RunningTime : 50

TheatricalReleaseDate : 1997-12-06

ReleaseDate : 2004-06-01

Studio : Hbo Home Video

Publisher : Hbo Home Video

Format : Closed-captioned/Color/Dolby/DVD/NTSC

Director : Luke Cresswell/Steve McNicholas

Actor : Michael Bove/Dashiell Eaves/Raquel Horsford/Keith Middleton/Anthony Sparks

Binding : DVD

Product Description
The creators of the internationally successful stage production Stomp produced this video, taking the show's innovative design out of the theater and into the streets of New York City. Combining aggressively-physical dancing with everyday objects (brooms, garbage can lids, hammers, and plastic jugs, among other things) used both to make noise and balance the performers, Stomp created a sensation in London, on Broadway, and on tour around the world. For this production, a collection of new numbers have been staged to take place in real-life locations all around New York, from crowded alleys to a billboard scaffolding high above the streets. Approximate running time is 50 minutes.

Amazon.com
Stomp is a rhythmic, musical extravaganza that has stunned audiences across the globe. If you weren't lucky enough to catch them in your hometown (or you did and you crave more), now there's Stomp Out Loud, a special HBO performance that will bring the unusual musical feats right into your living room. You might just find yourself grabbing a broom or even your remote control to keep time. "It's comedy, it's theater, it's very physical, it's energetic, it's occasionally quite terrifying," says one performer. Taking their show from the theater to the streets, this astonishing troupe can make music out of just about anything and just about anywhere. The opening sequence shows them dangling by harnesses across the back of a Manhattan billboard drumming on hubcaps, pipes, street signs, and plastic garbage pails, all the while swaying and keeping in perfect time. You know how you like to groove along to the radio while driving? Stomp doesn't need a radio--they use their hands to make their own music while cruising the streets of New York. Using just basketballs in a steamy alleyway, the troop creates an incredibly intricate dance and sound with the street, brick walls, and Dumpsters. Included in the program are the push broom, garbage can, and pole dances, just a few of their best-known sequences. Stomp Out Loud showcases the performers in the theater, out about town, and in short humorous vignettes (love the recurring card game!). All in all, they amaze. This well-produced video also includes a trailer and a special behind-the-scenes look at the making of Stomp Out Loud. --Dana Van Nest