Silence at 46 Essex Street in Guelph continues to be a centre of improvising activity, with the Kazoo! Fest April 8-12, and an April 4 performance as part of the Canada-wide tour by Norm Adams (cello), Tim Crofts (piano), Lukas Pearse (bass) and guest percussionist Gerry Hemingway. Upcoming concerts include a trio of William Parker (bass),…

Video Play: An Improvised Film Series Video Play: An Improvised Film Series brings together filmmakers from the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation and Ed Video’s Play Proposition II for three evenings of screenings and discussion on film/video and improvisation. The series addresses both films on improvisational arts-based practices and improvisation in the filmmaking process.…

Video Play: An Improvised Film Series Video Play: An Improvised Film Series brings together filmmakers from the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation and Ed Video’s Play Proposition II for three evenings of screenings and discussion on film/video and improvisation. The series addresses both films on improvisational arts-based practices and improvisation in the filmmaking process.…

Video Play: An Improvised Film Series Video Play: An Improvised Film Series brings together filmmakers from the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation and Ed Video’s Play Proposition II for three evenings of screenings and discussion on film/video and improvisation. The series addresses both films on improvisational arts-based practices and improvisation in the filmmaking process.…

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 2015-16 academic year, we invite applications of postdoctoral researchers for one residential fellowship. For the 2015-16 year, we particularly welcome candidates with expertise in pedagogy and…

Translating Improvisation is pleased to present a UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)-sponsored international symposium entitled “JUST IMPROVISATION: Enriching Child Protection Law through Musical Techniques, Discourses, and Pedagogies” will be held at the Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queen’s University Belfast on Fri 29 – Sat 30 May 2015, with keynote addresses by IICSI team members…

Improvisation in Dance: A Philosophical Perspective Conference takes place at the University of Leeds, 21-22 May 2015. It is an interdisciplinary and participatory conference on the philosophical issues raised by dance improvisation: “… by integrating the scholarly and academic perspective (both in philosophy and dance studies) with the practitioners’ experience and viewpoint.  To this end, [the]…

The 2015 McGill Colloquium, Improvisation and Community Health, will take place June 5-6 as a partnered event run by IICSI, the McGill Institute for Health and Public Policy and the Société des arts libres et actuels. The schedule for the Colloquium is now available and may be viewed in both French and English by visiting the conference page…

June 19-22, 2015 Hamilton, Ontario Artword Artbar Cem Zafir and zulapresents has been given unprecedented exposure to improvised music in Hamilton, Ontario, a city of half a million people just an hour’s drive from Toronto. This year the second annual Something Else! Festival is taking place June 19-22 at the Artword Artbar in downtown Hamilton. The festival…

June 19-21, 2015 Kitchener, Ontario The Open Ears Festival of Music and Sound presents Between the Ears 2015, bringing a wide range of sound and performance to Kitchener/Waterloo. Artists include Supercollider (including bass clarinetist Lori Freedman, dancer Marc Boivin, and sound processing by James Harley), composer Peter Hatch (featuring his project Sirens of Victoria Park for portable stereos,…