stomp

went to watch STOMP last thurs with ly... didn't have much (or should i say didn't know wat to expect) expectation coz this is my first experience watching a theatre performance (not to mention a musical percussion) at the istana budaya... i remember watching a theatrical play at the actor's studio once, back in form five and it was pretty much fun as far as i can remember... it was a play performed by some classmates and a local production...

anyway, this was highly rated by the media, the ads looked good and well, it's about music and loud noise - so it must be fun right?

so... last thurs, after class, i went over to fetch her and we headed down to the istana budaya... they had this student rush promotion where you get to buy any tickets for rm77 (student price) if you purchased them 30 minutes before the show... and that kinda suits me as i'm never early to any function... hehehe...

anyway, we got seats which was about 5 rows from the stage and it was awesome! not just the performance... everything was so different... even the crowd seems more sophisticated (well, from their appearance at least... and we all know appearance can be deceiving)...

and the performance... well... where do i start... it's gonna be tough trying to describe the performance with words but i'll just try with the one performance which in my honest opinion, i thought was superb...

they switched of the lights in the whole arena and it was pitch black... then all 8 members of STOMP came on stage (well, we can't actually see them) and they held out a lighter each... you know those metal kinds with caps on them? well, they actually created music just by flicking open and closing the metal caps making "clicking" sound... and they add to the experience by lighting the lighter so it's a feast to our ears and eyes... that for me was just sublime...

and the finale was wat we all came to watch... loud, loud, loud noise! hahaha... all the hitting and stomping around... they received a fully deserved standing ovation at the end of the show...

in the end, it was worth every bit of the 77 bucks that we paid... a great night out... =)

ps: it was the first time i went to such an outing with her and i must say, it's a nice way to spend the night together...