Fillum Circle Presents a film screening and discussion of the 2021 Jeo Baby film “The Great Indian Kitchen" on Thursday, Nov 10, 4-6pm in Mackinnon 019 (Interdisciplinary Hub, University of Guelph). This event is free and all are welcome to attend! Watch the film trailer here. "A terrific, trenchant film, whose director Jeo Baby questions…
https://vimeo.com/771749016 Thinking Spaces: The Improvisation Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present “Improvising the Archive: Medea Electronique's Archive of Digital Art,” a talk by Eric Lewis. This event will take place on Wednesday, November 16 at 1pm (ET) in person (The IICSI House, 9 University Avenue E., University of Guelph) as well as…
Big Ideas in Art + Culture + Improvisation: "...and when I speak, my brown skin and the entire ecology vibrate." meLê yamomo in conversation with Teilhard Paradela Thursday, December 1 // 7pm – 9pmArts Auditorium at University of Guelph, 113 McKinnon BuildingRefreshments served in advance of the talkBerlin- and Amsterdam-based curator, scholar, and artist meLê…
Friday, December 2 // 10am – 2:30pm EDTRegistration limited—sign up here!8/15 spots reserved for BIPOC participantslunch providedUniversity of Guelph103 Mackinnon Building87 Trent Lane How can ‘presence’ interrupt dominant aesthetics? How could the inhabiting of the here and now be a revolutionary act? If history is a musical score of modernity or a play script of…
https://vimeo.com/790578811 Thinking Spaces: The Improvisation Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present “Chance as Co-Director: Working with the Whims of Children,” a talk by Darren O’Donnell. This event will take place on Wednesday, January 18 at 10am (ET), online (via Zoom). A moderated Q&A will follow the talk. If you are interested in…
Improvisational exercises have been a key element of theatre training for decades. With minor modification, these same exercises can be used in training scientists (and future scientists) to be better communicators. I’ll discuss my use of improv with our physics majors at U of G and give some examples of the science-y twists we throw on the activities to suit our purposes.
Thinking Spaces, the Improvisation Reading Group and Speaker Series, considers the ways in which improvisation can provide us with new ways of thinking and acting.
Improvisation is a core element of some interventions in the emerging fields of dance for health and dance therapy, which have shown potential to slow progress or diminish symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alheimer's.
The purpose of this talk is to invite partnership and mutual sharing in Critical Studies in Improvisation to imagine uses and expansion in plantation societies. Using art to confront complicated social issues is a long accepted and well received practice in plantation societies.
Musical Improvisation at Land’s End (MILE) is a unique summer camp that will engage musicians in hands-on workshops led by world-class improvising artists.
Thinking Spaces, “Improvisation, Pedagogy and Pre-Texts” is presented by Sophie Brown, and takes place Wednesday, September 13 at 4pm ET. The talk includes a presentation followed by a guided Q&A and conversation period.
Sophie's talk is based on her recently published chapter about Pre-Texts, and offers an overview of the method for integrating civics, innovation, and literacy in the classroom. It draws on the experience of Lindsay Bobyak and Sophie Brown in using Pre-Texts with elementary students as part of Creative Roots Collective, which provides educational opportunities in rural Colorado.
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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IICSI House
9 University Avenue East
Guelph, Ontario
N1H 1M8
improv@uoguelph.ca
