Twice every year we have the opportunity to celebrate the solstices. The term derives from the Latin words, sol and sistere which translate as “the sun” and “to stand still.” For a couple of years I worked with Circus Flora, a wonderful old-world, one-ring circus created for Giancarlo…
We are wrapping up the academic year at Revels, completing many different programs with children and teens who come to Revels every week and are deeply involved in the organization, and thousands of other children who have been introduced to Revels through the David Coffin Visiting Artist Program….
Mitch Ryerson, that master of woodworking whimsy, was the one who had the idea. Mitch, who is a consummate craftsman with his own furniture making and sculpture studio, is well known for his work on children’s playgrounds and for his transformation of tree stumps into delightful sculptures and…
May Day is here, so let us bid a hearty welcome to summer. Yes, I am aware that barbeques, cold lemonade, hammock naps and beach outings are still more than a month away, and I know that the calendar will not officially sanction the season for another six…
Last January at our winter pub sing at Doyle’s Café, I got talking with a handful of 30-somethings who lived nearby and were looking for a different kind of night out. “How did you find us?” I asked. “Oh, just read about it in the Globe,” they said….
It is with bittersweet emotion that I need to let the Revels community know that I’ll be stepping down from my role as Executive Director on February 28. My partner and I will be relocating to Seattle where I’ll be taking on the position of Executive Director of…
Here’s something new for Revels. We are organizing a summer camp that will include whole families and individuals from all over the country, bringing them together in a truly beautiful setting next to a lake in the highlands of New Hampshire. Guided by Revels directors, campers can experience the elements…
he latter half of the 19th century was arguably the most prolific period of life-changing invention in the history of humankind. During Queen Victoria’s lifetime the mostly rural economy was transformed by the steam engine and the railway line. The deliberate patterns of agrarian life recorded in Thomas Hardy…
Don’t Blame Persephone – Have a Moon Cake and Sing It is fascinating to reflect on the way the ancient Greeks saw the passing of summer and the onset of fall. In the well-known myth, the goddess Persephone is abducted by Hades to live with him in the…
Here are some new artists that Maeve Gilchrist (harpist and singer in the 2012 Irish Revels and in our Fringe concert in March of this year with Carlos Nuñez) thinks are “the bomb.” LAU – “a fantastic Scottish trio getting a big name in the UK for their unique…
