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…

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…

On Saturday, November 6, MultiPlay will be presenting both an afternoon workshop and an evening concert at Silence. Featuring Sbot N Wo—comprised of Helen Pridmore (voice) and WL Altman (electronics)—along with Ernie Dulanowsky (analog synth), these events will present improvised digital experimentations from these innovative Saskatchewan-based creators. The afternoon workshop will take place at 1pm,…

On Saturday, October 16th, IICSI is thrilled to be hosting live music in the Arboretum to celebrate the launch of a new installation project! PLEASE NOTE: This event is still happening at 1pm, but due to the rain, we have moved to the Gazebo beside the Arboretum Centre! Bring an umbrella & join us at…

We are thrilled to announce our plans to present an in-person live music festival, 14-19 September in Guelph, Ontario. The 2021 Guelph Jazz Festival programming is conceived to offer our audiences a range of exciting musical experiences that can be engaged both safely and festively. It includes three streams of programming, featuring exclusively Canadian talent: 1) Free outdoor concerts…

How have artists resisted the global surge of far-right movements and authoritarian regimes through music and music-making? How has music been mobilized against fascism and fascist tendencies in societies in the 20thand 21st centuries?  The aim of this one-day symposium is to discuss the role of music in antifascist action in response to the recent surge…

IICSI is thrilled to announce our second annual all-day, all-night, online celebration of improvised arts: IF 2021! Starting on August 14th at midnight UTC (August 13th at 7pm, EDT), join us to experience a full 24-hours featuring innovative artists of all disciplines—music, dance, theatre, poetry, visual arts, and more—showcasing new, improvised works filmed in their homes…