STOMP is a percussion-based performance that uses recycled household or industrial objects like trash bins as musical instruments. The show combines music with movement and visual comedy, according to an IU Auditorium press release.
Performers in STOMP “make a rhythm out of anything we can get our hands on that makes a sound,” co-founder and director Luke Cresswell said in the release.
The show started as a street performance in the United Kingdom and became an international success during the past 20 years with performances in more than 50 countries and in front of more than 24 million people.
The upcoming show will include two new pieces.
The show has made TV appearances at the Academy Awards and the 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony. STOMP has also received an Academy Award nomination, four Emmy nominations, one Emmy Award, an Olivier Award for Best Choreography and a New York Obie Award.
STOMP will collaborate with IU Auditorium, Indiana Memorial Union Board and Hoosier Hills Food Bank in “Stomp Out Hunger.” Cast members from the show will give an interactive percussion performance, an open jam session and a food donation rally Feb. 9 at the IMU. People can drop off a donation item and participate.
Tickets are on sale now. They are available at the IU Auditorium box office and on Ticketmaster.com. Prices range from $21 to $42 for IU-Bloomington students with a student ID and from $49 to $62 for the general public.
Brooke McAfee
