https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152 The University of British Columbia IICSI (International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation) Colloquium is presented annually, regularly in partnership with the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society. 60 https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0371845 Presentation given by Max Wainright at the 2017 IICSI colloquium "Lines of Flight: Improvisation, Hope and Refuge." Wainright discusses his experience recording the Vancouver rock band Be Afraid using do-it-yourself and improvisatory technology. https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0371845 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:03:01 -0800 https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0371944 Artist Presentation given by Dylan van der Schyff at the 2018 IICSI colloquium "Sounding Promise in the Present Tense: Improvising Through Turbulent Times." van der Schyff discusses improvisation in relation to music education and theories of cognition. https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0371944 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:03:00 -0800 https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0371846 Artist Keynote with Julia Úlehla and Aram Bajakian of the experimental folk band Dálava at the 2017 IICSI colloquium, Lines of Flight: Improvisation, Hope and Refuge. Úlehla and Bajakian discuss the history and development of Dálava before answering questions from the audience and performing a selection of songs. https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0371846 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:02:59 -0800 https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0371898 Workshop with Tuareg folk music group Les Filles de Illighadad (Niger) at the 2017 IICSI colloquium, "Lines of Flight: Improvisation, Hope and Refuge." The group answers questions from the audience before demonstrating how to assemble a tende drum and performing a selection of songs. https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0371898 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:02:59 -0800 https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0355324 Keynote Artist Presentation given by musician and composer John Hollenbeck at the 2017 IICSI colloquium "Lines of Flight: Improvisation, Hope and Refuge." Hollenbeck discusses the important balance between improvisation and composition in his work. https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0355324 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:02:57 -0800 https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0355298 Artist Presentation given by musicians and long time collaborators Ab Baars and Ig Henneman at the 2017 IICSI colloquium "Lines of Flight: Improvisation, Hope and Refuge." Baars and Henneman discuss the important role that trust plays in improvisation. https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0355298 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:02:56 -0800 https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0355297 Introductory remarks for the 2017 IICSI colloquium "Lines of Flight: Improvisation, Hope and Refuge" by colloquium organizer and IICSI-UBC site coordinator, Kevin McNeilly. https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0355297 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:02:55 -0800 https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0355296 Artist Presentation given by musician and composer Cat Toren at the 2017 IICSI colloquium "Lines of Flight: Improvisation, Hope and Refuge." Toren discusses a recent tour with her band HUMAN KIND and how the influence of John and Alice Coltrane helped her to discover the importance of what she calls "empathic activism" and community engagement through music. https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0355296 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:02:54 -0800 https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0354789 Interview with musician François Houle and artist Jeannette Hicks in which they discuss the origins and development of their collaborative project "ElectroAerials." Hicks and Houle explore the intricacies of improvisation and the collaborative relationship between sound and visual representation. https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0354789 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:02:53 -0800 https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0354578 Keynote presentation given by Sara Ramshaw at the 2017 IICSI Colloquium "Lines of Flight: Improvisation, Hope and Refuge." Keynote presentation given by Sara Ramshaw at the 2017 IICSI Colloquium "Lines of Flight: Improvisation, Hope and Refuge." Considering the tension between pre-existing laws and legal precedent, and the singularity of each particular case, Ramshaw turns to improvisation as social practice as a means of engaging with and resisting past oppression and injustice. https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0354578 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:02:52 -0800 https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0354385 Performance by Jeannette Hicks and François Houle at the 2017 IICSI Colloquium "Lines of Flight: Improvisation, Hope and Refuge." In this multimedia collaboration, visual artist Jeannette Hicks creates four ink and water images in relation to François Houle's improvised clarinet Aerials. https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0354385 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:02:51 -0800 https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0354387 Presentation given by Wayde Compton and Jason de Couto at ICASP 2010 Colloquium "Sound Lines: Improvisation, Text, and Media." Compton and de Couto blend poetry and sound samples in a mixed-media turntable performance that touches on the themes of race, perception and identity. https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0354387 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:02:50 -0800 https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0348824 In this short film, Julia Úlehla and Aram Bajakian discuss their experimental folk band, Dálava. https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0348824 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:02:49 -0800 https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0348825 Concert by the experimental folk band Dálava, given as part of a workshop entitled "Encountering Life in Song: Affect, Vibration, and the Architecture of Sound" by Julia Úlehla. In the workshop recording, Úlehla answers questions from the audience and discusses her music in relation to her family history and cultural heritage. https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0348825 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:02:48 -0800 https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0348823 Presentation given by Dr. Eric Lewis (Philosophy, McGill University) at the University of British Columbia. Lewis discusses the tension between theories of improvisation and the development and programming of improvising machines. https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0348823 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:02:47 -0800 https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0348380 Presentation given by Tom Scholte at ICASP 2010 Colloquium "Sound Lines: Improvisation, Text, and Media." Scholte discusses modern theories of acting, particularly the Stanislavski system, in relation to the idea of cybernetic feedback. With the help of two student actors, Scholte then illustrates how acting is, at its core, fundamentally improvisational. https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/62152/items/1.0348380 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:02:46 -0800