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ImprovLab Groundbreaking With Diamond Schmitt Architects & the University of Guelph

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CfPs Papers, fellowship application deadlines, residencies and more.

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ImprovNotes IICSI's monthly newsletter

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Critical Studies in Improvisation

CSI-ECI is an open-access, peer-reviewed, electronic, academic journal.

Critical Studies in Improvisation

The ImprovLab

Designed by Diamond-Schmitt Architects The ImprovLab will be our Institute’s research and performance facility at the…

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Adaptive Use Musical Instrument (AUMI) software interface and iOS App are new musical instruments that enable…

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Short Takes – ImprovNotes November 2019

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The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) is a central source for the collection and dissemination of research on improvised creative practices.

The Institute's mandate is to create positive social change through the confluence of improvisational arts, innovative scholarship, and collaborative action.

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International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation
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