International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation - IICSI

Curating for Change The Work That Music Festivals Do in the World

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Thinking Spaces The improvisation reading group and speaker series

Watch recordings of our 2020-21 Thinking Spaces lectures in our research library!

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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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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

IF 2022 Festival

We are thrilled to announce the third annual edition of their 24-hour improvised arts festival: IF…

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
IICSI House, 9 University Avenue East, Guelph, ON, N1H 1M8
Tel: 519-824-4120 Ext. 53885 | [email protected]

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University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
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