DO JUMP!

Site-specific Spectacles (5 -10 Performers)

Acrobatics, trapeze, live original music, family fun.

“Do Jump furnishes fun in profusion.” – The New York Times.

Do Jump! Extremely Physical Theater has two new shows available for touring this season.

"AT SUCH A DIZZY HEIGHT"
Inspired by the Paintings of Marc Chagall

¡Entusiasmo!: Written by Robin Lane, adapted from the book Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World by Alan Weisman. Based on a true story, ¡Entusiasmo! is a sensual and exciting spectacle that celebrates the triumph of hope over despair. A Show About Hope

"A Triumph!" – the Oregonian Now!

“Do Jump! would call to mind Cirque du Soleil except that it’s so utterly lacking in pretension.” – New York Newsday

PERLA BATALLA: The Gospel
According to Leonard Cohen

Perla Batalla Presents

Perla plus special guests

“Batalla’s Bird on the Wire brings the house down.” Guardian Unlimited, England

World-class vocalist, Perla Batalla is a full-throated songstress who has worked with Leonard Cohen, k.d.lang, Nick Cave and Laurie Anderson, Perla inhabits her music completely, and is "...an astonishingly rich contralto capable of stratospheric arches of unadulterated emotion."  Songtalk Magazine

"No comparison to other singers seems to work, you just have to hear her to become a believer...Singers like Perla Batalla come along once in a great while and the landslide of thousands of musical acts can be overlooked.  Seek her out and hear the voice." Los Cerritos Community News

TAIKO X2

5-14 performers

On Ensemble and another of the Taiko world's most innovative artists collaborate for a spectacular concert event. Rooted in Japanese taiko drumming traditions this project combines traditional and contemporary sensibilities, ranging from centuries old kabuki music to jazz and electronica. Somei Yoshino Taiko Ensemble was the first collaborator with ON Ensemble in 2006. Taiko X2 tours again in March-April 2009.