This past weekend (Oct 10-12th) we had, once again, the great privilege to take part of the conference Performing the World in New York City. This 8th international conference brought together performance activists from 34 countries sharing new and old initiatives from all around the world that are using performance to change the world. Throughout the conference we explored the question "How Shall we Become?" through performances, workshops and presentations that showcased theatre, improvisation, dance, music and magic! In our workshop "in2listening: What Can Ensemble Improvisation Teach us About the Art of Listening?" we created groupness with simple ensemble building ideas and had a great turn out! We are very excited to have strengthened old friendships and built new ones. It was an amazing weekend filled with hope, laughter and performance.

Our paper Improvising New Realities: Movement, Sound and Social Therapeutics was selected to be presented at this year's Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium. Organized by the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation, the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre and the University of Guelph, the festival brought together improvisers and academics from music and other fields. Instead of presenting our paper, we decided to perform it and invited our audience to join in the collective activity of creating our paper together. It was a great experience and was received very well! Throughout the week we got to hear great music and learn about other ways that artists are using improvisation to push the social boundaries of our world. We left feeling inspired and energized to continue our work!