News
New Book: “From Fruit to Root”
IICSI is proud to announce the publication of a new book from our partners at Onassis Foundation! From Fruit to Root, Medea Electronique’s Interactive Archive of New Media Art is…
Welcoming our new Project Manager: Dr. Sheetal Lodhia
We are thrilled to introduce IICSI’s new Project Manager, Dr. Sheetal Lodhia! Sheetal Lodhia has worked in the public and private sectors at the intersections of strategic management, production (radio,…
Apply Now: MA / PhD in Critical Studies in Improvisation
Come research—and practice—arts-based community-making with us in the Fall of 2022!
McGill Colloquium This Weekend: Livestream “Echoes of a Distance” Nov. 19-20
The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) at McGill University invites you to an event (papers and performances, live and livestreamed) on the ways the relations between sound,…
IF Encore Installation at U of G Arboretum
This fall, we invite you to the University of Guelph Arboretum to visit IF Encore, a series of signpost installations throughout the Arboretum. These signposts each feature a distinct QR…
Ajay Heble Announced as U Michigan Scholar-In-Residence
Congratulations to our director, Dr. Ajay Heble, who was selected as the Scholar-in-Residence at The University of Michigan Center for World Performance Studies for fall 2021! Drawing upon his experience…
Celebratory Concert for “IF Encore” Installation Launch
This Saturday, October 16th, IICSI is thrilled to be hosting live music in the Arboretum to celebrate the launch of a new installation project! Join us at 1 pm on…
IICSI profiled in the Globe & Mail
Our Institute is making headlines! Thanks to Guy Dixon at The Globe and Mail for a fantastic article published this past week on the role of improvisation in society, highlighting IICSI’s…
IICSI at the Guelph Jazz Festival
This year’s edition of the internationally celebrated Guelph Jazz Festival is fast approaching—with events taking place all around the city from September 14th-19th—and IICSI is pleased to be co-presenting two…
Thanks for joining us at IF 2021!
From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank all those who were able to join us for IF 2021, the second iteration of IICSI’s all-day, all-night, online celebration…
