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SUMMARY:cinéma FRANCOPHONE cinema: Alphaville (dir. Jean-Luc Godard\, 1965)
DESCRIPTION: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 minded artists that straddled the line between cinema and literature amid turbulent times (1940s—1960s)\, voicing their opposition to war\, imperialism\, and the spectre of fascism while also enacting and articulating their vision for a better\, more just and equitable society.  \nThe third film in the series will be Jean-Luc Godard’s Alphaville (1965). See the film synopsis and specifications below. We hope to see you there for the November edition of this exciting monthly film series! \nAlphaville\nDirector: Jean-Luc Godard\nYear: 1965\nCountry: France\nRunning Time: 99 minutes \nA cockeyed fusion of science fiction\, pulp characters\, and surrealist poetry\, Godard’s irreverent journey to the mysterious Alphaville remains one of the least conventional films of all time. Eddie Constantine stars as intergalactic hero Lemmy Caution\, on a mission to kill the inventor of fascist computer Alpha 60.
URL:https://improvisationinstitute.ca/event/cinema-francophone-cinema-alphaville-dir-jean-luc-godard-1965/
LOCATION:The Bookshelf Cinema\, 41 Quebec Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Guelph Film Festival: Assembly—2025\, dirs. Rashaad Newsome & Johnny Symons
DESCRIPTION:IICSI is proud to co-present Assembly\, a film by Rashaad Newsome & Johnny Symons\, at this year’s Guelph Film Festival! \nThe film\, which runs for 99 minutes\, will screen in ImprovLab on Saturday\, November 8th\, at 7:30 PM. This event is PWYW\, with $15 suggested. \nAssembly is a multisensory extravaganza featuring a global cast of performers\, who transform New York’s historic Park Avenue Armory from a bastion of white military power into a vibrant celebration of Black and queer culture. Reimagining the military facility through video projections\, AI holograms\, sculptures\, collages\, music\, dance\, and African fractal patterns challenges colonial structures while honouring the complexity and resilience of Black experience\, thereby turning pain into artistic power. One such moment is a memorial for murdered Black trans women that evolves into a protest march\, highlighting art’s capacity for reclaiming agency and inspiring change\, offering a vision of intergenerational resilience\, transformation\, and hope. The film transcends traditional documentary by weaving together Rashaad Newsome’s creative process\, dynamic performances\, and the lives of his collaborators through hybrid storytelling\, visual effects\, and the ongoing presence of ancestors. \nBefore and after the screening\, audiences will be invited to experience interactive and collaborative multi-sensory experiences centring BIPOC and queer communities. For full details and to purchase tickets\, please visit the listing on the Guelph Film Festival website. Don’t forget to check out other GFF events\, too! The festival runs from November 7-15. \n 
URL:https://improvisationinstitute.ca/event/guelph-film-festival-assembly-2025-dirs-rashaad-newsome-johnny-symons/
LOCATION:ImprovLab\, MacKinnon Room 108\, 87 Trent Lane\, University of Guelph\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1G 1Y4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Thinking Spaces: Steve Sladkowski—"'What Can I Get Away With Here?': Improvisation in Punk Rock Performance and Community Making"
DESCRIPTION: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! As with all of our Thinking Spaces events\, this presentation is free and open to all. \nHere’s how Steve describes his talk\, and himself: \n“Over the past 15 years of touring the world in a loud and sweaty punk rock band\, I’ve learned a lot about improvising in musical and physical space by asking the question “What can I get away with here?” Some of the lessons gleaned from repeatedly asking this question are profound; some of the lessons are very\, very silly. Through a lively and open-ended discussion with a healthy dose of Q+A\, I’d like to offer insight into the practical uses of improvisation as it relates to onstage performance\, to music venues as safe spaces\, to the art of songwriting and composition\, and the many other parts of my lived experience as a touring musician in the age of streaming and social media.” \nSteve Sladkowski is a guitarist\, improviser\, composer\, and writer best-known for his lead guitar work in the Juno Award-winning and two-time Polaris Prize-shortlisted Toronto punk rock band PUP. He has performed and improvised in 26 countries since graduating from the University of Guelph’s SOFAM in 2010. When not playing the guitar\, he can be found reading\, cooking\, or cheering on the Blue Jays and Raptors. He resides in Toronto with his wife\, dog\, and cat and remains tremendously uncomfortable writing bios.
URL:https://improvisationinstitute.ca/event/thinking-spaces-steve-sladkowski-what-can-i-get-away-with-here-improvisation-in-punk-rock-performance-and-community-making/
LOCATION:ImprovLab\, MacKinnon Room 108\, 87 Trent Lane\, University of Guelph\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1G 1Y4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IICSI events,Thinking Spaces
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jordan Zalis":MAILTO:jzalis@uoguelph.ca
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SUMMARY:Un-Muting Sonic Restitutions: An Afternoon of Afrosonic Explorations and Improvisations with Satch Hoyt
DESCRIPTION: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 postdoctoral research fellow jashen edwards and featuring IMPR students\, this event will offer a glimpse into the ways art and music can be a vehicle for social-political inquiry into injustices sustained by forced migration and xenophobic policies. Join us at ImprovLab from 3-5 PM on Saturday\, November 22nd for this free event! \nFor his Canadian tour\, Hoyt will discuss his project: Un-muting Sonic Restitutions\, in which he collaborates with national galleries and museums across the globe\, including the ROM\, unearthing their African musical instrument collections and breathing new life into the wood\, metal\, beads and cowries that have laid dormant for so long. Hoyt will also share thoughts on the making of his new album\, Un-Muting Beyond Misspelt Borders. \nAt ImprovLab\, Hoyt will be joined by a core septet consisting of Daniel Fischlin\, Matt Brubeck\, Reagan Mitchell\, David Lee\, Mike Hansen\, Hayden Mesnick\, and jashen edwards. \nHoyt is a Jamaican-British Berlin-based visual artist and musician. A believer in ritual and retention\, his diverse and multifaceted body of work – whether sculpture\, sound installation\, painting\, musical performance\, or musical recording – is united in its investigation of the “Eternal Afro-Sonic Signifier” and its movement across and amid the cultures\, peoples\, places\, and times of the African Diaspora. Hoyt is an intimate observer of the sites of convergence where the Diaspora comes together to sing\, shout\, and be\, reflecting itself to itself. Employing the shared tool kit to connect\, express\, and commiserate across centuries and oceans\, Hoyt taps into aural and oral echoes as well as into those retained in the historical and material record (Rujeko Hockley\, for the catalog Prospect 4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp\, 2017). \nThis event is co-presented with the College of Arts Interdisciplinary Program and the Art Gallery of Guelph!
URL:https://improvisationinstitute.ca/event/un-muting-sonic-restitutions-an-afternoon-of-afrosonic-explorations-and-improvisations-with-satch-hoyt/
LOCATION:ImprovLab\, MacKinnon Room 108\, 87 Trent Lane\, University of Guelph\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1G 1Y4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IICSI events,Live @ImprovLab
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251128T180000
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SUMMARY:IF 2025
DESCRIPTION: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 recording artist Erica Pomerance (backed by local improvisers Joe Sorbara\, Germaine Liu\, and Dan Loughrin)\, Nicole Rampersaud and Joel Leblanc\, Roger Tellier-Craig (formerly of Godspeed You! Black Emperor) and Karl Lemieux (GY!BE’s current projectionist)\, Sarah Pagé\, and many more! This is a thrilling program composed of artists from across Canada. The lineup also has strong local representation programmed in collaboration with the Wet Sounds\, Audiopollination\, and coexisDance series! \nIn addition to the live performances\, IF will also be streaming hours of archived improvised performance footage. \nFor full details\, visit the festival website!
URL:https://improvisationinstitute.ca/event/if-2025/
LOCATION:ImprovLab\, MacKinnon Room 108\, 87 Trent Lane\, University of Guelph\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1G 1Y4\, Canada
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