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  • April 2024

  • Wed 17
    Graphic for Live @ImprovLab: Susanna Hood Trio and Sarah Belle Reid. The poster features informative text over an orange background covered in polka dots and squiggles. Wednesday, April 17 at 7:30 PM (ET) @ ImprovLab. Panel Discussion at &:30PM, Concert at 8PM

    Live @ImprovLab: Susanna Hood Trio and Sarah Belle Reid

    April 17, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Wednesday, April 17 at 7:30 PM (ET) for the series premier of Live @ImprovLab, featuring the Susanna Hood Trio and Sarah Belle Reid in an inspiring double bill. This performance will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph. 

    This performance will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph. This special concert event is free and open to all!

    $15
  • Thu 18

    ImprovLab Open House Sessions, April 18

    April 18, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us for a schedule of Thursday afternoon (1–3 pm ET) ImprovLab Open House Sessions! The sessions will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph. Bring any instrument and be ready to improvise!

  • March 2024

  • Thu 14
    Graphic for Labour and Us: A Student-Led Workshop Series to Help Boost Creative Agency and Solidarity for Workers. An image of a fire axe is laid over paintbrushes, and a colourful collage in the shape of a butterfly

    Labour and Us: A Workshop and Performance Series

    March 14, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Please join us for Labour and Us: A Workshops and Performance Series by IMPR Students "Cohort Four / Almost Alchemy." The workshops are designed for workers to explore creative outlets for themselves, to build solidarity with each other through the arts. We are CUPE 3913 members – but all workers are welcome to attend! For all people ages 19 and up.

    Free
  • May 2024

  • Thu 2

    (Cancelled) ImprovLab Open House Sessions, May 2

    May 2, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us for a schedule of Thursday afternoon (1–3 pm ET) ImprovLab Open House Sessions! The sessions will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph. Bring any instrument and be ready to improvise!

  • Sun 5
    An image of Pauline Oliveros sitting cross legged. A rainbow of colour splashes behind.

    Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros – Film Screening – ArtsEverywhere Festival

    May 5, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Sunday, May 5th, from 4–7 pm (ET) for a screening of  "Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros." The screening will take place in person at…

    Free
  • Sun 5
    Live Music Trio Concert Graphic for the finale of the ArtsEverywhere Festival. Sunday May 5 8PM. Ajay Heble, Anne Bourne, and Joe Sorbara. ImprovLab. Free.

    Live Music: Anne Bourne/Joe Sorbara/Ajay Heble Trio – ArtsEverywhere Festival

    May 5, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Please join us on Sunday, May 5th, from 8–9 pm (ET) for a live music performance by the Anne Bourne/Joe Sorbara/Ajay Heble Trio. The performance will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph. The event acts the finale of the ArtsEverywhere Festival.

    Free
  • Mon 27
    A hand drawn poster for "Has it started...?" Artist Residency with Dr. Rebecca Barnstaple. Performance, Workshop, Spectacle, Lecture. May 27th to 30th. 10 AM to 6 PM. Open Class on May 31 at 11 AM. ImprovLab 108 Mackinnon Building, University of Guelph Campus.

    “Has it started…?” by Rebecca Barnstaple – Artist Residency at ImprovLab

    May 27, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us starting from Monday, May 27 , at 10:00 AM(ET) for "Has it Started...?" with IICSI Postdoctoral Fellow Rebecca Barnstaple. There will be a schedule of events each day until May 30th.  "Has it started...?" is a 4 day open-door artist residency and practice-based inquiry at the ImprovLab, University of Guelph. 

    On May 31, at 11:00 AM (ET), Dr. Barnstaple has scheduled an Open Class, preceded by a lecture/webinar on adapted dance (Danse adaptee pour le bien-etre). Register here for the Open Class!

    Free
  • Mon 27
    A hand drawn poster for "Has it started...?" Artist Residency with Dr. Rebecca Barnstaple. Performance, Workshop, Spectacle, Lecture. May 27th to 30th. 10 AM to 6 PM. Open Class on May 31 at 11 AM. ImprovLab 108 Mackinnon Building, University of Guelph Campus.

    “Has it started…?” by Rebecca Barnstaple – Artist Residency at ImprovLab

    May 27, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us starting from Monday, May 27 , at 10:00 AM(ET) for "Has it Started...?" with IICSI Postdoctoral Fellow Rebecca Barnstaple. There will be a schedule of events each day until May 30th.  "Has it started...?" is a 4 day open-door artist residency and practice-based inquiry at the ImprovLab, University of Guelph. 

    On May 31, at 11:00 AM (ET), Dr. Barnstaple has scheduled an Open Class, preceded by a lecture/webinar on adapted dance (Danse adaptee pour le bien-etre). Register here for the Open Class!

    Free
  • Mon 27
    A hand drawn poster for "Has it started...?" Artist Residency with Dr. Rebecca Barnstaple. Performance, Workshop, Spectacle, Lecture. May 27th to 30th. 10 AM to 6 PM. Open Class on May 31 at 11 AM. ImprovLab 108 Mackinnon Building, University of Guelph Campus.

    “Has it started…?” by Rebecca Barnstaple – Artist Residency at ImprovLab

    May 27, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us starting from Monday, May 27 , at 10:00 AM(ET) for "Has it Started...?" with IICSI Postdoctoral Fellow Rebecca Barnstaple. There will be a schedule of events each day until May 30th.  "Has it started...?" is a 4 day open-door artist residency and practice-based inquiry at the ImprovLab, University of Guelph. 

    On May 31, at 11:00 AM (ET), Dr. Barnstaple has scheduled an Open Class, preceded by a lecture/webinar on adapted dance (Danse adaptee pour le bien-etre). Register here for the Open Class!

    Free
  • Mon 27
    A hand drawn poster for "Has it started...?" Artist Residency with Dr. Rebecca Barnstaple. Performance, Workshop, Spectacle, Lecture. May 27th to 30th. 10 AM to 6 PM. Open Class on May 31 at 11 AM. ImprovLab 108 Mackinnon Building, University of Guelph Campus.

    “Has it started…?” by Rebecca Barnstaple – Artist Residency at ImprovLab

    May 27, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us starting from Monday, May 27 , at 10:00 AM(ET) for "Has it Started...?" with IICSI Postdoctoral Fellow Rebecca Barnstaple. There will be a schedule of events each day until May 30th.  "Has it started...?" is a 4 day open-door artist residency and practice-based inquiry at the ImprovLab, University of Guelph. 

    On May 31, at 11:00 AM (ET), Dr. Barnstaple has scheduled an Open Class, preceded by a lecture/webinar on adapted dance (Danse adaptee pour le bien-etre). Register here for the Open Class!

    Free
  • Fri 31
    Call for Presentations. Sheets of Sound: Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes. 2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium, September 11-13, University of Guelph. Proposals due May 31, 2024. Logos of the presenting institutions are present: IICSI, Guelph Jazz Festival, University of Guelph, and SSHRC

    CFP – The 2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium, “Sheets of Sound: Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes”

    May 31, 2024

    The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI), in partnership with the Guelph Jazz Festival and the University of Guelph, invites proposals for presentations at our annual interdisciplinary international conference. The colloquium will take place September 11-13, 2024, as part of the 31st annual Guelph Jazz Festival. Featuring panel discussions, debates, performances, workshops, keynote presentations, and critical conversations among researchers, artists, and audiences, the colloquium fosters a spirit of collaborative, boundary-defying inquiry and dialogue, and an international exchange of cultural forms and knowledges.

  • Mon 27
    A hand drawn poster for "Has it started...?" Artist Residency with Dr. Rebecca Barnstaple. Performance, Workshop, Spectacle, Lecture. May 27th to 30th. 10 AM to 6 PM. Open Class on May 31 at 11 AM. ImprovLab 108 Mackinnon Building, University of Guelph Campus.

    “Has it started…?” by Rebecca Barnstaple – Artist Residency at ImprovLab

    May 27, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us starting from Monday, May 27 , at 10:00 AM(ET) for "Has it Started...?" with IICSI Postdoctoral Fellow Rebecca Barnstaple. There will be a schedule of events each day until May 30th.  "Has it started...?" is a 4 day open-door artist residency and practice-based inquiry at the ImprovLab, University of Guelph. 

    On May 31, at 11:00 AM (ET), Dr. Barnstaple has scheduled an Open Class, preceded by a lecture/webinar on adapted dance (Danse adaptee pour le bien-etre). Register here for the Open Class!

    Free
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