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Eye on world cinema
The 20th annual Portland International Film
Festival is already underway, but there’s plenty
left to see. Regular Guys, a German film directed
by Rolf Silber, follows the misadventures of
Christoph, a macho young cop who, after his
girlfriend dumps him, gets drunk and wakes up in
bed with a man but no memory of the night before
(9:30 pm March 1 and noon March 2 at the
Northwest Film Center).
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Find out how the embryonic film industry
dealt with sexual ambiguity at a special screening
of James Keane’s 1912 film Richard III, the
oldest existing U.S. feature and first feature-
length film adaptation of a Shakespearean play.
This silent film will be presented with live musi
cal accompaniment by Portland’s Third Angle
New Music Ensemble (7pm Feb. 25 at the North
west Film Center, special admission $10).
A complete schedule of films and advance
tickets are available at the Northwest Film Cen
ter, 1219 S W Park A ve., Portland. Regular admis
sion is $6.50, with discounts for members and
children. For more information call 221-1156.
Hip hoppin’
PHOTO BY PAUL SIROCHMAN
Get set for excitement when the Rennie Harris
Pure Movement dance ensemble visits Portland on
March 7 and 8. The group’s style is rooted in hip-
hop culture, but leaps over boundaries and defies
definition, sweeping the audience between ex
tremes. The Portland Institute for Contemporary
Art presents the troupe’s latest work following its
trip to Senegal to study West African dance.
Com pany m em bers include rapper-
breakdancer Brandon Albright, underground
house dancer James Coulter ( a k a Cricket), hip-
hopper Clyde Evans, gymnast Duane Holland,
former diver and gymnast Les Rivera and, of
course, Rennie Harris. Known as a visionary
pioneer in the performance, instruction and evo
lution of hip-hop dance, Harris has led several
popular dance ensembles.
Rennie Harris Pure Movement dance ensemble
Rennie Harris Pure Movement will perform at
the Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE 12th Ave., in Port
land. Show time is 8 pm; ticket price is $ 15 or $ 13
for PICA members.
A panel of comic artists
At this year’s Portland Comic Book Show the
buzzword is diversity, as attention is focused on
alternative comics that are reaching out beyond
the “normal” comic book audience. These mags
are enjoying increasing success due to the diver
sity of topics they deal with; homosexuality,
feminism, sex, life, death, war, peace, hell and
even coffee. In addition to 200 tables of collect
ible merchandise and alternative press represen
tatives, the show hosts three special guests from
the queer comic book scene.
Roberta Gregory, known for her strip “Naughty
Bits,” will be on hand with her latest release,
“Artistic Licentiousness No. 3.” Considered an
underground cartoonist pioneer, Gregory was the
first published lesbian comic artist when she
made her 1974 debut in the pages of “Wimmen’s
Comix.” Donna Barr’s comic novel “Desert
Peach” has a lot more to offer than the usual pre-
pubescent male fantasies; it uses humor to ex
plore history, politics, homosexuality, Nazis and
S/M—not necessarily in that order! No stranger
to alternative material, Portland’s Andy Mangels
has been editor of the award-winning “Gay Com
ics” since 1991. His work includes such diverse
books as “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Annie
Sprinkle is Miss Timed” and “Elfquest.”
The show takes place in the Memorial Coli
seum Exhibit Hall on Feb. 23 from 10 am to 5 pm.
Admission is $4; children under 8 get in free. Call
788-1031 for further information.
Portraits of homeless youth
“Portraits” by Debra Beers, a show of two-
and three-dimensional images reflecting the lives
of homeless youth, will be mounted through March
29. Beers’ extensive body of work has evolved
from six years of contact will street youth as a
friend, former social service worker and resident
of downtown Portland.
Both the medium and the message are power
fully moving, as the artist’s own words explain;
“My work attempts to dissolve the label ‘street
kids’ and replace it with candid, humane portraits.
The damaging and destructive family environ
ments from which the youth escape are reflected
through the painting support—discarded, throw
away materials such as fragmented slate or used
tin. The assemblage of these materials and dis
turbing application of screws portrays a youth’s
often desperate and brutal means of holding her or
himself together.”
The show is up at 139 NW Second Ave., the
former site of the Quintana Gallery, in Portland.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit Outside In
and the Salvation Army’s Greenhouse, programs
that serve Portland-area homeless youth.
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An Oregon debut
Actors Cabaret of Eugene is proud to present
the Oregon première of Terence McNally’s Tony
Award-winning play Love! Valour! Compassion!
on stage through March 8. Joe Zingo directs a
seven-man cast in this tale of old friends—gay
city dwellers all—reunited at an idyllic country
home. McNally’s script brings out
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men’s lives and loves, and gives
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Shows are at 8 pm Friday and
Saturday at the ACE Annex, 39 W
10th Ave. Tickets are available by
calling ACE at (541 ) 683-4368 or
all Hult Center outlets (687-5000),
and are $11 in advance, $15 at the
door. Note that this production
contains adult themes and full fron
tal nudity; no one under 18 will be
admitted without a parent or legal
guardian.
See what all the
noise is about
International percussion sensation STOMP
will electrify audiences at the Portland Civic
Auditorium with eight performances Feb. 25
through March 2. Currently on a 50-city national
tour, STOMP uses everything but traditional per
cussion instruments to create a truly unique acous
tic experience: garbage cans, tea chests, plastic
bags, boots, hub caps, Zippo lighters, stiff-bristle
brooms— all combined to make original music
that has delighted critics and crowds alike.
Evening performances begin at 7:30 pm each
night; matinée shows are at 2 o’clock on Saturday
and Sunday. Ticket prices range from $ 10 to $45,
and can be purchased at the Portland Center for
Performing Arts box office, 1111 SW Broadway,
and TicketMaster outlets (charge by phone at
224-4400).
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