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Call for Postdoctoral Fellows: IICSI Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2014-2015
The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI)’s mandate is to create positive social change through the confluence of improvisational arts, innovative scholarship, and collaborative action. For the 2014-2015…
Thinking Spaces Presents Free Voice Workshops! March 30-June 26
This year’s Thinking Spaces series has frequently emphasized vocal improvisation. We will build on this in the coming months by offering free vocal exploration gatherings Sundays 12-2pm at Silence Guelph (46…
Call for Students: Summer Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation
Memorial University of Newfoundland, June 29 to July 12, 2014 Intended for graduate students who have an interest in improvisation and its potential for dynamic forms of community building, the…
CFP: Critical Studies in Improvisation / Études critiques en improvisation
Critical Studies in Improvisation / Études critiques en improvisation invites submissions for a special issue with the theme “Cyphers: Hip Hop and Improvisation,” guest-edited by Rebecca Caines and Paul Watkins. This…
IICSI People: Congratulations Brian Lefresne
GRA Brian Lefresne awarded the “The Robert L. Platzman Memorial Fellowship” at the University of Chicago. The award is to conduct research in the “Alton Abraham Collection of Sun Ra”…
Oral Histories Project: d’bi.young anitafrika
“we tellin’ stories yo”: A Performance and Interview with d’bi.young. d’bi.young anitafrika is a Jamaican-Canadian dub poet, monodramatist, educator, and Dora Award-winning actor and playwright. In this month’s Oral History…
CCRMA TeleConcert Video at Stanford with Zhao Cong, Ellen Waterman, and Viv Corringham
There has been a variety of IICSI activity at the School of Music at Memorial University lately, including a residency with British vocalist, sound artist, improviser, and composer, currently based…
Oral Histories Project: Wayde Compton
Oral Histories is a showcase of interviews, performances, and articles by and about improvising musicians, artists, writers, and scholars. This monthly feature offers an intimate look inside the minds and practices…
Artist Residency CFP: The Agosto Foundation / CIAPR Summer Artist-In-Residency Program
The Agosto Foundation / CIAPR Summer Artist-In-Residency Program invites proposals from individuals who wish to participate in a diverse interdisciplinary community of artists from multiple fields and scholarly pursuits, whose interest is to…
