance, music, and award-winning storytelling. Additional programming will be announced in the coming weeks.
The season begins with new dance works from cutting-edge choreographers responding to personal and collective challenges of the political present while embodying themes of transformative resilience. The evening will include Keith Johnson鈥檚 SERIES, a live performance by Maria Gillespie, 狈驳耻测峄卬 狈驳耻测锚苍, and Kevin Williamson, and a finale of works by LA Contemporary Dance Company and Rebecca Lemme / Acts of Matter.听
鈥淲e look forward to welcoming back our students and faculty with an exciting night of art and dance,鈥� said Marcy Robinson, assistant director of events and conference services. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 think of a better way to begin our season than having the opportunity to mingle and connect with peers and faculty while enjoying live music, dance, and local eats.鈥�
This season will also highlight the ongoing work of Hao Huang, Scripps鈥� Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music and professor of music. In partnership with the University of Southern California Pacific Asia Museum and funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Huang will give a series of live and virtual performances commemorating the LA Chinatown Massacre.
The series will continue its partnership with PEN America鈥檚 PEN Out Loud program and Skylight Books to facilitate a conversation with Celeste Ng, the acclaimed author of Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere. Ng, the recipient of a Pushcart Prize, a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and a Guggenheim Fellowship, will read from her highly anticipated third novel, Our Missing Hearts.
鈥淭he year鈥檚 fall series of 61传媒Presents is set to showcase some truly incredible talent,鈥� said Robinson. 鈥淲e are delighted to continue our tradition of timely conversations with inspiring, contemporary authors, artists, and scholars.鈥�
Founded in 2016 as 61传媒鈥檚 premiere public events program, 61传媒Presents is committed to hosting thought-provoking conversations with emerging and established scholars, writers, performers, and thinkers. Previous guests have included Angela Davis, Samin Nosrat, Lena Waithe, and Jia Tolentino.