Thursday, November 11, 2010

A Night in the City

A few weeks ago, Hub asked me if I wanted to see Stomp. Of course I responded with an enthusiastic yes! I love percussion. I love drum-lines, beats, dance sequences so I figured Stomp had to be right up my alley. The ironic thing about my love for the aforementioned things--I have NO, I repeat NO, rhythm. I can barely stomp my feet and clap at the same time, let alone create a beat with my hands and feet. So you can imagine my amazement with people who are talented in these areas.

I headed into the City to meet Hub after he got off work. We hit up a happy hour near his office at a "trendy" place which was a little underwhelming. The food was delicious, however, prices left a little to be desired in the area of pleasing happy hour prices. Let me say, I love a good happy hour but to me, a happy hour has to have two components: good food/drinks and good prices. While this restaurant pleased in one area, it did not in the other. It was surprising for Hub to suggest this type of place so I appreciated his enthusiasm and any place that serves lamb on a happy hour is great in my book!

Onto the Stomp experience. The theater is a really small, old theater in downtown and is SO charming and fun. We were pretty high up in the seats, however it didn't feel like it at all. It felt like we were pretty close. These performers are just amazing. The probs and tools that they use to perform are just your everyday items, but they make it seem like they are fine, tuned musical instruments.
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I was so into the whole performance and could't believe when it was over! If Stomp is still performing in a few years, if I have a child, I cannot wait to take them! What an amazing lesson for kids: it doesn't have to be an instrument to make music. Get creative and release your creativity. If y'all have a chance to go to see Stomp, I would highly recommend it. Has anyone seen Stomp and if so, what did you think? What are some other live performances you have seen?

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