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  • October 2023

  • Mon 30
    Thinking Spaces graphic for Bob Wiseman. A black and whote profile of Bob highlighted with colourful dots ad squiggles. Thinking Spaces: An Improvisation Reading Group and Speaker Series. "The Balck Box" by Bob Wiseman. Monday, Ocotber 30 at 11 AM ET.

    Thinking Spaces: Bob Wiseman, “The Black Sqaure”

    October 30, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
    Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave., Toronto, ON, Canada

    For our fourth Thinking Spaces session, we are excited to welcome IMPR graduate student, Bob Wiseman. Join us on Monday 30 October 2023, 11:00AM-12:30PM to listen to this musician, author and educator discuss and share ideas from his novel in process. This talk takes place in-person in the Tranzac Club, Toronto, Ontario (292 Brunswick Avenue) and will be streamed online. Registration is required to attend. Sign up now!

    Free
  • November 2023

  • Fri 10

    Thinking Spaces: annais linares, “Co-Creative Accompaniment: Improvising Re[new]ed Relationships through Arts-Based Kin Making”

    November 10, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Friday, November 10 at 3 pm for Thinking Spaces: "Co-Creative Accompaniment: Improvising Reed Relationships through Arts-Based Kin Making" with annais linares.

    Free
  • Wed 22
    Joe Sorbara graphic for Thinking Spaces: Attending to the Social Space of The Music: Self-Expression as a Site of Pedagogy | Questioning the ways that I teach creative music making. A black and white photo of Joe is placed in front of colourful circles and squiggly lines. Wednesday, November 22, 10 am (ET).

    Thinking Spaces: Joe Sorbara, “Attending to the Social Space of The Music: Self-Expression as a Site of Pedagogy | Questioning the ways that I teach creative music making”

    November 22, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Wednesday, November 22 at 10:00 AM for Thinking Spaces: "Attending to the Social Space of The Music: Self-Expression as a Site of Pedagogy | Questioning the ways that I teach creative music making" with Joe Sorbara. 

    Free
  • Fri 24
    Dr. Darren Hamilton graphic for Thinking Spaces. Black and white photo of Dr. Darren Hamilton while conducting. Colourful squiggles and dots decorate the graphic. Thinking Spaces: Exploring and Experimenting with Gospel Vocal Improvisation. Dr. Darren Hamilton. Friday, November 24, 1:00 pm ET.

    Thinking Spaces: Dr. Darren Hamilton, “Exploring and Experimenting with Gospel Vocal Improvisation”

    November 24, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Friday, November 24 at 1:00 PM for Thinking Spaces: "Exploring and Experimenting with Gospel Vocal Improvisation" with Darren Hamilton. 

    Free
  • December 2023

  • Wed 6
    Zane Zalis graphic for Thinking Spaces: Head in the Clouds-Feet on the Ground Improvising and Creating: A Way of Becoming and Being. A black and white photo of Zane is placed in front of colourful circles and squiggly lines. Wednesday, December 6, 2 pm (ET).

    Thinking Spaces: Zane Zalis, “Head in the Clouds – Feet on the Ground | Improvising and Creating: A Way of Becoming and Being”

    December 6, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Wednesday, December 6 at 2:00 PM for Thinking Spaces: "Head in the Clouds - Feet on the Ground | Improvising and Creating: A Way of Becoming and Being" with Zane Zalis. 

    Free
  • February 2024

  • Thu 8
    Colin Harrington graphic for Thinking Spaces: Improvisation in Sequence-based Electronic Dance Music. A black and white photo of Colin is placed in front of colourful circles and squiggly lines. Thursday, February 8, 12 pm (ET).

    Thinking Spaces: Colin Harrington “Improvisation in Sequencer-based Electronic Dance Music”

    February 8, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Thursday, February 8 at 12:00 PM for Thinking Spaces: "Improvisation in Sequencer-based Electronic Dance Music" with Colin Harrington. 

    Free
  • Wed 28
    Zahra Habib graphic for Thinking Spaces: Lunar Rotations: Eternal Eleutheria. The poster features a black and white image over Zahra surrounded by clourful text, pola dots, and squiggles. Wednesday, February 28 at 2 PM (ET) @ ImprovLab (108 Mackinnon)

    Thinking Spaces: Zahra Habib “Lunar Rotations: Eternal Eleutheria

    February 28, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Wednesday, February 28 at 2:00 PM (ET) for Thinking Spaces: "Eternal Eleutheria" with Zahra Habib. 
    This presentation will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph, as well as online via Zoom. As always, our Thinking Spaces events are free!

    Free
  • March 2024

  • Fri 1
    MT Space graphic for Thinking Spaces: Multicultural Theatre Space: Intercultural Theatre Creation. The poster features a black and white image of four actors on sprsely decorated stage. One of the actors is standing on a small box. This image surrounded by colourful text, polka dots, and squiggles. Friday, March 1 at 1 PM (ET) @ ImprovLab (108 Mackinnon)

    Thinking Spaces: MT Space “Multicultural Theatre Space: Intercultural Theatre Creation”

    March 1, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Friday, March 1 at 1:00 PM (ET) for Thinking Spaces: "Multicultural Theatre Space: Intercultural Theatre Creation" with MT Space. 

    This presentation will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph, as well as online via Zoom. As always, our Thinking Spaces events are free!

    Free
  • Wed 13
    Dreams Come True graphic for Thinking Spaces: Improvisation and Radical Accessibility. The poster features a music studio's logo over surrounded by clourful text, polka dots, and squiggles. Wednesday, March 13 at 1 PM (ET) @ ImprovLab (108 Mackinnon)

    Thinking Spaces: Dreams Come True “Improvisation and Radical Accessibility”

    March 13, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Wednesday, March 13 at 1:00 PM (ET) for Thinking Spaces: "Improvisation and Radical Accessibility" with Dreams Come True Music Studio. 

    This presentation will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph, as well as online via Zoom. As always, our Thinking Spaces events are free!

    Free
  • Wed 27
    adam patrick bell graphic for Thinking Spaces: Admiration and Imitation: Toward a Disability-Led Model for Music Education. The poster features a black and white portrait of adam over a set of colourful text, polka dots, and squiggles. Wednesday, March 27 at 1:30 PM (ET) @ ImprovLab (108 Mackinnon)

    Thinking Spaces: adam patrick bell “Admiration and Imitation: Toward a Disability-Led Model for Music Education”

    March 27, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Wednesday, March 27 at 1:30 PM (ET) for Thinking Spaces: "Admiration and Imitation: Toward a Disability-Led Model for Music Education" with adam patrick bell. 

    Free
  • April 2024

  • Fri 5
    Graphic for Thinking Spaces: "Same Place, Same Time, Different Stories: Creative Interpolations" with IICSI Postdocs (Rebecca Barnstaple, Shelby Bohn, and jashen edwards. Colourful text is backgrounded by colourful dots and squiggles. Friday, APril 5, 10:30 AM (ET), @ImprovLab

    Thinking Spaces: IICSI Postdoctoral Researchers, “Same Place, Same Time, Different Stories: Creative Interpolations”

    April 5, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    In this improvisational play session, current IICSI postdoctoral students (Rebecca Barnstaple, Shelby Bohn, and jashen edwards) will demonstrate and discuss ways their research intersects to inform new ways of sensing, knowing, and being. Weaving a tapestry of dance, science, and music, our presentation will elucidate how multisensory perceptions may be formed and (re)formed via multidisciplinary approaches to creative arts.

    Free
  • September 2024

  • Fri 27
    Graphic for Thinking Space, "Building a Safe Creativity Environment" with Jimmy Weinstein & Lilly Santon. Friday, September 27, 11 AM to 1 PM.

    Thinking Spaces: Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon, “Building a Safe Creativity Environment”

    September 27, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Friday, September 27 at 11:00 AM (ET) for Thinking Spaces: “Building a Safe Creativity Environment” with Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon, a featured event in the Ontario Culture Days calendar!

    This presentation will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph, as well as online via Zoom. As always, our Thinking Spaces events are free!

    Free
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