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Arts and entertainment Bowie's rock show descends on Portland By Carolyn l.amberson Of (hr Kmrrdlil David Bowie will bring a theatrical, multi-million dollar show to the Portland Civic Stadium on Friday as part of his 100-date "Glass Spiders World Tour.” The tour, which began its American leg in Philadelphia on July 30, has been attracting attention for its elaborate stage set up. The set features two giant video screens, a huge spider suspended from the top of the stage from which Howie descends. According to lane Richards, of (Jail Browne Public Relations in San Francisco. Bowie actually has two of the sets, and they "leapfrog" across the country allowing Bowie to be playing one date while the stage is being set for the next show. The set-up in Portland began Tuesday and has continued on schedule. Pacific Concerts representative Greg Herreman said. There are an average of 60 people a day working on building the stage and setting up the lighting and sound systems, he added. The stadium will hold about 27.OOt) concert-goers. As of Tuesday, ticket sales for the show were approximately said Dave Parrow. a stadium admissions supervisor. "We have been selling about r»()0 tickets a day between all outlets," he said. He expects a crowd of about 2t.()()0. he added. A Portland city ordinance mandates outdoor concerts in Portland must be completed by 10 p.m. However, a variance has been approved by the City Council, and the show will go until 11 p.m. Parrow said. Bowie will be joined on stage by former school chum Peter Krainpton on lead guitar in Bowie's first tour since the "Serious Moonlight" shows of a few years ago. The choreography was designed by Bowie and singer/dancer Toni Basil. The five dancers who flank Bowie during the perfor mance an; known as “Thru the Flames." and also descend from I hr belly of the huge spider. .11 cording to information supplied by the Browne agency. Bowie's set lasts approx imately two hours and includes material from his latest album, "Never lad Me Down" as well as songs from "tad’s Dance.” "Memos..I'he Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" and "Space Oddity" to name a few. Tickets are still available at Port land-area ticket outlets for $22.50. with the show beginn ing at 6:30 p m. The opening band is British trio Duran Duran, who have been headlin ing their own tour in the United States. Furope and Asia for several months. Duran Duran has teamed with Howie for his shows in Portland, Vancouver, B.C., and other West Coast locations. Duran Duran are touring in support of their most recent album, "Notorious." This is their first tour since t'lH t and the loss of guitarist Andy Taylor and drummer Roger Taylor Frears' film highlights life of playwright By Carolyn Lamberson Of Ihv f.mrraid "Prick Up Your Ears,” the latest film from "My Beautiful Laundrette" director Stephen Freer* is an intelligent study of the life and death of '(it)s playwright Joe Orton. Orton authored plays such as "Foot and "Entertaining Mr Sioane" before he was ham mered to death by his compa niun/lover Kenneth Halliwell in 19ti7. Halliwell committed suicide with sleeping pills im mediately following the murder. Cary Oldman plays Orton with a zealousness that easily matches his performance as late-Sex Pistol Sid Vicious in the Alex Cox film. "Sid and Nancy." The tormented, in secure Halliwell is played with equal talent by Alfred Molina, a British stand-up comedian and Shakespearean actor. "Prick Up Your Kars" has all tht! earmarks of a British film: the gloominess of London, dry humor, and a subject matter that American audiences may wince at. Frears, as in "Laundrette.” takes stereotypical homosex uality out of the hack room and places it in the forefront of con sciousness. And what makes the film mom interesting is the fact it takes place during a time when homosexual activity was illegal and punishable by a prison term. However, this film is not bla tant in its visual presentation of Orton and Halliwoll's relation ship In the beginning, they have a touching relationship. Orton is an 18-year-old semi literate student at a dramatic arts school when he and Halliwell meet, iialliwell is a well-read 25-year-old who sets out to educate Orton in literature, writing and the homosexual lifestyle. They begin as collalMirators on a novel, but in the etui it is Orton who achieves success. This strikes a discord within the relationship as it shifts from an equal partnership to a hus band wife scenario, with wife figure Iialliwell feeling left out and envious. Orton takes his success and a newfound promiscuity by the horns. However, his attempts to bring Halliwel! into this world fail, causing further discontent in the relationship. The events are shown in flashbacks os Orton's agent Peggy Kamsay (Vanessa Redgrave) talks to biographer |ohn Lahr (Wallace Shawn). The movie is based on Lahr's biography of the same name Redgrave gives a fine perfor mance as the powerful London theatrical agent and friend of the chameleon playwright Shawn, perhaps best remembered for his role in "My Dinner With Andre." and the only non-Brit in the film, also performs solidly as a writer ge nuinely curious about the life of the controversial and talented Orton Hut it is Oldman and Molina who shine in this production both give their characters spark, emotion and make them com pletely lielievable as humans Frears' direction provides an in tense. funny, touching portrait of the life span of a relationship. 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