"I Would Be an Improviser Even If I Were Born on the Moon": A Reflective Correspondence on Identity, Movement, and Community

Dougal Henry James McPherson; Maria Sappho

doi:10.21083/csieci.v16i1.7683

"I Would Be an Improviser Even If I Were Born on the Moon": A Reflective Correspondence on Identity, Movement, and Community

Dougal Henry James McPherson, Maria Sappho

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The University of Huddersfield

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Abstract

This reflective correspondence on improvisation and sociality was initiated via a shared Google Document in Summer 2023. It juxtaposes entangled ideas and propositions drawn from the doctoral projects of both authors on issues of identity, mobility, and community within and around free improvisational practice. It forms part of a conversation in progress.

Original language	English
Journal	Critical Studies in Improvisation
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21083/csieci.v16i1.7683
Publication status	Published - 16 Jul 2025

Keywords

sociality
improvisation
identity
transdisciplinarity
transdisciplinary
correspondence
queerness
feminist
posthumanist
mobility
free improvisation
freeness

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IITF: Improvising in the field: investigating practices of spontaneous creativity as engaged for society, community, and wellbeing
McPherson, H. (PI), Mcauliffe, J. (CoI) & Gagatsis, A. (CoI)
1/02/24 → 30/04/26
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"I Would Be an Improviser Even If I Were Born on the Moon": A Reflective Correspondence on Identity, Movement, and Community

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