International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation

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The Hand You Are Dealt: Improvising the Archive

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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.

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

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Ajay Heble, IICSI’s Founding Director, Inducted as a Fellow of The Royal Society of Canada

On November 8 in Vancouver, IICSI's Founding Director Ajay Heble was inducted at a formal Celebration…

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.