Pulse

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Runtime: 40

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Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey

Regardless of the differences in where we live or how we look, all human beings share the experience of rhythm and music. PULSE: A STOMP Odyssey takes us on a world tour of music, rhythm and dance. From the sound of a Native American drum echoing off the canyon walls of New Mexico to the thunderous Kodo drum in Japan, from the percussion of the South African Gumboot Dancers to the grace of Eva la Yerbabuenas flamenco dance, PULSE takes us on a journey of ten thousand miles and five continents, weaving a story of cultural history told in the universal language of music, rhythm and dance. PULSE transforms our vision to see musical instruments in everyday objects such as trash cans, bicycles, and metal pipes. PULSE enables us to hear music in everyday sounds like a passing train, traffic, or a chattering bird.

What is Stomp? Wild Child (Keith Middleton) and Fraser Morrison, who appear in the film PULSE: a STOMP Odyssey, are members of the internationally acclaimed performing group STOMP. For Luke Cresswell and Steve Mc Nicholas, the founders of STOMP, rhythm is the music of life. They hear rhythms in everything. As Steve says, People running up and down steps, people flicking a newspaper when they read it I think rhythm can be found anywhere and everywhere. STOMP opens up minds and encourages audiences to recognize the rhythms of their lives. STOMP challenges us to hear rhythms in the sounds of everyday life. For example, the sound of a passing train has a certain rhythm to it as well as the sound of waves crashing on a beach; the sound of rain falling on a tin roof can sound like a drum roll. Whatever we hear around us, STOMP inspires us to let our imaginations hear the world in new ways.

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