If you get the opportunity to check out STOMP you won't be disappointed.STOMP, a global phenomenon for 14 years, will always be about the genesis of different beats from the most unexpected of sources.
Often, the most mundane objects - a matchbox, a janitor's broom, a crumpled newspaper and super-size laundry basket - produced the greatest torrents of rhythm. One of the evening's melodic highlights was a sequence involving different sizes of rubber tubing, each generating a chime-y wood-block tone reminiscent of Asian music.
Easily STOMP's most impressive surrogate for traditional drums was the performers' own bodies. Taut torsos became timpani, splayed fingers converted to drum-sticks, and bare arms produced the splashy sound of a snare drum.
Actors speak reverentially about their bodies being their prime instruments. Last night, on Calgary's most prestigious stage, eight Stompers pounded home that well-worn adage.
