Luke Cresswell
Luke Cresswell (born 1 October 1963)[1] is a co-creator (along with Steve McNicholas) of the dance percussion act Stomp. He is a self-taught percussionist and one-time member of British busking/cabaret musical group Pookiesnackenburger. Stomp is famous for using ordinary objects as instruments (dustbins, brooms, etc.)
Early life
His father Peter Cresswell was a painter and the dean of arts at Goldsmiths College, University of London and he grew up in Brighton. His older brother Addison became a notable comedy talent agent.[2]
Career
Cresswell starred in the Channel 4 TV series Stomp, and writes music extensively for TV. He composed the score for the 1997 film Riot. His session work as a percussionist and programmer include; Beats International, Bette Midler, Elvis Costello, Bryan Ferry and Freak Power. With Steve McNicholas, he directed the film links for the 1994 Billboard Music Awards and directed three Target commercials in the United States. Also with McNicholas, he helped direct the HBO special Stomp Out Loud.
References
External links
- Luke Cresswell at IMDb
- Luke Cresswell at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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- Charles Augins (1991)
- Rafael Aguilar (1992)
- Susan Stroman (1993)
- Luke Cresswell / Steve McNicholas (1994)
- David Atkins / Dein Perry (1995)
- Dein Perry (1996)
- Bob Avian (1997)
- Simon McBurney (1998)
- Susan Stroman (1999)
- Garth Fagan (2000)
- Bob Fosse / Ann Reinking (2001)
- Matthew Bourne (2002)
- Matthew Bourne (2003)
- Karen Bruce (2004)
- Matthew Bourne / Stephen Mear (2005)
- Peter Darling (2006)
- Javier de Frutos (2007)
- Toby Sedgwick (2008)
- Steven Hoggett (2009)
- Stephen Mear (2010)
- Leon Baugh (2011)
- Peter Darling (2012)
- Bill Deamer (2013)
- Casey Nicholaw (2014)
- Sergio Trujillo (2015)
- Drew McOnie (2016)
- Matthew Bourne (2017)
- Andy Blankenbuehler (2018)
- Kelly Devine (2019)
- Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear (2020)
(2021 Covid-19)- Kathleen Marshall (2022)
- Matt Cole (2023)
- James Cousins and Arlene Phillips (2024)
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