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Douglas R. Ewart with Special Guest

Silence 46 Essex Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Former chair of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) Douglas R. Ewart (reeds) is the current IICSI/Musagetes improviser-in-residence. Mr. Ewart is a versatile composer, improviser, sculptor and maker of masks and instruments, educator, lecturer, and all around visionary. In projects done in diverse media throughout an award-winning and widely acclaimed 40-year career,…

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Fillum Circle Presents: “The Great Indian Kitchen” Screening and Discussion

University of Guelph, MacKinnon Building 87 Trent Ln, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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…

Thinking Spaces: Eric Lewis

The IICSI House - 9 University Ave 9 University Ave E, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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: meLê yamomo in conversation with Teilhard Paradela

University of Guelph 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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…

Workshop with meLê yamomo: “Post:Migrant Presences”

University of Guelph 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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…

Thinking Spaces: Darren O’Donnell

online

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…