ESPN producer Jamie Reynolds was looking for a sonic experience for fans at home. STOMP creators, Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, ESPN, and The US Open collaborated to produce unique video pieces using familiar sounds of the Open like the bounce of a tennis ball, the 'whoosh' and more all with STOMPa??s unique humor and style.
One of the most memorable campaigns that STOMP ever got involved in was STOMP OUT LITTER, which began in San Francisco and eventually moved to New York, and having further varied incarnations in countries all over the world such as Germany and Scotland, to name a few.
With a novel theatrical spectacle like STOMP--sans dialogue and conventional lyrics-- the parameters set by orthodox stage direction take a backseat to the unique, personal touch that each new performer brings into any STOMP production wherever in the world it may be staged.
"Whenever we can, we support any outreach programs," STOMP Co-Creator Luke Cresswell shares on STOMP's long and steady involvement in environmental causes geared toward recycling, re-using, and clean-up drives all over the world.
STOMP Co-Creator Luke Cresswell and Rehearsal Director Fraser Morrison laugh peevishly together like schoolboys having fun on a playground as they recall the wildest experiments they have ever concocted throughout the creative journeys they had to take in finding instruments for the show and developing and polishing the technical know-how on how to use them without hurting themselves and the STOMPERS.
'The nice thing about STOMP is that there are so many different inspirations, and everyone brings all those different inspirations into the show,' shares Fraser Morrison, STOMP rehearsal director.
All the numbers in STOMP's high-octane, innovative repertoire are polished consistently by the extensive years of STOMPING experience that the creative and production teams have accumulated, coupled with the unique, personal flair and flavors that each STOMP performer brings to every production.
STOMP Co-Creator Luke Cresswell vividly looks back on the early days when he would unknowingly gather unlikely inspiration from the oddest places--sometimes even during his gigs with internationally-renowned club DJ and recording artist Fatboy Slim.
See STOMP on CNN International's "Quest Means Business" in a story that aired yesterday about "unconventional instruments" in the context of international banking. Click here to check it out!
STOMP brings people together. Or it tries to. Last week "Late Night with Seth Meyers" featured a clip called "NBC Forced Friendship: Seth and Lester Holt" in which the show talk show host and the serious newsman were - well - forced to be friends, which included a trip to see STOMP. Does it work out? Find out below!
Following its Philippine premiere in 2011, London's West End and Off-Broadway's percussion sensation, STOMP, will return to the Cultural Center of the Philippines' (CCP) main theater for a limited eight-performance engagement from Tuesday, June 17, to Sunday, June 22, producers Lunchbox Theatrical Productions and Concertus Manila recently announced.
STOMP, the award winning international sensation, is a unique combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy. STOMP has created its own inimitable, contemporary form of rhythmic expression: both household and industrial objects find new life as musical instruments in the hands of an idiosyncratic band of body percussionists. Below, we bring you an exclusive first look at a just-released television spot for the show's North American tour!
See the cast of the international hit STOMP take a sledgehammer to their dressing rooms this weekend along with George Oliphant when his crew from 'George to the Rescue' visits their New York base at The Orpheum Theatre and gives their home away from home a makeover. Find out why the FDNY showed up during the renovation!
In the preview videos below, hear a cast member's eulogy for the about-to-be-demolished dressing room, see George harnessed to a wall, and watch George walk in STOMP's iconic 50-gallon-oil drum 'walkers!'
This weekend 'Saturday Night Live' featured a digital short that celebrated STOMP, the long running international sensation. Click below to check it out!
Last night on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,' Jimmy invited STOMP to perform with him and the legendary Paul Simon on his classic, 'Cecilia.' Following the performance Jimmy said that he'd had a dream with STOMP and Paul Simon, but that he was never in it.
STOMP, the international sensation, welcomed The Tomorrow Show with Mo Rocca backstage to learn the secrets of the 'stomp.' Mo Rocca hosts the new weekly webcast, 'The Tomorrow Show,' for CBSNews.com.