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ENTERTAINMENT
Dazzling Tap Dancer Fred Strickler Joins Symphony
A frequent guest instructor and
performer at the Portland Interna
tional Summer Tap f estival, f red
Strickler is a dancer who "displays
a dazzling command o f tap pyro-
technics-every possible variation
in speed, pressure and rhythm
linked by formidable dance intelli
gence” (Los Angeles Times).
Strickler will headline the Or
egon Symphony Bank o f America
Pops concerts, along with guest
conductor Michael Krajewski,
April 18-20, at the Arlene Schnitzer
Concert flail in the Portland Cen
ter for the Performing Arts. Media
support for Oregon Symphony
Bank of America Pops concerts is
provided by KXL News radio 750.
Krajewski, principal pops con
ductor of the Long Beach and Jack-
sonville Symphonies, is a talented
conductor w ho also has been cal led
“an uncommonly effective stand
up comedian.. .[with a style] faintly
rem iniscent o f Jack Benny’s”
(Long Beach Press-Telegram).
Krajewski will conduct a varied
program o f classical and popular
works, all composed with the dancer
in mind.
Selections will include "Can Can”
form the Jacques Offenbach oper
etta, "Orpheus in the Underworld,”
Morton Gould’s Tap Dance Con
certo, Tchaikovsky’s Waltz form
“ S le e p in g
B e a u ty ,”
G eo rg e
G ershw in’s “I've Got Fascinatin'
R h y th m ,” C ount B a sie ’s "O ne
O ’clo ck Jump,” Cole Porter’s "Be
gin the Beguine" and music from
Bill W helen’s "Riverdance.”
Performances are scheduled for
Saturday and Monday, April 18 and
20, at 8 pm and Sunday, April 19, at
3 pm and 8 pm. Tickets range in
price from $ 17 to $49 and may be
purchased at the Oregon Symphony
Ticket Oft ice (719 S W Alder), Mon
day-Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm, or
charged by phone at 503-228-1353.
Tickets also may be purchased at
all Ticketmaster outlets (790-ARTS)
or through the Symphony’s website
at: w w w .orsym phony.org. Service
fees may apply.
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Michael Krajewski, conductor
Fred Strickler, Zapdancer
ance favorites highlight the
program, including /fegin the Beguine,
Champagne Polka, Russian Sailor's
e and more.
Ewan McGregor in Oie Bornedal 's "Nightwatch "
Photo by Darren Michaels
for m odern audiences with their
A suspense thriller starring Nick
own singular vision. “The best
N olte, P atricia A rq u ette, Ewan
thing about the definitive suspense
M c G re g o r an d Jo sh B ro lin ,
film s o f yesteryear are that th e y ’re
“Nightwatch” follows a young law
scary and stylish at the same tim e,”
student who takes a part-time job as
says B ornedal. “W hat we set out to
a lone night watchman - just as a
do w ith N ightw atch’ is offer a lot
serial killer has begun to terrorize
o f thrills, but also m ake the m ovie
the city.
fun to w atch.”
Even more frightening are all the
A dds O bel, "H istorically, the
clues, which keep leading back to
best thrillers are those that leave
him. The police are closing in, and
you m oved because o f what they
this innocent man has become a prime
are about, and w hat they have to
suspect. To solve this mystery, he’ll
say about the human condition. If
have to stay awake - wide awake.
you leave the theater breathless
W riter/director Ole Bornedal, a
from being scared, and y o u ’re still
respected filmmaker in Denmark for
reeling with w hat the movie was
many years, first got the inspiration
about the next day, then th a t’s the
for “N ightw atch” when he visited a
sign o f a great thriller.”
morgue in Copenhagen. “ I went to
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made methink about how,
outside, there is this daily
life going on, and suddenly
you’re standing in a cellar
realizing this is where it
all ends. It makes you think
about life and how y ou’re
living it.”
T he lo c a tio n w h ere
For children an d teen s
Bornedal w rote m uch o f
A ges 4 -1 /2 to 18
his original screenplay
also lent its e lf to the
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m osphere.
“I was w riting the story
at night, in an office all
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