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Sound Painting
VIDEO: Musician and Improviser Joe Sorbara introduces ICASP Improviser-in-Residence Jane Bunnett to...
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Soundwalking and Improvisation
TEXT: The author describes and reflects upon her soundwalking practices and techniques, and...
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Speaking Justice, Performing Reconciliation: Twin Challenges for a Postcolonial Ethics
This article is concerned with problems of injustice that arise from law's emphasis on the...
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Steps Against Forgetfulness (Six of Them)
In this poetical meditation, Alain Derbez articulates links between significant moments in Mexican...
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Subject, Object, Improv: John Cage, Pauline Oliveros, and Eastern (Western) Philosophy in Music
This essay investigates composers Pauline Oliveros and John Cage, their use and abuse of Buddhist...
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Summer Institute 2008 Poster
A promotional poster for the 2008 Summer Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. Studies...
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Summer Institute 2008 Schedule
Full schedule for the 2008 Summer Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. Studies and...
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Summer Institute 2010 Lecture Poster
A poster with details of lectures given at the 2010 Summer Institute for Critical Studies in...
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Summer Institute 2010 Poster
A promotional poster for the 2010 Summer Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. The...
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Sun Ra: A Profile
A short biography of the improviser Sun Ra that examines the impact and significance of his...
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Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival
This article provides a basic overview of the 10th annual Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival, which took...
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Teaching Improvisation in a University Music Ensemble: A Personal Reflection on the University of Guelph Contemporary Music Ensemble
In this personal reflection, Ellen Waterman shares her experience with the CME as a way of thinking...
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Teaching the Ethics of Free Improvisation
The factors that motivate some improvising musicians to teach include the music’s profound ethical...
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The "Finite" Art of Improvisation: Pedagogy and Power in Jazz Education
This article is not a critique of jazz pedagogy, but rather, an exploration of how such discourses...
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The Art of Listening: An Interview with Peter Hatch on the Open Ears Festival of Music and Sound
VIDEO: ICASP student researcher Sandro Manzon conducts an interview with Peter Hatch discussing the...
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The ArtsCan Circle: Using Arts and Improvisation in the Classroom
The ArtsCan Circle, founded by harmonica player Mike Stevens, is an independent, volunteer-run...
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Please note that this site is no longer regularly updated, but will continue to exist in an archival capacity. For current activities, please visit the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (http://improvisationinstitute.ca).