Arts educator, musician, dancer, and tradition bearer Rosalba Solis first worked with Revels in 1994, during the Mesoamerican Christmas Revels. Originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, Rosalba has spent much of her career bringing Latin American music and traditions into Boston Public Schools. She is also the founder of La…
Revels fan favorite Carolyn Saxon has been performing with Revels since our 2019 American Christmas Revels, and has been back for every December production since, as well as 2022’s RiverSing! This year, Carolyn took to the Sanders Theatre stage as the mystical Spirit of Place, guiding our characters…
December 27, 2022 By Lynne Weiss Theater Review: MIDWINTER REVELS: A SOLSTICE CELEBRATION – TALES FROM ELLIS ISLAND (Sanders Theater at Harvard and Online) LET THE REVELS’ SUN SHINE IN TO YOUR HOME Like the waning of the old year and the arrival of the new that it celebrates, The…
December 20, 2022 By David Greenham At its core, the Revels is about bringing together actors and audience, but there are several stagecraft successes to note this time around Midwinter Revels. Written and directed by Patrick Swanson. Music direction by Elijah Botkin. Choreography by Rosalba Solis and Kelli…
December 18, 2022 By Mike Hoban ‘Midwinter Revels: A Solstice Celebration’ – Directed by Patrick Swanson; Musical Direction by Elijah Botkin; Set Design by Jeremy Barnett; Costume Design by Heidi Hermiller; Lighting Design by Jeff Adelberg; Choreography by Kelli Edwards; Projection Design by Ari Herzig; Sound Design by…
December 19, 2022 By Iris Fanger Boston is blessed by a splendid variety of holiday events— the plural productions of “The Nutcracker” in all its spectacle, “A Christmas Carol” charting the redemption of Scrooge’s soul and the joys of “Black Nativity,” in contrast to the raunchy laughs from the Gold Dust…
‘Midwinter Revels’ brings us ‘Tales from Ellis Island’ By Jeffrey Gantz, Globe correspondent. Updated December 18, 2022, 2:39 p.m. Revels’ annual celebration of the winter solstice at Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre has a new name. For 51 years, it was “The Christmas Revels.” Last year, however, Revels began to…
Heather Koerber Nunes and Jake Nunes are no strangers to the Revels stage – they have been in eight and seven Revels shows respectively over the past twelve years! Their love for Revels has become a family affair for Heather, Jake, and their three children, and even bleeds…
(May 19, 2022 – Watertown, MA) — Revels Inc., a national cultural performing arts nonprofit, announced today Audition for The Midwinter Revels, one of the region’s most popular holiday entertainments! THREE DATES – TWO LOCATIONS: WHEN: Monday, June 13 & Tuesday, June 14, 2022(4-6 pm children ages 7-12; 7-10…
“Long before there was a Christmas, man celebrated at this time of the year upon noticing the return of the sun to higher elevations in the sky. Pagan rituals sprang up around this event, later to become tangled with Christian lore, which called for a celebration at a…
