STOMP

The international appeal of STOMP is undeniable. They’ve taken their energetic fusion of rhythm, dance and comic theatre to audiences around the world, staging off-Broadway residencies at New York’s Orpheum Theatre, recording lavish HBO specials and performing at the London Olympics closing ceremony in 2012. Not too bad for a concept which grew out of an innovative piece of street theatre.

And this success is mostly down to the company’s ability to transcend cultural divides, creating a universal ‘language’ through percussion. “Rhythm and humour have no barriers,” says STOMP co-founder Luke Cresswell. “We all connect to it, no matter where we live.” Mankind has always struck random