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 create challenging, new works. The residency offers the opportunity to engage with this community, to collaborate, perform, demonstrate, present, or speak about their work and…

Vous êtes invités a participer à une conférence-contée avec Stéphanie Bénéteau, jeudi, le 13 mars 2014 de 5 à 7 heures. Stéphanie est conteuse de renommée internationale. En plus de séduire son public avec ses contes, elle anime des ateliers à travers le monde. Pour cette conférence Stéphanie fera une démonstration de son art et…

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 special issue of CSI will draw together artists and academics to investigate the crucial role improvisation plays in the international field of Hip Hop, and in the related field…

Silence includes an ongoing concert series, occasional improvisation sessions, and handmade music nights and workshops. If you’re in Guelph make sure you catch the adventures of Prince Achmed with live music by the Vertical Squirrels on April 26th at 8:00pm ($10 or pwyc). Also that night, Keir Neuringer. Check out the full list of upcoming events and concerts, here.

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 academic year, we invite applications of postdoctoral researchers for two residential fellowships. One fellowship will be located at Memorial University of Newfoundland; the second fellowship…

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 International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation is offering a two-week intensive course to explore the theme of Improvisation as Practice-Based Research. The course will examine some…

University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, September 3-5, 2014  “The future is always here in the past” -Amiri Baraka, “Jazzmen: Diz & Sun Ra” The Guelph Jazz Festival, in conjunction with the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, the University of Guelph, and the SSHRC funded International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) invites proposals for…

For more details please see the festival’s website.

This year’s colloquium will take place September 3rd to 5th as part of the 21st annual Guelph Jazz Festival (September 3-7). It will bring together a diverse range of scholars, creative practitioners, arts presenters, policy makers, and members of the general public. Featuring workshops, panel discussions, keynote lectures, performances, and dialogues among researchers, artists, and…

Workshop with the legendary Phil Minton and Maggie Nichols on Tuesday, June 24th, 2014 from 7:30pm-10pm at Silence Guelph (46 Essex). More details about the vocal workshop series, here. No previous vocal experience is required for participation. Interested participants must register for individual workshops or the full five workshop program in advance by sending an email to [email protected].…