STOMP on SKY ARTS 2
For the first time on British Television, STOMP LIVE will be broadcast in its entirety on SKY ARTS 2: recorded before a live audience at the Dome Theatre in Brighton, in 2008, this show featured a mix of performers from West End, New York and touring companies. It is followed by another British TV premiere of the Oscar nominated short film, BROOMS. Also showing is The Red Balloon, nothing to do with us, but one of our favourite films… You can catch the show at 9pm on Dec 29, 3am Dec 30, monday 2nd Jan at 2pm and for the early birds, tuesday 3rd Jan at 8.05am..!
STOMP the ROYAL VARIETY
If you were watching the Royal Variety Performance on Weds 14 December, you couldn’t have failed to notice the opening number, a glorious celebration of world rhythms staged, orchestrated and choreographed by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, creators of STOMP. It was a fantastic opportunity to revisit the concept of their Imax movie, PULSE, live on stage. Luke and Steve brought together on stage for the first time STOMP, KODO, the drummers of the ROYAL MARINES, 3RUN, EDUARDO GUERRERO (a flamenco artist who performs with Eva Yerbabuena), MICHELLE DORRANCE (a US STOMP performer who is a stunning solo tap artist in her own right) and last, but most definitely not least, the amazing DHOL FOUNDATION.
Johnny Kalsi rehearses with STOMP and KODO
Put together in just three days in the Lowry rehearsal rooms in Salford, it was a meeting of minds and rhythms that mustn’t remain a one off event… Steve and Luke would like to thank everyone who helped make it happen, including the shows producer, Fiona Clark (who came up with the idea), our very own Liz Copp, Mike Roberts and Julia Walter, and our friends in Spain, Vicky Hayward and Eva Yerbabuena!
More backstage photos here.
Eduardo Guerrero rehearses with STOMP, KODO and the ROYAL MARINES DRUMMERS
STOMP’s 20th Birthday
This year marks 20 years of STOMP, from its humble beginnings at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1991, through almost 18 years in New York, 10 Years in the West End, a Las Vegas special and with 5 productions currently around the world… last monday we celebrated with a busk in Covent Garden (a tribute to our beginnings on the street) and a special performance in London, which featured cameo appearances by STOMP’s co-creator, Luke Cresswell, with 16 performers crowding the Ambassador’s stage. Afterwards we held a party at the All Star Lanes bowling club with lots of friends past and present, including Stephen Fry who gave us a nice tweet and Robert Llewellyn who gave us another Thanks to everyone who came, everyone who couldn’t be there and everyone who didn’t get an invite (!) for 20 mad years of STOMP…
Saturday Night Live
There are lots of times you might think you’ve seen Stomp on TV but it hasn’t been the real thing… this appearance on Saturday Night Live is not the real thing, but it’s the first faux Stomp appearance we’ve really enjoyed… we like to think of it as NYPD-STOMP…
STOMP Workshop Weekends in Brighton!
After sellout sessions during the Brighton Festival in May, STOMP is offering two weekend workshops, this August, at their brand new venue The Old Market in the centre of Brighton and Hove:
5, 6, 7 Aug Stomp Workshop Weekend – Ages 16+
Fri 7pm to 10pm, Sat and Sun 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm
£195 per person for the whole weekend – booking through TOM 01273 201800
12, 13, 14 Aug – Stomp Workshop Weekend – Ages 16+
Fri 7pm to 10pm, Sat and Sun 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm
£195 per person for the whole weekend – booking through TOM 01273 201800
STOMP AUDITIONS IN LONDON
Earlier this year STOMP held open auditions at its West End home, The Ambassadors Theatre. To see what went on, check out this exclusive video:
If you have any questions regarding auditions please email auditions@stomp.co.uk
Rest in peace Michael Brenner.
STOMP sends all its best wishes to the family and colleagues of our friend Michael Brenner, head of BB promotions. He has promoted Stomp in Germany since 1997 and will be greatly missed.
STOMP perform with Paul Simon
STOMP made an appearance this week on the Jimmy Fallon show in New York, with surprise guest Paul Simon: together they all performed the Simon and Garfunkel classic, Cecilia. Great work by the New York cast of STOMP, adding to a long list of inventive musical performances on Jimmy Fallon’s show…
STOMP Auditions coming to New York!
STOMP is holding auditions for men and women between the ages of 18 and 35 for the New York City company and the US national tour.
Anyone with a sense of rhythm and a sense of humour are welcome.
Auditions will begin Monday April 25 2011. Sign up takes place between 10 AM and 2 PM.
You must sign up on Monday to audition; no late sign up will be accepted. Wear hard soled shoes or boots. No heels, trainers or tap shoes. BE PREPARED TO MOVE.
Auditions take place at The Orpheum Theatre, 126 Second Avenue (between East 7th & St. Mark’s Place) in Manhattan.
People auditioning must meet U.S. employment eligibility requirements and should be prepared to stay in the NYC area at their own expense through April 30th as callbacks may last this long.
For continued updates, be sure to visit the US website.
If you are unable to attend these dates and would like to be considered for future auditions, please send your headshot and resume to: www.facebook.com/Liebhart-CastingNYC or Vince Liebhart Casting, 70A Greenwich Avenue #102, New York NY 10011. For auditions outside of the US please email auditions@stomp.co.uk
Happy New Year from STOMP
2011 marks the twentieth birthday of STOMP: 1991 was the year we put a company together, made a full length (at the time 1 hour) show for the Edinburgh Festival, and got our first bookings. We previewed STOMP at the Sallis Benny Theatre at Brighton Art College in a double bill with Tony Haase, Brighton’s most surreal very tall comic writer/performer. We also previewed at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London, before heading for Scotland, returning to the Bloomsbury and the Hackney Empire in the autumn… that was our first year.
In 1990, however, we did experiment with the STOMP concept, and had the first outing of the show title, in a half hour appearance at the Zap Club (pictured)… it featured some of the people who were to become the original cast. Note the suspension rig in the background was a fishing net in this first incarnation…
We’re looking forward to a busy year, with the US STOMP touring company returning from successes across South America to the USA, a return to Dublin for the first time in many years and STOMP performances in their home town of Brighton this Spring, among many others…
