ATHENS, Ga. –STOMP, the international percussion sensation, will perform March 5 and 6 at 8 p.m. at the Classic Center Theatre. The Athens presentation of STOMP is a collaborative project between the Performing Arts Center and the Classic Center.
From its modest beginnings as a street performance in Brighton, U.K., STOMP has grown into a global phenomenon. Over the past 20 years, STOMP has performed in more than 50 countries in front of more than 24 million people.
The show features an eight-member troupe using everything but conventional percussion instruments — matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps — to fill the stage with dynamic rhythms. The performers “make a rhythm out of anything we can get our hands on that makes sound,” says co-founder/director Luke Cresswell.
A combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy, STOMP has been honored with numerous awards including the Olivier Award (London’s Tony Award) for Best Choreography, a New York Obie Award, a Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatre Experience, an Academy Award nomination, four Emmy nominations and one Emmy Award for the HBO special, Stomp Out Loud.
Tickets for STOMP range from $25 to $45 and can be purchased at the Classic Center box office, online at www.ClassicCenter.com or by calling 706-357-4444.
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