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  • May 2024

  • 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
  • June 2024

  • Wed 26

    IF 2024: Silence-Producing Machine

    June 26, 2024 @ 8:30 pm - June 29, 2024 @ 10:30 pm
    Fonoteca Nacional de México Francisco Sosa 383, Barrio de Santa Catarina 04010, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, Mexico City, Mexico

    "IF 2024: Silence-Producing Machine" takes place from Wednesday, June 26th to Saturday, June 29th, 2024 at the Fonoteca Nacional de México, Mexico City (Part of the XXXVII International Colloquium, “Silence-Producing Machine: Improvisation in and Beyond Music and the Arts“).

    Free
  • July 2024

  • Sat 20
    An graphic for Improvising Care, McGill University, Montreal Quebec. October 5-9, 2024. Proposals due July 20th.

    Improvising Care – McGill/Montreal, October 5–9, 2024

    July 20, 2024

    Improvising Care
    McGill/Montreal
    Oct 5-9, 2024

    Free
  • Sat 20
    Image for The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis at Hillside Festival 2024. A portrait of the ensemble is surrounded by a blue foreground. Hillside Festival 2024, July 19–21. Guelph Lake Isalnd, rain or shine.

    IICSI Co-Presents: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis – Hillside Festival 2024

    July 20, 2024 @ 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm
    Guelph Lake Conservation Area 7743 Conservation Road, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Saturday, July 20 at 10:00 PM (ET) for “The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis” at Hillside Festival 2024!
    This performance will take place in person on Guelph Lake Island. Tickets are available on the Festival Website.

    $116.24
  • August 2024

  • Mon 12
    Graphic for Two Concerts at Musical Improvisation at Land's End. MILE Camp Presents Two Concerts August 12 & 16, Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum

    “Aerials” with François Houle LIVE at the Musée culturel de Coin-du-Banc / Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum

    August 12, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
    Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum 294 route 132 est, Coin-du-Banc, Quebec, Canada

    Please join us on Monday, August 12 at 8:00 PM (ET) for “François Houle at the Musée culturel de Coin-du-Banc / Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum."

    This performance will take place in person at the Musée culturel de Coin-du-Banc / Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum, located at 294 route 132 est in Coin-du-Banc. Tickets cost $10 and will be available for purchase at the door (cash only). Please note that seating is limited.

    $10
  • Fri 16
    Graphic for Two Concerts at Musical Improvisation at Land's End. MILE Camp Presents Two Concerts August 12 & 16, Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum

    François Houle and MILE Camp Participants LIVE at the Musée culturel de Coin-du-Banc / Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum

    August 16, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum 294 route 132 est, Coin-du-Banc, Quebec, Canada

    Please join us on Friday, August 16 at 4:00 PM (ET) for “François Houle and MILE Camp Participants LIVE at the Musée culturel de Coin-du-Banc / Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum."

    This performance will take place in person at the Musée culturel de Coin-du-Banc / Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum, located at 294 route 132 est in Coin-du-Banc. Tickets cost $10 and will be available for purchase at the door (cash only). Please note that seating is limited.

    $10
  • Tue 20
    Graphic for Ultra-Sonic Moth Songs. Tuesday, August 20. Arrive at 7:30PM. The Moth Garden. Moth Garden.ca. Green and whote writing on a navy blue background, set in ffront of polka dots and squiggly lines.

    Ultra-Sonic Moth Songs

    August 20, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
    The Moth Garden (Ignatius Jesuit Centre) 5420 Highway 6, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Tuesday, August 20 at 7:30 PM (ET) for “Ultra-Sonic Moth Songs” with Lucy Rupert, Lisa Hirmer, Christina Kingsbury, and Ben Finley. This performance will take place…

    Free
  • September 2024

  • Wed 11
    Promo graphic for the 2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium: "Sheets of Sound, Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes." September 11–13, University of Guelph

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

    September 11, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us from Wednesday, September 11 to Saturday, September 14 for the “2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium, "Sheets of Sound: Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes" in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

    This colloquium will take place in person at the Arts Research Centre (ARC), MacKinnon Building, University of Guelph Campus. The event is free and open to everybody.

    Free
  • September 2024

  • Wed 11
    Promo graphic for the 2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium: "Sheets of Sound, Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes." September 11–13, University of Guelph

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

    September 11, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us from Wednesday, September 11 to Saturday, September 14 for the “2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium, "Sheets of Sound: Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes" in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

    This colloquium will take place in person at the Arts Research Centre (ARC), MacKinnon Building, University of Guelph Campus. The event is free and open to everybody.

    Free
  • September 2024

  • Wed 11
    Promo graphic for the 2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium: "Sheets of Sound, Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes." September 11–13, University of Guelph

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

    September 11, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us from Wednesday, September 11 to Saturday, September 14 for the “2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium, "Sheets of Sound: Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes" in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

    This colloquium will take place in person at the Arts Research Centre (ARC), MacKinnon Building, University of Guelph Campus. The event is free and open to everybody.

    Free
  • September 2024

  • Wed 11
    Promo graphic for the 2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium: "Sheets of Sound, Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes." September 11–13, University of Guelph

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

    September 11, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us from Wednesday, September 11 to Saturday, September 14 for the “2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium, "Sheets of Sound: Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes" in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

    This colloquium will take place in person at the Arts Research Centre (ARC), MacKinnon Building, University of Guelph Campus. The event is free and open to everybody.

    Free
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