Jump: a nonverbal, physical comedy about family fighting
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Transforming the Korean martial art of tae kwon do from an esoteric object of cultish devotion into a staple of pure entertainment is the genius of “Jump,” a nonverbal, physical comedy about a crazy family of fighting fanatics. On stage through June 24 in Tokyo, the South Korean show will then travel to Osaka.
“Simply put, ‘Jump’ is a delightful melee of Asian martial arts, acrobatics and slapstick comedy all rolled into one,” executive director Choi Chul Ki said through an interpreter during a recent interview in Tokyo.
Recognizing the entertainment value of what had primarily been a self-defense system or a competitive sport, Choi put on a theatrical production called “Crazy Family” in 2002, which was renamed “Jump” the following year.
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