The 2025 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium will take place in the ImprovLab at the University of Guelph from September 11-13, 2025. Presented by the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI)…
IICSI Director Dr. Eric Fillion is curating a special Francophone Cinema film series at The Bookshelf Cinema (41 Quebec Street, Guelph). These French-language films (with English subtitles) push the boundaries…
In August 2024, dancer Lucy Rupert, musician Ben Finley, as well as artists Christina Kingsbury and Lisa Hirmer, collaborated on the interdisciplinary performance Ultra-sonic Moth Songs. Audiences present that magical summer evening experienced improvised music and movement among the moths at the Moth Garden! Join us to watch some of the beautiful archival video of the event and talk about the process of creating this environmentally inspired, multi-disciplinary improvised performance.
IICSI Director Dr. Eric Fillion is curating a special Francophone Cinema film series at The Bookshelf Cinema (41 Quebec Street, Guelph). These French-language films (with English subtitles) push the boundaries…
IICSI is thrilled to announce that a free night of performances by renowned pianist Marilyn Crispell will take place in ImprovLab on Saturday, October 18th. These performances will be the…
Mike Hansen will present his IMPR PhD Student Colloquium at 3 PM in ImprovLab on October 21. This hybrid presentation is titled "The First Experience: A Noise..." and will be…
We are pleased to announce that IICSI Postdoctoral Fellow Sharon D. Engbrecht will be delivering a public lecture in ImprovLab at 10 AM on October 27. This event is free…
IICSI Director Dr. Eric Fillion is curating a special Francophone Cinema film series at The Bookshelf Cinema (41 Quebec Street, Guelph). These French-language films (with English subtitles) push the boundaries…
IICSI is proud to co-present Assembly, a film by Rashaad Newsome & Johnny Symons, at this year’s Guelph Film Festival! The film, which runs for 99 minutes, will screen in…
IICSI is pleased to present a Thinking Spaces presentation by Steve Sladkowski—guitarist for renowned punk band PUP, and U of G alumnus—in ImprovLab at 12 PM on Tuesday, November 18th!…
IICSI is thrilled to share an exciting and informative afternoon of conversation and an open improv jam session with internationally-acclaimed visual artist and musician, Satch Hoyt! Curated by former IICSI…
IF—our free annual Improvisation Festival—returns to ImprovLab on November 28th and 29th! IICSI Director Dr. Eric Fillion has curated a fantastic bill of artists, including legendary Quebec counter-culture figure and ESP-Disk…
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