International percussion sensation STOMP to perform at The Classic Center Theatre

ATHENS, Ga. – STOMP, the international percussion sensation, is coming to The Classic Center Theatre stage for two shows on March 5 and 6 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now, and range in price from $25-$45. Tickets for students are $21-$36.20. This show is a special collaboration with the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center.

From its beginnings as a street performance in the United Kingdom, STOMP has grown into an international sensation over the past 20 years, having performed in more than 50 countries and in front of more than 24 million people.

Throughout its life, the show has continued to change by creating new material; this year it will incorporate two new pieces. It is safe to say you will never again look at supermarket carts, paint cans, kitchen sinks or plumbing fixtures the same way. 

The performers “make a rhythm out of anything we can get our hands on that makes a sound,” says co-founder/director Luke Cresswell. 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. It is a journey through sound, a celebration of the everyday and a comic interplay of characters wordlessly communicating through dance and drum.

Synchronized stiff-bristle brooms become a sweeping orchestra, eight Zippo lighters flip open and closed to create a fiery fugue; wooden poles thump and clack in a rhythmic explosion.  STOMP uses everything but conventional percussion instruments – dustbins, tea chests, radiator hoses, boots, hub caps – to fill the stage with a compelling and unique act that is often imitated but never duplicated.

In addition to the stage shows, STOMP has been an overwhelming success marked by rave reviews, numerous awards, an Academy Award nomination, four Emmy nominations and one Emmy Award for their acclaimed HBO special “Stomp Out Loud”, noteworthy TV appearances including The London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony, The Academy Awards (produced by Quincy Jones), “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and a series of award-winning international commercials. 

Visit www.ClassicCenter.com to buy tickets, call 706.357.4444 or stop by The Classic Center Theatre Box Office in downtown Athens.

Tickets also can be purchased at the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center. Visit www.uga.edu/pac to buy tickets, call 706.542.4400 or stop by the center’s box office.