An expandable networked universe for the art of interdisciplinary improvisation

Genetic Choir and WhatIIIF? are fundraising and gathering partners to develop an open online environment for improvisers from any discipline, and their audiences, to reflect on and improve their craft.

As part of the WhatIIIF? initiative, and together with all improvisers and researchers who would like to contribute, we want to create an online hub where it is engaging and enjoyable to exchange about all aspects of the art of improvisation.

WHO ARE WE? ---> Click here for the list of artists and organisations from 21+ countries who have already gathered around this proposal.

We, improvisers, artists, social-changers and researchers, want to develop this knowledge-hub for interdisciplinary professional exchange to provide and share hands-on improvisation knowledge to ourselves, colleagues and audiences, who co-create by their presence and their very request to see instantly composed work to the ongoing practice of improvisation.

By connecting artists and audiences in an online space we present improvisation as an art form that is now more relevant than ever: applied in various disciplines inside and outside the arts, and an essential tool for artful and meaningful living together.

The new web environment will be:

• an online universe that can be navigated with an improviser’s mindset, where work, tools and reflections can be continually added and intuitively organized, and which connects ideas, people and public around this unique craft;

• a dynamic encyclopedia of interdisciplinary improvisation practice, where professionals from all disciplines can share and exchange about their working methods and research;

• a link to SHARE EUROPE - the database of interdisciplinary improvisation practitioners and their work, mapped out explicitly across the European landscape, expanded to include current projects and future events with an agenda function;

• a central place for existing and new audiences to be informed about the art of interdisciplinary improvisation in its diverse forms and be inspired to apply improvisation practices to their own daily lives.

WHY?

Kickstarter of this plan was the covid-19 pandemic, which threw literally everyone in situations of having to improvise:

Governments and care organizations improvised on the very edge of time, making decisions with incomplete data that affected a lot of people daily. We have all been asked to improvise personally, finding new meaning for our lives while being mainly at home, creating new structures and experiences for ourselves and the ones that are close to us. These times have called into question and fast-tracked alternatives for the ways we organise ourselves on the level of culture, governance, care, education and social relationships. The pandemic has not only shown the urgency for acting in the present, but heightened our awareness of (physical) space, made us value silence and pause, asked us to act without seeing the whole and to be engaged and caring while not acting.

All the above are central and essential aspects of the practice of interdisciplinary improvisation.

The art of improvisation is part of many disciplines and practices, in the arts and beyond. It is time to create a space and find a common ground to develop this interdisciplinary craft, in whichever context people are working with it.

BASIC ASSUMPTIONS

There are and have been several initiatives already that attempt to 'map' the art of improvisation and reflect on it. This is usually happening inside one specific discipline, like for example music or dance, and the degree to which these efforts are findable and accessible differs.

We would like to create a web environment where all this work - from past and present and from any discipline - could be accessed and is presented in an engaging way, combined with the current cultural activity of interdisciplinary improvisation artists in Europe. We imagine a web environment where the navigation and structure of the platform has the spirit of improvisation (associative, non-hierarchical...) but also allows information to be found efficiently if that is your goal. Moreover, we imagine an architecture that can be structured by every user from their perspective. Please see further below our first thoughts about a web architecture that would make this possible.

The project is open for all improvisers from any field to join and contribute. Moreover, we are looking for partners from education and research, from funding bodies and other support organisations to make this dream possilbe. For now, you can send an email to Thomas Johannsen if you have question or would like to be involved.

WEB ARCHITECTURE

In recent years, one of the initiatives to talk about interdisciplinary improvisation knowledge from an interdisciplinary perspective has been the open, collaborative knowledge base on instantcomposition.com. The content of this existing platform could be used as a starting point, turning all existing articles there into ‘nodes’ of an expandable network universe that will be tangibly visualized and can be ‘walked through’ in the new environment. At the same time, we also want to start from scratch with all our new partners: re-envisioning how a shared exchange platform of interdisciplinary improvisation knowledge should function and look like. How can it be engaging, approachable, inviting, satisfying all the senses? It should invite new content to be added by any artist/improviser involved and the connection pathways to be able to change over time, so that the architecture of the network (e.g. which objects are grouped close to each other) is constantly evolving and not pre-conceived in a certain order.

Additionally to an intuitive way of browsing that we want to encourage, we also want to make it possible to find things in a straightforward way (via a search function, a cartographical map and an agenda). So there will be at least two ways in which visitors can use this online environment:

• As an online experience to dive into, get lost in and get inspired by creating unexpected and new connections in the content of improvisers from all over Europe.

• As an informative website about the art of improvisation and where to find it in your neighbourhood

Here some more details about our first ideas for a navigational structure and user interface:

• The contents of the database generate a graphical representation of an unstable landscape which acts as the user interface.
• Users and visitors to the platform can follow tracks/routes through various zones where different art disciplines meet.
• The tracks are generated by the indexing system which structures the underlying database.
• These tracks connect different objects of data that can be opened.
• Such objects can be sound, image, text, video files or html scripts which can be created/uploaded by the participants in the system.
• Each object is connected to a number of keywords (tags) which feed the indexing system, which in turn influences the way objects are spatially/graphically related and the way the platform can be navigated.
• This all forms an open and freely accessible portal in which participants present projects, reflect on practical and philosophical aspects of interdisciplinary improvisation and make contact with each other.
• Knowledge and information can be mutually shared with each other and with visitors (audience).
• The user interface works as a hybrid between a lens and a tuner that you can turn and tune to observe the world of interdisciplinary improvisation from an ever-changing perspective.
• Investigations and exploration journeys into the active scene of interdisciplinary improvisation can be embarked upon and will return varying results each time.
• Constantly dynamic, constantly flowing, - over months and years - a regularly used and continually updated web environment, where new entries to the knowledge base, and new entrances to various data clusters keep appearing.
• In addition to the intuitive navigation, a clear search function is also offered and the possibility to find live events (happening online or offline) that improvisers are announcing.
• There will also be a system for users and visitors to store data and information in their own domain.

We are taking our inspiration in part from the Taswir Atlas online project, which shows an intuitive way of organizing content. The Taswir Project has graciously allowed us to use their platform for two years now to test these methods. One learning already: Taswir Atlas works mainly with images and texts in a 2D representation, while we would like to create content from a wider range of sources and preferably in a graphical 3D environment for more 'depth' of interconnectivity.

We wish that the development of the expandable networked universe can happen in international collaboration, with partners even beyond Europe, and with development choices being made in close consultation with our network.

Network of improvisation professionals and organisations supporting the initiative at this moment
(a selection, for readability - the actual number of artists that are connected through the 'hubs' of people and organisations listed below is even higher)

The represented 21 European countries are listed first in alphabetical order, overseas countries underneath. Note that some of the artists reside and/or work in several countries, so sometimes choices had to be made where to place them.

AUSTRIA

Annette Giesriegl, Graz
improvising musician, composer, educator
artistic director of Styrian Improvisers Orchestra
Association for promotion and dissemination of New Music
University for Music and Performing Arts Graz
http://annettegiesriegl.at/
http://vnm.mur.at/
http://vnm.mur.at/STIO/

Michael Fischer, Vienna
improvising musician, composer
artistic director of the Vienna Improvisers Orchestra
http://m.fischer.wuk.at

Ursula Sabatin, Bregenz
improvising dancer, educator
artistic director of Tanzufer
http://tanzufer.at

CROATIA

Improspekcije, Zagreb
Sonja Pregrad / Zrinka Simicic
international festival for the affirmation of improvisation
producer: Multimedijalna koliba
https://improspekcije.com/

CZECH REPUBLIC

Patrik Kee Kedzierski, Brno
improvising musican, looping performer, voice guide
http://youtube.com/user/patrikokee?feature=mhee
http://patrikkee.cz

Ridina Ahmedová, Prague
improvising musician, composer, organiser, curator
artistic director of Hlasohled vocal institute, Prague
http://hlasohled.cz/
http://www.ridina.cz/

ENGLAND

Dr. Anat Ben-David, London
improvising performer and reseacher
Resident Somerset House Studios, London
Lecturer at the Royal College of Art and Central Saint Martins
Theater of Making, London
http://somersethouse.org.uk/residents/anat-ben-david

Catharine Cary, London
improvising visual & performance artist, entrepreneur, researcher
Royal College of Art
PhD in process - Improvisation - a plastic practice in capitalist time
founding member of WhatIIIF?
founding member of Instant Pudding ! PARIS 2012 - 2017
Instagram: latagueuseelegante
http://catharine-cary.com

Henry McPherson, Huddersfield
improvising musician, composer, researcher
Noisebringers (trio & improvisation series)
PhD candidate in the Centre for Research in New Music and Research Centre for Performance Practice, University of Huddersfield
http://henrymcpherson.org.uk

Kate Allan, Morda
improvising musician, song-writer, health practitioner, educator
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-allan-4a219234/
https://scourforgemill.wordpress.com/

Laura Doehler, London
improvising dancer, performer, educator
creator of “SHARED PRACTICE”, London
http://exitmap.wordpress.com/training/
http://exitmap.wordpress.com/laura-dpehler/

Maria Sappho, Huddersfield
improvising musician and researcher
PhD candidate IRiMaS (European Council funded interactive research in music as sound)
Noisebringers (trio & improvisation series)
http://research.hud.ac.uk/institutes-centres/irimas/
http://mariasappho.com

Shelley Owen, Manchester
Improvising performers, dancer and researcher
founding member of WhatIIIF?
http://shelleyowendance.com

Vanessa Grasse, Leeds
improvising dance artist, choreographer, educator
artistic director of MESH - participatory choreography in public spaces
MA Dance Creative Practice
https://meshjournal.wixsite.com/mesh
http://www.vanessagrasse.wordpress.com

ESTONIA

Prof. Jüri Nael, Tallinn
improvising choreographer, movement director, educator, researcher
course director for MA Contemporary Physical Performance Making (CPPM)
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
http://mastersincppm.com
http://www.eamt.ee

FINLAND

Anna-Kaisa Liedes
improvising musician, voice artist and folk singer, educator and researcher
lecturer in folk music, Sibelius Academy, University of Arts in Helsinki
http://anna-kaisaliedes.com

Eeva Siljamäki, Helsinki
improvising musician, educator and researcher
University of the Arts, Helsinki
https://www.uniarts.fi/en/
http://eevasilja.com

Heini Elina Nukari, Helsinki
improvising dance-voice artist, educator
http://body-is-voice.com

Katja Thomson, Helsinki
improvising musician, educator and researcher
Lecturer in Music Education, Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki
https://www.uniarts.fi/en/
https://www.artsequal.fi/en/

Outi Pulkkinen, Kirkkonummi
Improvising musician, performer, educator and researcher
University of the Arts Helsinki
https://youtu.be/_2jmNdUzHOI
https://soundcloud.com/outipulkkinen

FRANCE

Barre Phillips, Puget-Ville
improvising musician, entrepreneur, educator
founder and director of CEPI (Centre Europeen pour l’Improvisation)
http://european.improvisation.center

Benoit Cancoin, Saint Etienne
improvising musician and composer
collaborations with writers, dancers, visual artists
community artist with speciality working with people with a mental handicap
http://benoit.cancoin.free.fr/

Emmanuelle Pépin, Nice
improvising dancer, choreographer and educator
co-founder with Pierre Vion of the company 7Pépinière, space for development and research in ephemeral writings, dance and environment, dance and sound
http://7pepiniere.com/

Enrique Pardo & Linda Wise, Paris
improvising vocalists, actors, educators, curators
Pantheatre, Paris
Roy Hart Centre, Malerargues
https://pantheatre.com
http://roy-hart-theatre.com

Ephia Gburek, Saint Etienne
improvising movement artist, educator, organiser
artistic director at Djalma Primordial Science
co-founder La Fab-Ka (lieu de pratiques artistiques en chantier permanent)
guest teacher at Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (Tallinn, Estonia)
organizer of L'Anatomie du Sensible: a laboratory of reflection and physical research bringing together practitioners in the artistic and the medical fields
http://djalma.com
http://lafab-ka.blogspot.com/

Jean-Charles Francois, Lyon
improvising musician, composer, educator
founder Cefedem Aura, Lyon
co-founder of PaaLabRes, online space Artistic Practices in Acts, Laboratory of Research
professor at UCSan Diego Music faculty (1972-1990), San Diego (USA)
http://cefedem-aura.org/
http://www.paalabres.org/

Josephine Bode, Mazamet
improvising musician, interdisciplinary performer, music theater maker, organiser
Founder of Residence Midi - artist in residence space for musicians, artists & software developers
http://residencemidi.com
http://josephinebode.com

Association MÛ - pied, Valcivières
Patricia Kuypers / Franck Beaubois
improvising dancers, choreographers, educators, organisers
artistic directors of MÛ - pied - process of interaction in dance
http://www.mu-pied.com/

Gyorgy Kurtag, Asques
improvising musician, composer, sound designer
Coordinateur Art et Science au SCRIME
Chercheur Associé au LaBRI (2004)
University of Bordeaux
http://scrime.u-bordeaux.fr/

GERMANY

Anke Ames, Dortmund
improvising musician, sound explorer, educator
member of missiles - improvising orchestra, Cologne
member of the Landesmusikrat NRW (Ministry of Culture and Sciences, Nordrhein-Westfalen)
https://silberbow.bandcamp.com/
http://missiles.de
https://ankeames.de/

Jagna Anderson, Berlin
improvising performance artist and curator
impro.per.arts - a platform for non-disciplinary real time arts
p.u.r.e. - performative urban research ensemble // improvisation & research in public space
Member of Aktion Tanz – Bundesverband Tanz in Bildung und Gesellschaft e.V.
founding member of WhatIIIF?
http://impro-per-arts.de
http://purewalks.wordpress.com

Jenny Haack, Berlin
improvising dancer, choreographer, curator, educator
b.arts.u - berlin arts united
Soundance Festival
http://berlinartsunited.com/
http://jennyhaack.de/

Matthias Schwabe, Berlin
improvising musician, educator, founder and director Exploratorium Berlin
exploratorium berlin
Mehringdamm 55, 10961 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
http://exploratorium-berlin.de

Dr. Reinhard Gagel, Pleetz
improvising musician, visual artist, researcher, educator
lecturer University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna
head of research Exploratorium Berlin (till spring 2020)
founder GM Kunstraum Pleetz
http://reinhard-gagel.de

SAAL FREI für Improvisation und Performance, Stuttgart
platform, performance series and festival for interdisciplinary improvisation work
artistically lead by Alexandra Mahnke, Claudia Senoner, Lisa Thomas, Oliver Prechtl
http://www.saalfrei.com
http://oliverprechtl.de/
http://tanztendenz.de
http://alexandramahnke.de
https://lisa-thomas.de

Vlatko Kučan, Hamburg
improvising musician, researcher, music therapist, educator
SPIIC (Studio for Polystilistic Improvisation and Interdisciplinary Crossover)
Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Hamburg
concert series “The Art of Improvisation”
http://hfmt-hamburg.de/innovative-hochschule/spiic/
http://vlatkokucan.de/impromptu/
http://vlatkokucan.de

GREECE

Anna Tzakou, Athens
improvising performer, theatre deviser and academic researcher
Phd in Performance Practice, Exeter
founder Cloud Gate - Open Space Workshop, Athens
https://www.annatzakou-geopoetics.com/

Eleonora Ilia, Ioannina
improvising dancer and choreographer
founder and artistic director A Priori Dance co.
Instagram: eleonora_ilia
http://apriori-dance.com/index.html

Elisavet Pliakostathi, Athens
improvising performer, choreographer, educator
co-artistic director of BelleVille - nonprofit cultural organisation, Athens
co-artistic director of Athens Video Dance Project
https://58plus3danceco.wordpress.com/
http://www.athensvideodanceproject.gr/

George Kokkinaris
improvising musician, performer, composer
creating multi-disciplinary performances
http://.kokkinaris.com
http://kokkinaris.bandcamp.com

Malvina- Nikoletta Androni, Athens
improvising choreographer, performer, designer and dj
https://vimeo.com/mnandroni

Paulina Kremasta, Athens
improvising performers, dancer, choreographer, educator
Artistic director of Creo Dance Company
Co-artistic director of Reon
Co-founder & member of the educational program “Skytali”
https://www.facebook.com/apogeosdance/
http://skytali.gr/
https://creodancecompany.wordpress.com/

Tsak Bam Festival, island of Aegina
a festival dedicated to the art of Here & Now
https://www.tsakbamfestival.gr/about/

HUNGARY

Balázs Simon, Borsod County
improvising performer, community builder
Utca-SzAK (Theater group specialized in Street Creative Community)
http://utcaszak.hu

Ernő Zoltán Rubik, Budapest
improvising musician, composer
artistic director of JAZZAJ
http://jazzaj.hu/

Samu Gryllus, Budapest
improvising musician, composer, educator
artistic director Transparent Sound New Music Festival, Budapest
Varga Tibor Institute of Széchény University, Győr
University of Theater- and Film-Art, Budapest
department leader composition at Vienna Music Institute
http://uni.sze.hu/varga-tibor-institute-of-musical-art-1
http://szfe.hu/
http://www.samugryllus.info/

IRELAND

Laura Sarah Dowdall, Dublin
improvising dancer and choreographer
artistic leader Running Blind Dance
community artist, dance for people who are blind and deafblind
Instagram: @laurasarahdowdall
http://runningblind.ie/
https://laurasarahdowdall.wixsite.com/dancer

ITALY

Lelio Giannetto, Palermo
improvising musician, artistic director
CURVA MINORE
associazione per la musica contemporanea
Sicilian Improvisers Orchestra
http://curvaminore.org
http://facebook.com/SicilianImprovisersOrchestra

Pietro Denaro, Palermo / London
improvising lawyer, researcher and actor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pietrodenaro/

Silvia Bennett, Viareggio
improvising dancer, choreographer, organiser
Compagnia IF PRANA
http://ifprana.it

Tommaso Rolando, Genua
improvising musician, entrepreneur, label owner
Torto Editions
Associazione Musicale e Culturale “IMPROLAND EST”
http://torto.biz

NETHERLANDS

Ab Baars, Amsterdam
improvising musician, bandleader, composer
artistic director of WIG Foundation (with Ig Henneman)
ICP Orchestra (Instant Composers Pool)
Baars Hennemann Duo / Fish Scale Sunrise
http://stichtingwig.com/
http://www.icporchestra.com/

Andrea Hackl, Amsterdam
improvising performer, choreographer and video artist
artistic director of Andrea Hackl Projects
founding member of WhatIIIF?
https://andreahackl.com/

Anet van de Elzen, Amsterdam/Texel
improvising visual and performance artist
artistic director Stichting Performance / To Be Present
http://anetvandeelzen.com
http://tobepresent.nl

Bert Mooiman, Den Haag
improvising musician, researcher, educator
expert for historically inspired improvisation
Royal Acadamy of Music, The Hague
member of METRIC (Modernizing European Higher Music Education Through Improvisation)
http://metricimpro.eu/
http://koncon.nl/docenten/bert-mooiman

Bettina Neuhaus, Amsterdam
improvising dancer, choreographer, educator
http://bettinaneuhaus.com

Chris Tonelli, Groningen
improvising musician, researcher, educator
University of Groningen
Groningen Centre for Health & Humanities
Department of Arts, Culture, and Media
Editor of Book Reviews at the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation, Canada
http://rug.nl/staff/c.j.tonelli/

Çiğdem Okuyucu, Den Haag
improvising musician, vocal performer & educator
conductor of Rotterdam Classical Turkish Music Choir
http://cigdemokuyucu.com/

Dodó Kis, Amsterdam
improvising musician, composer, educator, music-theater maker
EAR sessions (concert series)
http://facebook.com/earsession/
http://dodokis.com

Doek Collective, Amsterdam
improvising musicians, composers, artistic leaders
(Eric Boeren, John Dikeman, Kaja Draksler, Oscar Jan Hoogland, Wilbert de Joode, Michael Moore, Ada Rave, Jasper Stadhouders, Marta Warelis and Wolter Wierbos)
organisers of the yearly Doek Festival
http://doek.org

Esmeralda Detmers, Amsterdam
improvising actor, theatre director, edudcator, community artist
founding member of WhatIIIF?
http://esmeraldadetmers.nl/

IMPRO, Amsterdam
International Improvisation Theater Festival, Amsterdam
internationally visited and acclaimed improv festival in it's 25th year
https://impro-amsterdam.nl/

Impro Battle, Voorburg
improvisation trainers, storytellers, educators
(Esmeralda Detmers, Marijn Vissers, Maartje van Amersfoort, Kor Hoebe, Evamei Segond von Banchet, Carolien Hoogendoorn, Ger Casparie, Bram Martens and others)
professionals in bringing improvisation and social skills to youth and adults in social projects
https://www.improbattle.nl

Manuela Tessi, Amsterdam, Berlin, Cape Town (SA)
improvising dancer, choreographer, maker
artistic director of musicdance.net
OT301 Music Dance Performance Series and Festival
http://musicdance.net/
https://www.manuelalucia.com

Marcos Baggiani, Amsterdam
improvising musician, organiser, artistic leader
Celano Baggiani Group / Ambush Party
stichting Trytone (improvisation platform/label)
http://www.facebook.com/stichting.trytone/
http://www.marcosbaggiani.com

Mark Alban Lotz, Zeist
improvising musician, composer, educator, curator and organiser
board member of Dutch Association for Improvising musicians (BIM)
director of festival Vol Fest and Jazz on the Sofa, Zeist
co-organiser of various music festivals in Utrecht (Utrechts Jazztreffen, u-(ex)perimental, Music: World Series, UJazz festival, HKU Flute Festival)
flute professor at HKU Jazz&Pop Conservatory, Utrecht and Codarts Conservatory, Rotterdam
2018 curator of the "‘Taipei International Improvisation Music Festival", Taiwan
https://lotzofmusic.com/

Maria Blaisse, Amsterdam
improvising designer, interdisciplinary researcher of material, educator
design and art exhibitions / performances worldwide for more than 35 years
https://mariablaisse.com/

Maria Mavridou, Amsterdam
improvising dancer, choreographer, educator
https://mavridoumaria.blogspot.com

Marianthi Michailidou, Amsterdam
improvising dancer and choreographer
founding member of WhatIIIF?
http://www.marianthis.blogspot.com

Marije Nie, Amsterdam
improvising tap dancer, independent theatre maker, researcher and educator
Cross Pollination International Research Platform (NL)
Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium (DK)
Kunstteater (DK)
Splendor (NL)
http://marijenie.com
http://odinteatret.dk
http://splendoramsterdam.com

Marisa Grande, Wageningen
improvising dancer, performer, choreographer
director InMotionDanceTraces
co-founder Elap
http://www.inmotiondancetraces.nl
http://www.elap.nl

Martijn Engelbregt, Bergen
improvising artist, project initiator, creator of situations to change people's perception
founder / creative director of Circus Engelbregt
https://circusengelbregt.nl/

Martine van Ditzhuyzen, Rotterdam
improvising puppeteer, actress, singer and theatre director
Implementing improvisation as holacracy gouvernance and body work trainer at Université du Nous/Hum!, France
Chief editor at Dutch Puppetry magazine "Wereld van het Poppenspel" 2013-2018
https://hum-hum-hum.fr
http://martinevanditzhuyzen.nl

Michael Schumacher, Amsterdam
improvising performer, dancer, choreographer, educator
more than 30 years of performing, creating work and teaching internationally
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXzX3MF2opI

Raoul van der Weide, Amsterdam
improvising musician, composer, organiser
organiser Oorsprong Curators Series, together with George Hadow (2010-2017)
organiser Pintotonics n+1 concert series, Amsterdam (2014-ongoing)
https://oorsprong.wordpress.com/
http://www.bluelines.bandcamp.com
http://www.raoulvanderweide.nl/

Tanja Smit, Den Haag
improvising visual artist, textworker, composer, educator
initiator, with Anne Wellmer, of the Music in Language Ensemble
http://www.tanjasmit.com

Thomas Johannsen, Amsterdam
improvising musician, dancer, actor, maker, educator, organiser
artistic director of Genetic Choir - vocal swarm intelligence projects
House of Sounds and Songs - improvisation for/with people with dementia
(Non)Corpus trilogy - bridging religious and secular/contemporary approaches to the voice
founding member of WhatIIIF?
http://www.genetic-choir.org

Vloeistof, Tilburg
Anja Reinhardt & Yuri Bongers
improvising dancers, choreographers, site-specific makers
specialised in on-location performances and societal issues
https://www.vloeistof.nl

NORTHERN-IRELAND

Dr. Franziska Schroeder, Belfast
improvising musician, researcher, reader in music, sonic arts and improvisation
Queen's University Belfast
Sonic Arts Research Center
member of METRIC (Modernizing European Higher Music Education Through Improvisation)
http://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/franziska-schroeder
http://metricimpro.eu/
http://improvisationresearch.com/

NORWAY

Dr. Chris Stover, Oslo (and Australia)
improvising musician, composer, researcher, educator
associate researcher, RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Study in Rhythm, Time and Motion, University of Oslo
associate researcher, Orpheus Research Centre, Belgium
senior lecturer in Music Studies and Research, Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, Australia
editor of Practice: The Magazine of the CTA Institute for Creativity, Norway
series editor of Resonances: Critical Engagements with Music and Philosophy
https://www.uio.no/ritmo/
http://practicemagazine.org/
https://orpheusinstituut.be
https://chrisstovermusic.com

POLAND

Jeff Gburek, Poznan
improvising musician, composer, sound designer, field recordist
http://transparent-abelard.blogspot.com/
http://jeffgburekprojects.bandcamp.com/
http://djalma.com

SLOVENIA

Grega Mocivnik, Ljubljana
improvising performer, public space Interventions
LJUD group
theatre performance as a game, a ritual and a social event
http://www.ljud.si

SPAIN

Discordian Records, Barcelona
(El Pricto / Vasco Trilla Gomes Dos Santos)
improvising musicians, composers, producers, organisers
Discordian Records - label and collective
http://discordianrecords.bandcamp.com/
http://elpricto.com/
http://www.vascotrilla.com

Paloma Carrasco López, Madrid
improvising musician/dancer, educator, organiser
Escucha en Movimiento (interdisciplinary improvisation series)
http://www.facebook.com/escuchaenmovimiento/
http://palomacarrascolopez.weebly.com

SWEDEN

Benedikte Esperi, Gothenborg
improvising performer, producer, curator of choreography, video and performance
founding member of WhatIIIF?
Galleri 54
Tiny Festival
http://benedikteesperi.com
http://koreoartscape.com
http://galleri54.com
http://facebook.com/thetinyfestival/

Nathalie Fari, Gothenborg
improvising site specific performer and researcher
BodyMappingLab (Performative Arts & Artistic Research)
PhD Candidate in Performance Practices
University of Gothenburg
http://bodymappinglab.com

SWITZERLAND

Alberto Barberis, Lugano
improvising performer, composer, code artist, organiser
electronic music teacher Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano
production manager OGGIMUSICA (Lugano, CH)
member Floating Forest Records (Verbania, IT)
http://www.albertobarberis.it
http://www.oggimusica.ch
http://www.conservatorio.ch/it/scuola-universitaria
http://www.highscorefestival.com

Charlotte Hug, Zürich
improviser, composer-performer, media artist, educator
head of Creation and Scenario in Music at Zurich University of the Arts
lecturer for improvisation at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
http://www.charlottehug.com

Christoph Baumann, Luzern
improvising musician and composer

emeritus professor for Improvisation and Jazzpiano at the University of Applied Arts Lucerne.

member of METRIC (Modernizing European Higher Music Education Through Improvisation)
Duo Interzones

http://www.baumannhaemmerli.ch/hausquartett

http://metricimpro.eu

Dragos Tara, Lausanne
improvising musician, composer, organiser
Member of Rue du Nord, ensemble of improvised music
Member of the Compagnie CHAU, contemporary chamber music
Coordinator of Topophoniques, sound art in public space
https://topophoniques.ch/
http://dragostara.blogspot.com/

Franziska Baumann, Bern
improvising musician, composer, sound-artist, educator, researcher
lecturer for Improvisation and Contemporary Vocal Arts Practice at Berne University of The Arts
http://www.hkb.bfh.ch/de/studium/master/music-composition/
http://baumann-brieske.net
http://hkb-soundarts.ch/
http://franziskabaumann.ch

Peter Aerni, Bern
improvising visual artist, performer, organiser, mediator
http://peteraerni.ch
http://progr.ch
http://unwrapthepresent.blogspot.com/

Pierre Thoma, Genève
improvising musician, performer, sound-artist and composer
40 years of realising instrumental and electro-acoustic music, sound poetry and -installations on international level
http://www.pierrethoma.ch/

Prof. Simon Henein, Neuchâtel
professor of microengineering and improvisation, improvising dancer, educator
Director of Instant-Lab (Micromechanical and Horological Design Laboratory)
Professor of Microengineering at EPFL, Lausanne
Co-founder of L'Ame-de-Fonds Company
https://www.epfl.ch/labs/instantlab/ascopet/
http://www.epfl.ch/labs/instantlab/improgineering/
http://lechambart.blogspot.com

Thomas Mettler, Camedo

improvising dancer, performer, physical theatre director, film-maker, educator

working in theatre & dance since 38 years
http://somemenmustdie.com/
http://www.keep-searching.ch/

Zeno Gabaglio, Lugano
improviser, composer, performer and media artist
lecturer for improvisation at Lugano University of Music - Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana
https://www.conservatorio.ch/it/scuola-universitaria
http://zenogabaglio.com

TURKEY

Sevket Akinci, Istanbul
improvising musician, composer, organiser
Konjo
http://sevketakinci.com/
https://konjoband.wordpress.com/

Berke Can Ozcan, Istanbul

improvising musician, composer
http://www.berkecanozcan.com

Efe Demiral, Istanbul
improvising musician, composer
youtube channel: Efe Demiral

OVERSEAS PARTNERS

USA

Global Improvisation Initiative (GII)
International symposium exploring the art and impact of theatrical improvisation
https://www.globalimprovisation.com/

JAPAN

The Japanese Association for the study of Musical IMprovisation (JASMIM)
http://jasmim.net/

Creative Music Festival, Japan
http://cmflog.blog134.fc2.com/

Tamaho Miyake, Hiroshima
improvising musician, composer, educator
organizing member of Creative Music Festival
http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/tamaho/

Daisuke Terauchi, Hiroshima
improvising musician, composer, educator
Hiroshima University
organizing member of Creative Music Festival
http://dterauchi.com/
https://bit.ly/2NozIXe

AUSTRALIA

Andrew Morrish, Victoria
improvising actor, dancer, story-teller, educator
30 years of performing and educating performers in Australia and Europe
research fellow Drama department Huddersfield University, UK (2008-2013)
https://movementresearch.org/publications/critical-correspondence/anat-ben-david-in-conversation-with-andrew-morrish-and-20-students
https://andrewmorrish.com/

Chris Stover, Queensland (and Norway)
improvising musician, composer, researcher, educator
senior lecturer in Music Studies and Research, Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, Australia
(see more details above under Norway)
https://chrisstovermusic.com

SOUTH AFRICA

Manuela Tessi, Cape Town (and Amsterdam, Berlin)
improvising dancer, choreographer, maker
(see more details above under Netherlands)
http://musicdance.net/