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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 2006)
34 lust,OUt APRIL 21. 2006 OREGON THEATRE Seeing Red CHRISTOPHER STOWELL I ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Dressing for success at the Red Dress Party he sixth annual Red Dress Party has come and gone. Originally a house party, Red T Dress began in a small basement in North Portland and now tills an enormous ware house with more than 1,500 revelers. Since it’s one of my favorite nights of the year, after weeks of pumping up at the gym, 1 headed out, armed with a pad, a pen and a string of pearls. Ten regular guys who hold full-time day jobs organize the shindig. They were assisted by scores of volunteers working weekend after weekend to Out Going construct an elaborate set that included five levels BY FLOYD SKLAVER of dance floors with a 10-foot satellite dish domi nating from on high. It also included a furry swing for photo ops and stairs that blew skirts up like Marilyn Monroe. ALL MOZART PROGRAM APRIL 22 - 29, 2 0 0 6 / K E L L E R AUDITORIUM WITH THE OBT ORCHESTRA / Niel DePonte, Music Director DIVERTIMENTO NO. 15 Mozart / George Balanchine "...gloriously classical, formal yet warm, precise yet gracious.” - DanceView Times Among them was Scott Hull who found a pat terned velveteen design at GW Homme that In a new twist, design students from The Art brought to mind the flocked wallpaper in my grand Institute of Portland created stunning outfits for the mother’s house. (For mv less fashion-forward readers, 10 board members. Highlighting the VIP pre GW Homme is actually the Goodwill store on function was a fashion show of their creations Northeast Broadway.) hosted by drag diva Poison Waters. Wearing a scar Another stunning couture original was designed let wig that looked like there was a strong wind by Brian Wilson (founder of La Maison de Bobo), blowing from the west, Poison quipped with ease. whose family owns the giant warehouse where Red As secretary Reid Decker climbed to the stage in a Dress unfolded. Sizing up the crowd of beautiful micro-mini, she announced, “You can tell if a dress bodies, Brian told me, “I used to sort bolts in this is too short if you can see your balls,” but then room, but now' I’m just looking for nuts.” added, “It must be very cold in here.” Reid, of course, turned red. Eric Steinhäuser, tottering on 4-inch heels, wore a hat that looked like the centerpiece from an Italian wedding. And Karla Clark carried ALMOST MOZART would premiere Mozart / James Kudelka a gold purse that was owned bv a former “...easily ballet's most original choreographer.” ~ New York Times brings it with her to parties and takes pic patient of Our House ot Portland. Karla tures to place inside for her deceased friend to enjoy wherever he may he. CONCERTO SIX TWENTY-TWO Mozart / Lar Lubovitch Certainly, we all enjoyed aerial artist Benn Mendoza, flown up from Los Angeles "The robust, bounding, scampering elation” of Concerto Six Twenty-Two "creates the image of an angelic community at play...The adagio duet remains a beautiful and moving expression of male tenderness.” (The Village Voice) to perform a series ot death-defying drops, contortions and maneuvers while entwined in twin bands of long red silk. Actually, I had been seeing red since the weekend before, when Portland Opera opened its production of Nixon in China, APRIL 22, 28 & 29 AT 7:30 PM APRIL 23 AT 2:00 PM about our 37th president’s historic 1973 TICKETS $13 - $96/CALL 503.2.BALLET visit to the communist country. Stunning WWW.OBT.ORG / TICKETMASTER images, first-rate performances and thought provoking ideas made this a fascinating DISCOUNTS FOR GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS CALL 503.227.0977 EXT 207 evening, but not one for all tastes. For instance, while opera traditionalist Karl Rohde didn’t care for John Adams’ haunt ing minimalist score, Portland Art Museum chief curator Bruce Guenther reported being swept away by the epic grandeur of Whatever the occasion is... I will take care of your Real Estate needs... BUYING SELLING INVESTING S helle W inkler » broker the avant-garde work. Finally, in an attempt to ensure his Floyd gets grounded with aerial artist Benn Mendoza at the Red Dress Party. Vice president Brent Echols looked very buff in Tu threw a kickoff event at Aura where Brian a Judy Jetson-inspired pleather mini-dress so tight Johnson urged the crowd to give, give, give. it was as if he’d been dipped in wax. And president Among those gathered were Just Out Arts and Jeff Hawthorne wore a long geisha-esque gown Culture Editor Jim Radosta, who’s excited about with flowing sleeves and a headdress designed for seeing Madonna at the Coachella Valley Music the follicly challenged that made it appear as if pipe Festival in Indio, Calif., and Aura geheral manager cleaners were growing out of his skull. Ron Mitchell, who’s already gearing up for his sec But not only the board members decked them as Red Dress. Guess I’d better keep pumping up at the gym if I want to continue being Out Going. ® 503-679-1983 MOBILE however, many opted for Burning Man/Dada Ball Shellew@johnlscott.com 503-624-2900 ext. 156 office type costumes filled with lights, elaborate headwear RCAL tilÄft ond Pride party to be held at the same warehouse selves out. Once again, drag outfits were rare; JOHN L. 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