ROGER IDE: The Red Dragon (representing Wales) chases the White Dragon (England) in “The Christmas Revels” at Sanders Theatre. By Jeffrey Gantz Globe Correspondent December 15, 2015 CAMBRIDGE — Dylan Thomas’s “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” is such an iconic evocation of the holidays, it’s a wonder that, in…
Scottish Harpist Maeve Gilchrist explores new terrain for Revels By Jeremy D. Goodwin Globe Correspondent June 11, 2015 Maeve Gilchrist’s musical memories go back to when she was a very young girl in Edinburgh, eager to join in with the adults who frequently jammed on traditional Irish and Scottish…
n classic Revels style, the unexpected mix of talents results in a wonderful mash-up of comic schtick and classical performance. Billy Meleady and Marge Dunn as Victorian buskers in this year’s “Christmas Revels.”. Photo: Roger Ide. By Terry Byrne Longtime Revels master of ceremonies David Coffin greets audience members at the Sanders…
By Jeffrey Gantz | Globe Correspondent December 16, 2014 CAMBRIDGE — Victorian London is such a natural setting for “The Christmas Revels” that it’s hard to believe Revels hasn’t used it since 1998. The current “Victorian Celebration of the Winter Solstice” is in fact the sixth Victorian edition (including…
By Mike Hoban Christmas Revels – A Victorian Celebration of the Winter Solstice. Directed by Patrick Swanson; Musical Direction by George Emlen; Set Design by Jeremy Barnett; Costume Design by Heidi A. Hermiller; Choreography by Gillian Stewart. Presented by Revels at The Sanders Theater at Harvard University, 45 Quincy…
By Iris FangerFor The Patriot Ledger Imagine watching a street scene in London at the end of the 19th century, just before Christmastime. Many of the shoppers carry boxes of all sizes, tied in red ribbons. Some of the women are dressed in colorful, long gowns covered by…
