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Jump-Start Performance Co. is dedicated to the discovery and support of new ideas in the arts and art

09/09/2026

How many times have you been amazed at the haunting harmonies of black gospel singing or the intensity of a spiritual? How many times have you wished that you could participate in such a powerful musical experience? Well, for one day, you can!

You are invited to join Kimberlyn Montford for a real, live community sing! This workshop/sing-in is designed to recreate the community-based Black musical experience. Musical forms include calls and shouts, spirituals, hymns, gospel, and songs of the Civil Rights Movement. You do not need musical talent. Just bring an openness to learn more about one of the fundamental elements of the African American community, and a desire to be a part of a powerful recreation!

Admission is Choose What You Pay: $5, $10, $15, $20, $25.
Ticket link: https://dojour.us/e/97465

This is a fundraising event for Kimberlyn’s Dream Week Show, Hearing Voices, so please be generous!!!!

09/04/2026

Tired of oppressive laws and the constant fear stirred up by I.C.E.?

DARK MAGIC FOR DARK TIMES channels that rage and heartbreak into witchcraft, community, and action.

Created by Jules Vaquera.

Get Tickets: https://dojour.us/e/92518-dark-magic-for-dark-times

Photo by Hector Hugo Garza

08/29/2026

TONIGHT'S showing of DARK MAGIC FOR DARK TIMES has been cancelled due to POWER OUTAGES.

08/28/2026

Meet the coven: performers Lisa Suarez, Amalia Ortiz, Florence Bunten, Stephan Gaeth, and creator/performer Jules Vaquera, with co-director Giomara Bazaldua bring DARK MAGIC FOR DARK TIMES to life at Jump-Start Theater. Powerful, raw, and full of revolutionary energy. Photos by Hector Garza.

OPENING THIS WEEKEND!

Get Tickets Here: https://dojour.us/e/92518-dark-magic-for-dark-times

08/25/2026

Love, compassion, and community as a kind of magic. That’s the heartbeat of DARK MAGIC FOR DARK TIMES, a new performance from Jump-Start’s INKubator artist Jules Vaquera, using spells and storytelling to push back against oppressive systems.

OPENING THIS FRIDAY 8/28

Get Tickets: https://dojour.us/e/92518-dark-magic-for-dark-times

08/22/2026

When the news cycle feels like a nonstop attack, sometimes we need stories that fight back.

DARK MAGIC FOR DARK TIMES was born when artist Jules Vaquera, overwhelmed by real-world cruelty and injustice, turned to the idea of witchcraft as a way to make change. The result is a daring new performance at Jump-Start Theater. Expect dark rituals, powerful performances, and a whole lot of heart.

Get Tickets: https://dojour.us/e/92518-dark-magic-for-dark-times

08/14/2026

This Saturday 8/15

Get Tickets: https://dojour.us/e/92513

8/15/26. 8X8 LINE UP

Las Abuelitas de Oro

Paul Harford

Skit Marks

Juan Pablo Roblesgil

Candelaria Nievez Perez

Giomara Bazaldua

Devyn Gonzales

Daniel Jackson

08/12/2026

Feeling overwhelmed by the world right now?

So is Jump-Start's INKubator artist Jules Vaquera. Instead of giving up, she turned to her lifelong love of fiction and imagined a reality where witchcraft could challenge oppressive laws, support community, and transform fear into action. That vision became DARK MAGIC FOR DARK TIMES. Come be part of the spell.

Get Tickets: https://dojour.us/e/92518-dark-magic-for-dark-times

08/08/2026

Tonight at Jump-Start Theater

Get Tickets: https://dojour.us/e/92513-8-x-8-cabaret-du-jump-2026

8/8/26 Line up...

Capoeira Luanda Ilê Bahia San Antonio

Space Dragon

Chabriely Rivera Roldan

Marisela Barrera

Lilla Bernal

Stephan Gaeth

Jules Vaquera

Irene Chavez

08/07/2026

DARK MAGIC FOR DARK TIMES
INKubator Artist Jules Vaquera Uses Magic to Make Change

When a coven of witches has had enough, they perform a series of dark magic rituals, weaving spells to bring about a revolution.
Jump-Start Performance Co. presents the work of Jules Vaquera
on August 28 and 29 and September 4 and 5, 2026 at 8:00pm. at Jump-Start Theater, 710 Fredericksburg Road in San Antonio, Texas 78201. Doors open at 7:30 and performances begin at
8:00. Admission is choose-what-you-pay: $0, $5, $10, $15, $20 or $25. Tickets are available at https://dojour.us/e/92513 or find them at www.jump-start.org Seating is limited. For more information, call 210-227-JUMP.

Jules Vaquera’s faith is in things like love, compassion, and community. When faced with the endless onslaught of oppressive laws and executive orders put forth by the current administration and the reign of terror wrought by I.C.E., her mental health began to suffer. As a lifelong fan of fiction, she suspended her disbelief, and imagined that witchcraft was real, and that she could use it to make change, bring comfort to her community, and channel their feelings into action. This show is a result of those imaginings.

Jules and Giomara Bazaldua are co-directors of DARK MAGIC FOR DARK TIMES, which is performed by Lisa Suarez, Amalia Ortiz, Florence Bunten, Stephan Gaeth and Jules. Jump-Start’s annual INKubator program supports a San Antonio artist or collective with a small budget, rehearsal space, tech support, the Critical Response Process and a nurturing environment in which to produce their original performance. Audience attendance and feedback supports the further development of the artist’s work.

Address

710 Fredericksburg Road
San Antonio, TX
78201

Telephone

+12102275867

Website

https://www.jump-start.org/

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