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Show i The Salt Lake Tribune ENTERTAINMENT Saturday, May 4, 1996 _ __.£8 MelodicPopFlows Freely RDT Exuberantly Dances Down Memory Lane At Tears for Fears Show BY LORI BUTTARS THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE wound Tears for Fears machine Giventhe royal marching music that heralded his arrival Thursday, one expected a spunkier Ro- land Orzabal than the one who appeared on the Abravanel Hall stage But then, Orzabalis not a showboating rock star. His image, like his music, has always been a bit incongruous. Most of his songs are a mix of near-Gothic melodies that spring into sections of all-out dance-inducing tunes. The founder, guiding spirit and frontman of Tears for Fears has forged on with his accessible brand of pop-rock, releasing a fifth album, “Raouland the Kings of Spain,” that provided the im- petus for this tour. Pretty good for a band whose best-known hits are associated with the past, not the current, decade. The swelling contagion of Tears for Fears’ trademark soundis intact in the new songs, the concert’s opener “Sorry” and the catchier“Failing Down.” And the older material features a littie more kick thankstothelatest seven-member, guitar-centered Tears for Fears incarnation. As is his penchant, Orzabal has found a new sidekick. In years past. Tears for Fears sets featured Oleta Adams and Gail Ann Dorsey. This time he brought along guitarist Louise Goffin included keyboardist Alan Grif- fiths, bassist David Sutton, keyboardist Jebin Bruni, drummer Nick D'virgilio and vocalist Linda alziel But it was Orzabal who commanded the spotlight. Now in his 30s, Orzabal’s vocals are richer and sturdier than ever before. The fact that he founded this band as a duo with Curt Smith is long forgotten except by the thirtysomething fans who packed AbravanelHallto therafters. Orzabalfurther distanced himself from that history by singing only a couple ofhits from the salad-days MTV standards, “Shout” and “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.” The grand gold-and-red stage trappings made the perfect setting for the power production number “Break It Down Again” and “Raoul and the Kings of Spain.” The latter saw Orzabal at his most playful, howling out “Raoooooouul.”” As muchas heflippedhis trademark shoulder-length tresses, Orzabal had nothing on opening act Amanda Marshall. Hair flipping was a major componentofherset. Marshallis a vocalist whose debut album was just released. Most of her songs seemed to run together after a while, but “Sitting on Top of the World” and “Fall From Grace” were the standouts. The More Stone TakesOff, the More It Adds Up BY CHRIS HEWITT KNIGHT-RIDDER NEWSSERVICE The most interesting thing about last month’s Sharon Stone movie, “Diabolique,” was the con- troversy about her nudescene. tend to do better when she takes off her top. We decided to plot a chart showing her movies’ box-office performance and another chart showing the amount of nudity in Bare Facts as a guide. Shockingly, the charts reveal that the nuder The movie’s producers claim she is, the more money the movie thoughit was written into her contract. In response, Stone began trashing the producers for having the gall to suggest that her movies tal” and “nostalgic” are not often used to describe a concert by Rep- ertory Dance Theatre. But for longtime fans of the troupe, its latest concertis a trip down memory lane and a reminder that yesterday's cutting edge is today’s pleasant status quo. The evening, presented in RDT's studios in downtown Salt Lake City, shows off the company's diverse history during this, its self-titled “landmark year,”as it celebrates its past and looks forward to its future in a new, central-city home. Appropriately titled “Remember,” the concert presents eight short dances, or sections of dances, the company has performed duringits 30-yearhistory. Many in Wednesdaynight's au- dience seemed to remember“‘Piano Rags,” even though it was first performed 24 years ago at Kingsbury Hall. The musicis the unmistakable ragtime piano of Scott Joplin, and in 1972 the mu- sician, who died in 1917, had just been discovered by a national audience. His music was fresh and new, and RDT’s choice to perform a tap duet was inspired. Choreographers Bill Evans and Joan Moondanced in the premiere, and Repertory Dance Theatre presents ‘“Remem- ber” tonight and Wednesday through May11 at the company’s studio, 158 W 300 South, Salt Lake City. Curtain is 7:30 p.m. Tick- ets are $5 and are available at the door or through ArtTix. symphonics of Bach. The costumesare meantto look like styl- ized rehearsal clothes, and this is one of the few dances that required an update. In the past 20 years, rehearsal clothes have turboed through majorfacelifts, and the current dance reflects the change. Six of RDT’s cast members — Todd Allen, Michael Eger, Rebecca Forde, Chara Huckins, Michael James and Kim Strunk — performed, “Spell Id Owt’ was just plain fun, as dancers Lisa DuPaul and Todd Allen their way through Dionne Warwick's ren- derings of “Alfie” and ‘Don't Make MeOver,” sinuating their bodies through movement vocab- ulary and cleverly spelling out words, It's hard to remember whether Warwick's original im- pact was as campy, butherstyle makesfor perfect metaphor, and this dance is as fresh as whenit former wasfirst performed in 1989. Jim Moreno may well have been Lynne Listing tapped their way through two pieces from the dance, “Something Doing Rag’ and “Maple Leaf Rag.” performed in last winter's RDT concert. Artistic director Linda C Smith chose to include this piece as a tribute to Utah’s emerging choreographers, and this serous, well-crafted work speakswell for the state. Moreno could be mim- icking the style of Egyptian pottery forms as he explores progression and establishes clear design principles. “Don't Look Back’’ was a good they would likely be pleased with the current offering. RDT mem- ber Michael Eger and guest per- flawless solo “Fratres,”” which he choreographed and originally show closer, as it was danced in the evening's best costumes, emanated good will, and was performed by the entire cast, who always shine with group energy. This piece, especially, showedoff the concert’s advertised “black box, intimate” setting, allowing a rare up-close-and-personal view Wednesday night’s concert was the performance space. For those used to a formal stage setting, it may take a few minutesto orient to the hangarlike, low-tech ‘sur- roundings. But ultimately the company’s temporary studio space works perfectly. The audi- enceis literally feet away from the dancers, the fine sound system drowns outthe droning ventilator, and the patched-up stage, walls and ceiling become one of the hipperscenesin the Salt Lake Valley. In the fall, when RDT moves next door to its new permanent home in the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, it plans to include one performance space that will retain this cozy ambi- ence. of the dancers as they committed themselves to the emotion of the movement. The dancers seemed to thrive on the audience’s enjoymentof the piece, and the feeling from the seats was reciprocal. PWiONg betel SATUROA YEN IG SKATE TO THE BEAT OF 70°S DISCO MUSIC from the past, “Opus Loves Jazz,"” opened the concert. 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