International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation - IICSI

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University of Guelph, Fall 2025

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Justine Woods "Garment-making as a Transformative Practice in Research-creation"

January 21, 12:00PM–1:30 PM, ImprovLab

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Revisit IF 2024: Watch the Festival Archive Online!

Available now on the Festival Website

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The Hand You Are Dealt: Improvising the Archive

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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

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.

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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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9 University Avenue East
Guelph, Ontario
N1H 1M8
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