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Theater Stages Nazi Propagandist
Explores
filmmaker’s
divisive legacy
Insight Out Theatre Collective
presents “Leni," the story o f the
propagandist G erm an film m aker
funded by the Nazi Party, continu­
ing Thursdays through Saturdays
at 8:30p.m .. through Nov. 11 at The
Academy Theater, 7818 S.E. Stark
St.
Tickets are $15 and available at
insightouttheatre.org or by calling
503-493-8070. Patrons are encour­
aged toarriveearly tocatch a unique
m ultim edia segment beginning 20
m inutes prior to the play. G uided
Talk Backs will be held every night
follow ing the perform ance.
"L eni" isabout the German film ­
m aker I .eni Riefenstahl. whose two
most famous fi I ms. "T riumph o f the
W ill" and "Olympia", were funded
by the Nazi Party. Her legacy is
extrem ely divisive. She was both
cinem atic genius and brilliant pro­
pagandist. Although Riefenstahl
was adm ired by such greats as Walt
Disney, Charlie Chaplin and Andy
W arhol, her achievem ents have '
been clouded by the fact that she
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Adult dysfunction gets a
Crayola makeover in ‘Mr.
Marmalade,' a hilarious
satire about a precocious
4-year-old who brings us
face to face with our own
weird hang ups and shows
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can be. Performances run
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through Nov. 19 at the Artists Repertory Theatre, 1516 S. IV. Alder St. Tickets can be purchased by
phone at 503-241-1278 or the box office.
Urban Jazz Saxophonist‘Shines’
subgenre known as Urban Jazz. He
earned four gold certifications, two
Gram m y nods, a Soul Train Award
and an N A A CPI mage Award nomi­
nation.
"M y wife calls me Mr. Einstein,”
he reveals. " I’ll com e in from the
studio with crazy hair and this wild
look in my eyes." Confessing that
he is a "m ad scientist in the studio.
I get obsessed". Y ou'd never know
it from the effortlessly soulful melo­
d ies and silky g ro o v es o f his
records.
Saxophone virtuoso Boney James is joined
by guest singing stars Faith Evans. George
Benson and Dwele and Phillip Bailey in his
new CD ‘Shine. '
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Acclaim ed saxophonist Boney
Jam es has just released his 10th
album , “Shine" with guest appear­
ances by hip-hop and soul diva
Faith Evans,jazz-guitar icon George
Benson, R&B vocalists D w ele and
Phillip Bailey, keyboard wizard
G e o rg e D uke, a lte rn a tiv e -p o p
singer Estheroand Sounds o f Black­
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has delivered a string o f hugely
successful albums that blended jazz
and R&B - virtually spawning the
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JoAnn Johnson
(left) and Cecily
Overman star in
‘Leni, ’ the story
o f the propagan­
dist German
filmmaker
funded by the
Nazi Party.
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operated within the context o f Nazi
Germany.
"Triumph of the Will" isconsid-
ered the most effective piece of
propaganda ever made and is cur­
rently under lock and key in G er­
many. Riefenstahl claim ed until her
death in 2003 that her obsession
with creating perfect art left her
blind to the fascist propaganda
machine that used her film to hyp­
notize a nation.
The stage production by Sarah
G reenm an. set in the context of
Riefenstahl directing her own auto­
biographical film, explores themes
ot artistic responsibility, modern
media, and personal and social
myth-making.
As a child, Boney
was exposed to jazz
through his fath er's
record collection. By
the ripe old age o f 10,
he was urged to take
up the saxophone by
his music teacher.
“ I w anted to play
the clarin et, but I re­
alized that if I played
the sax, I co uld get
into the stage band,
so I sw itched - and
right aw ay I loved it."
he
re c o lle c ts .
"M o stly it w as the
so u n d . But it also
opened up a w orld o f
pop so n g s I co uld
suddenly p lay ."
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spark lin g new batch
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Duffy Epstein
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Nixon and Gary
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Kissinger.
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‘Nixon’s Nixon’ at Old Church
The Portland Civic Theatre G uild’s 48th season o f First Tuesday
Readers Theatre continues on T uesday, Nov. 7, Election Day. with
the satirical political com edy, “N ixon’s Nixon,” featuring Gary
Brickner-Schulz and D uffy Epstein, at P ortland's Old Church, 1422
S.W. 11 th Ave. Coffee hour begins at 10 a.rn. with the perform ance
at 10:30 a.in. Admission is $6 at the door.
Russell Lees’ play, written in 1995, explores what might have gone
through the infamous President’s mind the night before his famous
departure from the W hite House. Although N ixon’s resignation
occurred more than 30 years ago, its relevance to current political
events is undeniable. The audience listens in on a clandestine
meeting between Nixon and his testy Secretary o f State, Henry
K issinger - and becom es privy to their frightening logic and the
rationalizations o f the cornered elite.
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