Thinking Spaces: Rommel—Black Box/Fishbowl...

Name: Thinking Spaces: Rommel—Black Box/Fishbowl...
Start: 2026-04-02
Location: ImprovLab, Winegard Walk

Apr

Date

2 Apr (Thursday)

Time

Thu, 1:30–3:00 p.m.

Venue

ImprovLab, Winegard Walk

Guelph, ON, Canada

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Thinking Spaces: Rommel—Black Box/Fishbowl: Catching Creativity in Cross-Cultural Collaboration is a free public event taking place on Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Guelph, Ontario.

Organized by the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI), this session features Brazilian-Canadian musician and songwriter Rommel. The event serves as an intimate roundtable discussion exploring the creative process through the lens of improvisation and cross-cultural collaboration.

This event is part of the Thinking Spaces Winter 2026 Speaker Series, which is curated by IICSI Postdoctoral Fellows Dr. Sharon D. Engbrecht, Dr. An Kosurko, and Dr. Jordan Zalis.

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Event Details

•International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI)

•Date: Thursday, April 2, 2026

•Time: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

•Location: ImprovLab (MacKinnon Room 108), University of Guelph, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, ON

•Type: Roundtable discussion and presentation

•Description: Rommel and participating University of Guelph students from the School of Fine Art and Music (SOFAM) will share insights from an intensive multi-day collaborative songwriting workshop. The talk highlights how improvisation acts as a generative tool for new musical possibilities.

•Cost: Free and open to the public

•Organizer: International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI)

Updated at 23 Mar 2026