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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Stomp\nEvent Url: http://www.artshound.com/event/de
 tail/34851/Stomp\nEvent Date Begin: 2010-02-12\nEvent Date End: 2010-02-14
 \n\nSociety for the Performing Arts (SPA)\, bringing the world's best to H
 ouston\, presents Stomp\, as part of the SPA Family Fun Series.  February 
 12 through 14\, in Jones Hall.\nSTOMP\, the international sensation\, is m
 aking its triumphant return to Houston. The return of the percussive hit a
 lso brings some new surprises\, with some sections of the show now updated
  and restructured and the addition of two new full-scale routines\, utiliz
 ing props like tractor tire inner tubes and paint cans. &ldquo\;After crea
 ting new routines for STOMP OUT LOUD in Vegas\, [co-creator] Luke Cresswel
 l and I decided it was time to rework elements of our main production\, ST
 OMP\,&rdquo\; said co-creator Steve McNicholas. &ldquo\;STOMP has evolved 
 a great deal ever since its first incarnation at the Edinburgh Festival. E
 very reworking has involved losing some pieces and gaining new ones\, but 
 has always stayed true to the original premise of the show: to create rhyt
 hmic music with instantly recognizable objects\, and do it with an eccentr
 ic sense of character and humor.&rdquo\;\nThe changes that can now be seen
  in the tour of STOMP are the biggest since the late 1990's. A new piece &
 ldquo\;Paint Cans&rdquo\; evolved out of the &ldquo\;Boxes&rdquo\; routine
  in the Las Vegas show and &ldquo\;Donuts&rdquo\; is a piece that implemen
 ts huge tractor tire inner tubes\, worn around the waist on a bungee cord.
  For many years\, the creators had looked for a STOMP equivalent of the La
 tin percussion instrument the guiro\, a gourd-shaped open-ended instrument
  with ridges along the side that are rubbed by a wooden stick to create it
 s sound. The climactic trashcan sequence &ldquo\;Bins&rdquo\; has been res
 tructured to include a guiro-like new found instrument: strip-lighting rec
 ycling containers.\nFrom its beginnings as a street performance in the UK\
 , STOMP has grown into an international sensation over the past fourteen y
 ears\, having performed in over 350 cities in 36 countries worldwide. STOM
 P continues its phenomenal run with the ongoing sell-out Off-Broadway prod
 uction at New York's Orpheum Theatre\, a North American tour\, and two pro
 ductions overseas - a London company and a European tour.\nSTOMP\, an over
 whelming success marked by rave reviews\, numerous awards and sell-out eng
 agements\, is the winner of an Olivier Award for Best Choreography (London
 's Tony Award)\, a New York Obie Award\, a Drama Desk Award for Unique The
 atre Experience\, and a Special Citation from Best Plays. The young perfor
 mers &ldquo\;make a rhythm out of anything we can get our hands on that ma
 kes a sound\,&rdquo\; says co-creator/director Luke Cresswell. Stiff-brist
 le brooms become a sweeping orchestra\; Zippo lighters flip open and close
 d to create a fiery fugue\; wooden poles thump and clack in a rhythmic exp
 losion. STOMP uses everything but conventional percussion instruments &nda
 sh\; trashcans\, tea chests\, plastic bags\, plungers\, boots\, and hubcap
 s &ndash\; to fill the stage with compelling and infectious rhythms.\nCrit
 ics and audiences have raved: &ldquo\;STOMP is as crisp and exuberant as i
 f it had opened yesterday\,&rdquo\; says The New York Times. The San Franc
 isco Chronicle declares &ldquo\;STOMP has a beat that just won't quit!&rdq
 uo\; The Los Angeles Times exclaims: &ldquo\;Electrifying! Triumphs in the
  infinite variety of the human experience.&rdquo\; &ldquo\;A phenomenal sh
 ow! Bashing\, crashing\, smashing\, swishing\, banging and kicking &ndash\
 ; a joyous invention!&rdquo\; says the Chicago Tribune.\nSpecial Programs:
 \n6:30 pm\, Thursday\, February 4\, 2010\nDrumBREAK and Shadydale Drum Cor
 p. for STOMP\nChildren's Museum of Houston\nSTOMP Illiteracy Teens only...
 win tickets to\, and meet the cast of STOMP! The Houston Public Library an
 d Society for the Performing Arts have teamed up to give teens in grades 6
 -8 and 9-12 a chance to see the opening night of STOMP on Friday\, Februar
 y 12\, and meet the cast\, by writing about their love of reading.\nHow to
  enter: submit a written essay on the topic of 'Why reading is important.'
  Must be received by January 25\, 2010\, at 5 p.m. and be no more than 500
  words\, double-spaced\, and in 12 point font. All teens are invited to pa
 rticipate and help STOMP OUT ILLITERACY!\nEligibility: Area youth grades 6
 -8 and 9-12\nTopic: Why reading is important to you\nLength: Up to 500 wor
 ds\nFormat: double-spaced\, 12 font\nDeadline: Monday\, January 25\, 2010\
 , 5 p.m.\nSubmit to: Deborah.moore@cityofhouston.net\n\nStart time: 8 pm\,
  Friday\, February 12 \n5 pm & 9pm\, Saturday\, February 13\n3 pm & 7 pm\,
  Sunday\, February 14\nJones Hall
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