International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation - IICSI

Thinking Spaces with James Wood Feb 27, 2020 event at Silence graphic link to event details.

THINKING SPACES with James Wood Plastic Time, Optimistic Criticism - an interactive talk

February 26, @ Silence in Guelph.

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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

CfPs, features on IICSI projects, news related to improvisation research and performance & more!

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Visit our online Research Library of films, interviews, think pieces, articles, and more!

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IICSI Tweets

What are you doing with your Family Day Monday #Guelph? Have you vIsited the Open Air Gallery project boxes at… https://t.co/FD13HuAl2V6 hours ago
#Guelph! Morning Music - an invigorating morning session of #improvisation - happens from 9:30-11am every Monday a… https://t.co/8QcHdfzFgZ7 hours ago
RT @silence_guelph: THIS WEEK AT SILENCE Mon: Morning Music @9:30am ($5/breakfast food); West African Drum Class (beginner & intermediate @…20 hours ago

Critical Studies in Improvisation

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

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The ImprovLab

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

ImprovLab rendering designed by Diamond-Schmitt Architects

AUMI

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

AUMI - Adaptive Use Musical Instrument

News on the ImprovLab & MacKinnon Reno.

Work is underway on our ImprovLab and the University of Guelph College of Arts MacKinnon Building…

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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.

Research Partners

International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation
IICSI House, 9 University Avenue East, Guelph, ON, N1H 1M8
Tel: 519-824-4120 Ext. 53885 | [email protected]

Send mail to: 042 MacKinnon Building
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
improv@uoguelph.ca