Stomp (tournée)

Radiant-Bellevue welcomes STOMP

At Radiant-Bellevue, we are thrilled to open our stage to STOMP, the percussive phenomenon whose unmistakable energy turns everyday objects into a symphony of rhythm and movement. Hosting this date in the Lyon metropolis is an invitation to feel sound at its most physical, as the company’s performers sculpt tempo, texture, and humor from brooms, bins, and the sheer music of bodies in motion. As a venue known for its clarity of acoustics and intimacy of sightlines, Radiant-Bellevue is uniquely placed to reveal the precise musicality and the playful theatricality that have made STOMP a global favorite. The current tournée arrives with the momentum of renewed international demand, a revitalized ensemble, and the ongoing stewardship of the show’s creators, ensuring that both long-time admirers and first-time audiences experience the punchy originality that has kept the production alive and evolving for decades.

On stage at Radiant-Bellevue: rhythm, humor, and invention

From the first shuffle to the last thundering unison, STOMP’s vocabulary is percussive storytelling without a single spoken word. In our hall, the nuances land with thrilling immediacy: the whispered rasp of matchboxes, the metallic chatter of lids and pipes, the groove of sweeping bristles carving time across the floor. The performers weave comic timing into polyrhythms, trading riffs, daring each other with eye-contact, and building crowd-charged crescendos that make the entire room pulse. Radiant-Bellevue’s stage allows the ensemble to reconfigure space as an instrument—stacking, suspending, and circling objects so that rhythm becomes architecture. Expect crisp dynamic arcs, from minimal, near-silent interplay to full-bodied cadences that roll through the seats. Families, rhythm lovers, and curious newcomers will find a shared point of entry: the universal delight of pattern, surprise, and the satisfaction of a collective beat locking in. Without lyrics or translation, STOMP communicates directly, inviting the audience to listen with eyes as much as with ears.

Welcoming this tournée gives us the opportunity to highlight the company’s current artistic pulse. Recent tours have showcased a mix of seasoned performers and rising talents, each bringing fresh articulation to signature sequences while introducing newly arranged interludes and improvisational sparks tailored to different venues. That responsiveness is palpable at Radiant-Bellevue, where the ensemble’s spatial awareness meets our technical team’s finely tuned sound environment, drawing out the grain of wood, the ring of steel, and the human breath between strikes. For us as a venue, the encounter is as curatorial as it is celebratory: STOMP embodies the borderless exchange that defines contemporary performance—dance crossing into theater, concert crossing into street, and craftsmanship framed as play. As audiences gather in Caluire-et-Cuire, just above Lyon, they’ll witness a company still expanding its language through timing, tension, and release, with rhythms that echo well beyond the curtain call and into the city’s own everyday soundtrack.