SOUNDTRACK TO THE REVOLUTION Book Launch (+ Film Screening)
Mark the date! You are invited to The Bookshelf Cinema on June 24th for the launch of Soundtrack to the Revolution by Eric Fillion. This scintillating book tells the story…
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The Bookshelf Cinema 41 Quebec Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Lancement du Livre: SOUNDTRACK TO THE REVOLUTION BY ERIC FILLION
Casa del Popolo 4873 Boul. St Laurent, Montreal, QC, CanadaMark the date! You are invited to Casa Del Popolo on June 26th for the launch of Soundtrack to the Revolution by Eric Fillion (translated by David Homel). This scintillating book tells the story of Jazz Libre du Québec, a radical experiment in musical activism that reveals the meaningful role that the art of spontaneity…
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MILE Camp Concert: Musique du Moment @ Bell House
Bell House 167 Route 132 Ouest, Percé, QC, Canada(Le français suit) As part of this year's MILE Camp, a free public concert will be held at the historic Bell House in Percé. On Sunday, August 10th, at 7:00 PM (EDT), camp facilitator and multi-Emmy-winning improvising pianist D.D. Jackson will perform in a duo with singer Zoé Jean-Deslauriers. Currently based in New Jersey, Jackson…
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MILE Camp Concert: D. D. Jackson Solo Piano Improvisation
Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum 294 route 132 est, Coin-du-Banc, Quebec, Canada(Le français suit) On Monday, August 11th, at 8:00 PM, audiences will have a unique opportunity to see an intimate improvised solo piano performance by D.D. Jackson at the Musée culturel de Coin-du-Banc / Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum (294 route 132 East in Coin-du-Banc). Jackson, who has played with such jazz luminaries as…
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MILE Camp Concert: D.D. Jackson + MILE Camp Participants
Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum 294 route 132 est, Coin-du-Banc, Quebec, Canada(Le français suit) On Friday, August 15th, at 4:00 PM, D.D. Jackson will be joined by MILE Camp participants at the Musée culturel de Coin-du-Banc / Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum (294 route 132 East in Coin-du-Banc) for our third and final MILE Camp concert of the year! This performance—a Grand Finale group improvisation—will…
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Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium 2025: “Dance with the Music: Movement in the Improvised Arts”
ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThe 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) and curated by its Director, Dr. Eric Fillion, this year’s colloquium is titled “Dance with the Music: Movement in the Improvised Arts.” Focused on the…
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cinéma FRANCOPHONE cinema: Le silence de la mer (1949, dir. Jean-Pierre Melville)
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 of cinematic convention to explore urgent, timely topics. Intended for Francophiles and cinephiles alike, the fall 2025 program brings together a brilliant constellation of politically…
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Thinking Spaces: Lucy Rupert, Lisa Hirmer, and Christina Kingsbury “Interdisciplinary Improvisation & Ultrasonic Moth Songs”
ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaIn 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.
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cinéma FRANCOPHONE cinema: Hiroshima mon amour (dir. Alain Resnais, 1959)
The Bookshelf Cinema 41 Quebec Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaIICSI 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 of cinematic convention to explore urgent, timely topics. Intended for Francophiles and cinephiles alike, the fall 2025 program brings together a brilliant constellation of politically…
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IICSI 2025 Improviser-in-Residence Marilyn Crispell in Concert at the ImprovLab
ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaIICSI 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 culmination of a week of workshops and collaborative sessions Crispell will lead as IICSI’s 2025 Improviser-in-Residence. In her first performance of the evening, at 7…
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IMPR Student Colloquium: Mike Hansen—”The First Experience: A Noise…”
ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaMike 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 accessible via Zoom: Topic: Mike Hansen Colloquium https://zoom.us/j/98711610640?pwd=25OxLubk1xSbpeVE7bCylfFV79HD0a.1 Meeting ID: 987 1161 0640 Passcode: 130913 This paper will examine a common first point of exposure…
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Sharon D. Engbrecht: “World-Building: Improvisation and Narrativity” Public Lecture
ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaWe 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…
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