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We are not Chinese: Do not miss JUMP!

by Grace Kim on 20 April, 2008

in Event reports and reviews, Physical theatre & mime

JUMP! Yegam Theatre at Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre, till 10 May 2008
Winner ‘Comedy Award’ at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2006
Korean National Assembly ‘Grand Prize for Drama & Musical,’ 2006
BBC TV ‘The Royal Variety Performance,’ December 2006
Review by Grace Kim
To start with what everyone already knows, it’s pretty much impossible not to enjoy JUMP! even [...]

Tagged as: Best of LKL, Ticker, Ye-Gam

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Become an LKL reviewer and win two free tickets to JUMP!

11 April 2008 Physical theatre & mime

Yes, free tickets are potentially on offer to the hit martial arts comedy show, JUMP! which returns to the Peacock next week for a three-week run.
Here’s the deal.
I’m always looking for new talent to join the community of LKL guest contributors. And that includes volunteers to write reviews of particular events.
Jump is a great show [...]

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Jump Returns to the Peacock

11 April 2008 Events news

The smash hit martial arts comedy Jump returns to the Peacock for the third year running. Expect lots of fun, virtuoso gymnastic solos, slick coordination, great visual humour and generally a good night out. But if you’re a shy retiring type don’t sit in an aisle seat near the front. Like many Korean stage shows, [...]

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Yegam Inc: BreakOut

21 April 2007 B-boys
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Those who have been to see Jump will be familiar with the formula. Some very clever slapstick, a small amount of enforced audience participation, and some excellent acrobatics. Whereas in Jump the acrobatics involved martial arts, in Break Out it involved some pretty impressive breakdancing.
With the Taekwondo in Jump, the amazing displays flowed naturally from [...]

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Jump with B-boys

8 April 2007 B-boys

Just spotted this new show advertised in Time Out. It’s Jump with breakdancing instead of Taekwondo. Sounds fun. At the Peacock after Jump finishes, 19-22 April.
Following the international success of JUMP, Ye Gam Theatre & SevenSense present the world premiere of their new show Break Out. Promising to do for hip-hop dance what Jump did [...]

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Jump returns to the Peacock

19 January 2007 Events news

Ye-gam Inc’s hit martial arts slapstick show returns to the Peacock Theatre in London for a 10-week run in February. Do go along and take your friends. You don’t have to be a Korean culture buff to enjoy it. In fact, it probably helps if you’re not.
Even if you aren’t a fan of Jackie Chan [...]

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Jump receives royal approval

7 December 2006 Physical theatre & mime

At the Royal Variety Performance at the Colisseum on Monday Night there was an unusual item. The show, fronted by K-film fan Jonathan Ross, is held every year in aid of the Entertainment Artistes Benevolent Fund, and this year was attended by Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall (usually, for non-Brits among our readers, [...]

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Ye-Gam Inc:

12 February 2006 Event reports and reviews

A highly entertaining mix of slapstick, gymnastics and martial arts. The first half lacked structure, though it served to introduce the different characters in the “family”. Valiant members of the audience were also dragged up on stage.
The second half was much more fun, with a comic story-line to hold things together. Knowing references were made [...]

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