March 9, 2026
Contact Dillon McArdle at 608-796-3730 or dtmcardle@viterbo.edu
LA CROSSE, Wis. – The renowned STOMP will return to Viterbo University with their unique combination of percussion, movement, and visual comedy perfect for audiences of all ages with shows at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 21 and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 22 in the Fine Arts Center Main Theatre.
Celebrating 30 years, STOMP has created its own inimitable, contemporary form of rhythmic expression. Both household and industrial objects find new life as musical instruments in the hands of an idiosyncratic band of body percussionists.
It is a journey through sound, a celebration of the everyday, and a comic interplay of characters wordlessly communicating through dance and drum. Synchronized stiff-bristle brooms become a sweeping orchestra, eight Zippo lighters flip open and closed to create a fiery fugue, wooden poles thump and clack in a rhythmic explosion. STOMP uses everything but conventional percussion instruments—dustbins, suitcases, radiator hoses, boots, hub caps—to fill the stage with a compelling and unique act that is often imitated but never duplicated.
Created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, STOMP continues to tour North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia following 15 years in London’s West End and 29 years at New York's Orpheum Theatre, and lengthy sit down productions in San Francisco, Boston, and Las Vegas. Throughout its life, the show has continued to change by creating new material to bring music to everyday objects. It is safe to say audience members will never again look at supermarket carts, plumbing fixtures, paint cans, or kitchen sinks the same way again.
These performances are part of Viterbo’s Bright Star Season. Tickets are $110 for orchestra pit, $89 for main floor, $79 for lower balcony, and $59 for upper balcony seating, plus a $3 convenience fee and $1 facility fee per ticket. All orders will include a 5.5% sales tax. For more information or to order tickets, contact the Viterbo box office at 608-796-3100 or visit www.viterbo.edu/tickets. A group sale discount of 10 tickets or more at 10% off single ticket prices is available by calling or visiting the box office.
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