International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation

Call for Participants Improvisers-in-Residence "Open Sessions"

Tuesdays & Thursdays, October 3–22, 2–5 PM (ImprovLab)

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Revisit IF 2024: Watch the Festival Archive Online!

Available now on the Festival Website

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Big News! IICSI Announces Dr. Eric Fillion as its new Director

Effective July 1, 2024

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ImprovLab Now Available for Booking!

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The Hand You Are Dealt: Improvising the Archive

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Critical Studies in Improvisation

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IICSI Presents a Series of Public Concerts and Events as part of Musical Improvisation at Land’s End (MILE) Summer Camp in the Gaspésie Region.

The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) at the University of Guelph, presents another…

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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.

Call for Participants Improvisers-in-Residence "Open Sessions"

Revisit IF 2024: Watch the Festival Archive Online!

Big News! IICSI Announces Dr. Eric Fillion as its new Director

ImprovLab Now Available for Booking!

The Hand You Are Dealt: Improvising the Archive

ImprovNotes IICSI's monthly newsletter

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

Critical Studies in Improvisation

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IICSI Presents a Series of Public Concerts and Events as part of Musical Improvisation at Land’s End (MILE) Summer Camp in the Gaspésie Region.

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