Product Description

Eight performers take the audience on a journey through sound and music, where rhythm is the only language...

STOMP has grown from its beginnings on the streets of Europe into an international sensation, with touring productions all over the world, and long running shows in London, Las Vegas and Broadway. This special performance brings together performers from the West End, New York and Vegas for the very first time, to Stomp's home town and the theatre where many of the routines were originated: Brighton Dome.

Instantly recognizable household objects take on new life as percussive instruments in the hands of each of the Stompers: brooms, cigarette lighters, water bottles, basketballs and more are each explored for their sonic potential. Dance meets rhythm in "Hands and Feet" and Stomp takes to the air in "Suspension", where the entire set becomes a musical instrument. The show climaxes with the "Bins" routine: a ten minute rhythm extravaganza in itself, using trash-cans, oil drums and plastic drums with trash-can lid combat sequences...

Combining physical comedy and athleticism, it's a highly charged performance from an idiosyncratic group who could only come from the world of STOMP.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3786 in DVD
• Brand: ADD WELL GO USA
• Released on: 2008-12-16
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Surround Sound, THX, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 5.00 pounds
• Running time: 140 minutes

Features

• For the first time ever on DVD and Blu-ray, STOMP LIVE, the brand new stage performance. STOMP has entertained over 15 million across 42 countries and is consider one of the most successful stage shows of all time. Format: DVD AUDIO Genre: MUSIC DVD Rating: NR Age: 812491010143 UPC: 812491010143 Manufacturer No: WD286

Customer Reviews

Finally (and unbelievably) on DVD! The full show!
It is rare for stage shows to get a video release. You can count the DVD releases of still-active Broadway shows on one hand and have a few fingers left over. STOMP, thank goodness, is tossing that rule into one of their oft-used and abused trash bins.

This DVD features a full performance of the wonderfully entertaining stage show, filmed in the UK on the same stage where many of the show's segments were created.

Even after a decade and a half, STOMP still defies easy description. Part concert, part theatre.... Impossible to pigeonhole. But it is 100% entertaining and fun. In STOMP, the world is your drum kit.

I've attended ten performances of this show since 1995 and I never grow tired of it. This DVD is a perfect souvenir of the performance.

There are quite a few bonus features on the disc, including a peek at some new bits being developed for future versions of the show. You also get performer bios, interviews with STOMP creators and directors, an alternate take of one show segment, and a few other bells and whistles.

A few years back saw the release of "STOMP Out Loud" on home video. It featured bits from the stage show and new material created especially for the pay-cable program, but it wasn't the complete show. Not even close. I liked "STOMP Out Loud", but I was a little disappointed that I wasn't getting the full stage show.

But now it's here!!

I cannot recommend this DVD enough. Fun, fun show. Even my fuddy-duddy friends who don't like theatre love this show.

Great disc, good crisp picture and sound.

I've only had it 24 hours and I've already watched it twice.

My personal favorite segment is "Hands and Feet", perhaps the most rhythmically complex and interesting part of the show. It is carefully structured and choreographed but also allows room for quite a bit of improvisation, like a jazz routine.


In a perfect world, someone would figure out how to mesh the magic of STOMP with the zany and creative juggling of The Flying Karamazov Brothers......

About sound and footage...
As much as I enjoy the stunning performance of these guys, I find it very irritating when the dvd footage doesn't match the sound I'm hearing! It's like, I hear a clap, and half a second later I see their hands clapping... ??? I don't understand how the people making this dvd could let such things happen..it is such a big production, one would expect a professional video editing job!!! This is a little detail, but nevertheless quite annoying. About the show itself I was completely blown away, and will certainly go and see these guys LIVE next time they come here!!!

Stomp rules!
Finally...a true representation of what you can expect if you go to see stomp live! This video reminded me why stomp is so good live...though the basic beats are the same, each performer adds their own "flavor" to the show...which means the show can be different every time you see it...if you can't get to the show...this definitely the next best thing!