In 2011, the Alzheimer’s Association released a report that anticipates the number of Americans aged 65 or older with Alzheimer’s will increase from 5.4 million today to 16 million in 2050. By then, it is said that someone will develop the disease every 33 seconds. I’ll Remember For You (Yo Me Acuerdo Por Tí) Written [...]
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January W-I-P
January 6, 2012 – 4:28 pm
W-I-P (Works-in-Progress/Wednesdays-in-Performance) January 11, 2012 | 7pm No reservations are necessary Featuring: Sarah Sanchez (movement/spoken word), Albert Delgado (Contemporary Dance Solo), & Zombie Bazaar Belly Dance (Tribal Fusion Belly Dance). $5 general $3 student/senior San Antonio Dance Umbrella www.sadu.org W-I-P (Works-In-Progress/Wednesdays-In-Performance) is a long-running collaboration between Jump-Start Performance Co. and San Antonio Dance Umbrella. It [...]
Performance Party 27: Jump-Start University
December 21, 2011 – 4:01 pm
Performance Party 27: Jump-Start University January 7, 2012 Saturday at 7 p.m.? $10 suggested donation at the door Description: Our annual showcase of entertaining acts is back! This year, we’ll take you back to those wild and crazy college days. Get schooled by our motley mash-up of comedy, dance, theatre, live music and multi-media…you won’t [...]
Big, Bad and Beautiful: Still Hungry
December 8, 2011 – 3:54 pm
Big, Bad and Beautiful: Still Hungry Written by Alicia Fernandez January 20-22, 27-29, 2012 Friday and Saturday at 8p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m. Opening Weekend: $12 general admission, $10 students & seniors Final Two Weekends: $15 general admission, $12 students & seniors Daddy’s Girl Productions and Jump-Start Performance Co. present a touching, hilarious tribute to [...]
Community Arts Access Program
December 1, 2011 – 2:33 pm
Jump-Start Performance Co. About Us Fotofocus is a photography program designed for special needs populations in community settings such as schools, human services organizations, retirement homes, and other agencies. It began as a pilot program with immigrant youth from Central America at the Baptist Children’s Home. Through photography, participants explore their own creativity, expand their [...]
Free Screening of Protected Territory Documentary
November 5, 2011 – 12:29 pm
Free Screening of Protected Territory Documentary November 5, 2011 7 p.m. At the Sterling Houston Theater at Jump-Start Divadlo z Pazaje is a ground-breaking theatre ensemble from the Slovak Republic comprised of performers with developmental disabilities who work with incredible discipline & focus to create original, visually striking performances. They first toured “Protected Territory” to [...]
Classic Theatre of San Antonio presents: The House of Bernarda Alba
October 21, 2011 – 5:27 pm
The House of Bernarda Alba (La Casa de Bernarda Alba) In The House of Bernarda Alba, a tyrannical matriarch rules over her house and five daughters, curelly crushing their hopes and needs. This last play of Lorca’s was written the year he was killed at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. En La Casa [...]
November WIP
October 11, 2011 – 3:47 pm
Works-in-Progress/Wednesdays-in-Performance W. I. P. November 9, 2011 7 p.m. $5 general admission, $3 students and seniors No reservations are necessary W-I-P (Works-In-Progress/Wednesdays-In-Performance) is a long-running collaboration between Jump-Start Performance Co. and San Antonio Dance Umbrella. It is a monthly lab space for new, in-progress dance and other movement-based performance works accompanied by a facilitated post-performance [...]
Stranger: An International Collaboration
October 11, 2011 – 3:42 pm
Stranger A collaboration between Divadlo z Pasáze & Jump-Start Performance Co. Created and directed by Viera Dubacova Performed by Sandy Dunn, Dino Foxx, Pamela Dean Kenny, Janko Kin?eš, Lucia Kraj?iová, Mirka Kujanová, Billy Muñoz, Mirko Podlipný, Robert Rehm, S.T. Shimi, Peter Vacul?iak and Kitty Williams. November 18-19, 2011 at the Sterling Houston Theater at Jump-Start [...]
Windows: Boom Box Car
October 4, 2011 – 11:22 am
Boom Box Car Created by Manuel “Cros” Esquivel October 7, 2011 9 pm & 10 pm Our popular Windows Series is back! Watch one-of-a-kind performance installations staged in our front window from the alley in front of the theater. To kick off the season, Jump-Start Performance Co. is linking up with long-time friend and associate [...]