From the global pandemic to activist protests such as #BLM, climate change, workers rights, and the uncovering of unmarked graves at former residential schools across Canada, the events of the past 18+ months have shown an urgent need and desire for new modes of life. Faced with the struggles of the past 18+ months, many of…

Thinking Spaces: The Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present “Why Music Festivals Now?: Ellen Waterman and Ajay Heble In Conversation.” The event will take place on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at 3 pm ET via Zoom. A moderated Q&A will follow the talk. Please note the Thursday day change from our usual…

Beginning April 9th, Silence will be locked in a Feedback Loop, a two-month installation and soundscape created in partnership with the University of Guelph’s 2021-2022 Critical Studies In Improvisation class.  Feedback Loop begins on Market Day, April 9 at Silence, 46 Essex Street. Doors open at 11:00. Artists from the Critical Studies in Improvisation program present a live collaborative performance…

 The University of Guelph Creative Music Symposium features music and interdisciplinary guest speakers, presentations, performances, workshops, and educational and social events. This year’s theme is Music in the Age of Technology. These free events are taking place both online and in-person.  The Music Students’ Association (MSA) hosts the Annual Creative Music Symposium with the support…

Thinking Spaces: The Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present “Untitled or how free is free anyway?  Unpacking the ceteris paribus clauses in free improvisation,”  a talk by Aruna Antonella Handa. The event will take place on Friday, March 25, 2022, at 10 am EDT via Zoom. A moderated Q&A will follow the…

You’re invited to join us for the inaugural Thinking Spaces presentation for the 2022 series at 10am (EST) on Friday, Feb. 25th via Zoom with guest speaker Catharine Cary! This presentation, entitled “The Upside Down Protocol,” will see multi-modal improvisational practitioner Catharine Cary consider the question: “How can we turn on its head everything we think we know, and provoke play…

Winter can be rough, but playing outside with others is worth the challenge! Presenting a new outdoor workshop series: Community Visioning and Instrument Building, co-developed by UofG student annais, the Two Rivers Neighbourhood Group, the Musagetes Foundation, and the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. This two-part workshop series aims to connect community members…

Winter can be rough, but playing outside with others is worth the challenge! Presenting a new outdoor workshop series: Community Visioning and Instrument Building, co-developed by UofG student annais, the Two Rivers Neighbourhood Group, the Musagetes Foundation, and the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. This two-part workshop series aims to connect community members…

Winter can be rough, but playing outside with others is worth the challenge! Presenting a new outdoor workshop series: Community Visioning and Instrument Building, co-developed by UofG student annais, the Two Rivers Neighbourhood Group, the Musagetes Foundation, and the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. This two-part workshop series aims to connect community members…