Jump
With three years of extensive training in acting
and mime and more than 1,500 performances under
their belts, the champion gymnasts and martial
artists in the show have honed their skills to
perfection.
The concept for the show was first conceived in
October 1999. The sixth scenario of the show CRAZY
FAMILY was written in March 2001. Eight months
later, the team started their acrobatics training
under the guidance of Oak Soo Chung, the Women's
National Gymnastics team coach. In August 2002,
the non-verbal performance of CRAZY FAMILY was
previewed and the team was invited to perform
at the Kyushu Festival in Japan. That same year,
they premiered at the National Theater of Seoul.
In April 2003, the show was renamed JUMP and performed
to various theatres in Korea. Now the show in
running on at the 'Jump Theatre' built in Seoul
in September 2006. From 2005 onwards, the show
has toured internationally to festivals and venues,
starting at the Israel Festival and Edinburgh
Festival Fringe, and touring to various countries
including England, China, Greece, Spain, Japan,
India, Hong Kong, Macao and Laos. A long-term
overseas tour is being planned in Japan and America
in 2007. JUMP won the 'Comedy Award' at Edinburgh
Fringe Festival 2006, 'Grand Prize for Drama &
Musical' by the Korean National Assembly and featured
in 'The Royal Variety Performance' shown on BBC
TV in December 2006. |
