joy Cuisine

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Treat yourself – joy is on the menu! 

Joy Cuisine is an experiential and tactile “meal” centred around joy. Enjoyed by a table of two to four patrons, Impulse serves a set menu of immersive activities for the audience to savour and enjoy. You’ll still leave full, even without any real food.

The project is a culmination of five years of development between Impulse and a group of disabled/chronically ill creators. The work is grounded in those smaller moments of joy in our daily lives and the ability to share in communal delight.

2025 Peek Fest Workshop Production
Conceived and co-created by Andrew Barrett
Menu co-created with Amber Downie-Back, Angus Steele-Gaffney, and Jess Amy Shead
Maître D’: Andrew Barrett
Servers: Amber Downie-Back, Jess Amy Shead, and Douglas Ennenberg

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Experiential Consultation from Embrace Arts Foundation and Tom Arthur Davis.

Previous development contributors: Allison Brooks, Matilda Cobanli, Amber Downie-Back, Veronique Emmett, Loreto Espinoza, Emily Friesen, Tiffany Hannan, Ursula May, Rose McTavish, Noah McKimm, Jared Middleton, Julie Mombourquette, Patricia Reilly, Kiera, Shaw, Melissa Taylor, and Jayne Walling.

​Developed with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, Province of BC and the CRD Arts Support Service.

DEVELOPMENT HISTORY​
November 2025 - Audience Test
June 2025 - Creation & Testing Phase
June 2024 - Creation Phase
June 2022 - Creation Phase
Spring 2021 - Creation Phase
Summer/Fall 2020 - Creation Phase
January 2020 - Performance Lab Residency
November 2020 - Peek Show 7 

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