The Impulse Series

The Impulse Series is a new interdisciplinary performance series pilot presented in partnership by The Rooms, Sound Arts Initiatives, and Neighbourhood Dance Works.

The series brings together local dancers and musicians to create spontaneous, real-time compositions in an intimate, low-tech performance setting.

Each presentation features a small mixed ensemble improvising together—without predetermined choreography or musical scores—and is followed by a short audience reflection period.

Tickets: $5 plus HST. Get your tickets online or by calling 709-757-8090.

April 24 – Impulse Series

Robyn Breen
Robyn Breen is a dance artist and movement educator. Born and raised in St. John’s, NL, and spent over a dozen years living and working in Toronto, Ontario. Since 2021, she has been spending most of her time back home in Newfoundland reconnecting with the arts community. As a choreographer and movement coach, Robyn values community and care. Her work encourages agency while balancing individuality with unity.

David Buley
David Buley is an Associate Professor of music education in the Faculty of Education at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and the Director of Music at St. Mary’s Church in St. John’s, NL. He holds graduate degrees in choral conducting, sacred music, philosophy, and liturgical studies from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ, and Drew University in Madison, NJ. David has taught classroom music in Nova Scotia and New Jersey, and has led choirs in various situations, including children's choirs, community choirs, church choirs, university choirs, and professional vocal ensembles. A Co-Artistic Director of HarbourVOICES!, David is also on the Board of Directors of Kittiwake Ballet. He is a certified practitioner of Dalcroze Eurhythmics and enjoys many community music-making and collective singing opportunities, particularly with the Lullaby Project-NL, and Octatonic Decadence Ensemble. David is owned by a border collie, Nelllie, who is far better at running than he is.

Amy Chafe
Amy Chafe is a dancer and aerialist from St John's Newfoundland. She is fascinated by all forms of movement both on the ground and in the air. Her passion is finding new ways to explore movement by drawing inspiration from both the people and places around her.

Matthew Hardy
Matthew Hardy is a musician, composer and silly-song-singer. He received his Bachelor of Music Performance in double bass at Memorial University and master’s from McGill, studying with principal Montreal Symphony double bassist Ali Yazdanfar.
Hardy plays in the bass section of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, jazz bass in the Laura Taylor Quartet, and he recently composed and recorded his first short film score for “The Man In The Second Story Window”, directed by Stephen Haring. Mostly he is proud of his annual tibb’s eve christmas show at the Black Sheep, most recently titled: “Good Grief! It’s a Hardy Christmas”

Andrea Tucker
Andrea Tucker is a performer, educator, and parent whose dance practice is guided by embodiment, intuition, and a deep exploration of belonging within the shifting landscapes around her. With a foundation in somatic and improvisational movement, she works at the crossroads of body, place, and community. In both performance and collaborative creation, Andrea's work is driven by a curiosity about the natural world and the stories embedded in our bodies.