Stompin

On April 14, Stompin through a party to celebrate turning sweet 16. we invited 250 of our friends who lapped-up 4 hours of hot dance and music.

here’s some photos Bert Spinx took of the night - click to enlarge:

Music - TOM BOMBADIL

Dance - EXCLUSIVE!! CRIME CREW!! BRAZEN ACT OF DEFIANCE!! by guest choreographer Antony Hamilton, performed by Stompin dancers

Music - EMMA DILEMMA

Dance - PANORAMADRAMA choreographed by Luke George, performed by Stompin dancers

Music - KIDS IN SANDBOX

Dance - THE DINING ROOM choreographed by Luke George, performed by Stompin dancers

here’s some grabs from a review by Anne Heath (Porthole) said about We Don’t Need Another Mural:

Stompin’s new exciting work “We don’t need another mural” proves yet again what a diverse and contemporary company they are.

Thanks Stompin for another wicked night out!

Check out Anne’s myspace Porthole for the whole review.  Porthole is a site connecting arts and events in Launceston and an all round dependable gig guide.  thanks anne!

Thank you all so much for having me at Stompin for WDNAM as an Intern! You ROCK! I had a sick-fun, wikid, lush, AWESOME time and I wish it wasn’t over! Thank you! XXXX

Some of the hardcore training happening behind the scenes of ‘We Don’t Need Another Mural’.

Stay tuned for more evidence.

for having a good time….

we’re too pooped to write anything much but here’s our impressions of a mad night at We Don’t Need Another Mural last night ___”itwozwicked” (antony, choreographer) ___”smooth as icecream with a little bit of strawberry… punch… no” (marko, production manager) ___”pretty damn specky” (bodhi, dancer) ___”yeah i agree” (bridget, intern and best assistant ever) ___”i feel looooooooooooooooooooooove” (luke, choreographer) ___”dirty, grungy, funky” (sarah, general manager)

you know what time it is…  Stompin Video Blog 3

only 1 day to go until we do the big one and guess what, we’re already sold out!!!  see you at our show tomorrow night!!!!

hey. and here’s another installment of our video diary - a behind the scenes sneaky if us making and rehearsing We Don’t Need Another Mural. this time we took it to the streets in search of potential Stompin cult members… Stompin Video Diary 2

hey everyone. thanks to the help of film maker dan speed, justin and i are making video diaries of our adventures as we rehearse and create We Don’t Need Another Mural. we’ll post a new entry every week. check out our first video… Stompin Video Diary 1

Check out our TVad for We Don’t Need Another Mural staring the Stompin dancers and special guest Tina Turner (Emma Dilemma) made with the help of friends at Southern Cross TV >> Stompin ad.wmv

guest choreographer. this is Antony and he’s making some work with us on We Don’t Need Another Mural

Here’s a bit of background on the man:

Antony trained in dance in Sydney, Perth and New York. Since 1999 he has worked with the Australian Dance Theatre (Garry Stewart), Kage Physical Theatre (Kate Denborough), Chunky Move (Gideon Obarzanek) and Lucy Guerin Inc.(Lucy Guerin) extensively throughout Australia and overseas. As choreographer he has been commissioned to make works for The Victorian College of the Arts, Dancenorth and Lucy Guerin Inc as well as making three short works for ADT’s Ignition seasons. He has also choreographed and performed for music videos. Antony was the inaugural recipient of the Russell Page Fellowship in 2004, and winner of the Greenroom Award for Best Male Dancer in 2005. Antony also works as a visual artist and has exhibited in both Adelaide and Melbourne.

check out his work on our new show > We Don’t Need Another Mural on 14 April!

and pumped! WDNAM dancers here’s your rehearsal schedule > WDNAM rehearsal schedule.pdf

We Don’t Need Another Mural