The Christmas Revels 2010: In Celebration of the Winter Solstice

Our Artistic Team researches culture, music and winter traditions to bring our audiences a delightful new Christmas Revels script and show each December.

Tarascan Dragon
Dragon of Tarascon

Our scriptwriters spend hundreds of hours exploring traditions and resources to create our special shows. A heady brew of Spanish spectacle, dance, and music is currently being mixed up for this December.


Set in a storeroom of Spanish treasure deep within the walls of ancient Toledo, this year’s Christmas Revels promises a wealth of charms, from gorgeous music to richly textured costumes, all to appropriately pose the central question, "What is the greatest treasure of a culture?" Part of the answer lies in the historical and social complexities of medieval Spain, a time when Andalusian Muslims, Shepardic Jews and European Christians all inhabited the Iberian peninsula. In Andalusian Spain, learning, both scientific and philosophical, was greatly valued, so that Andalusian cities of Cordoba, Granada and Toledo were places of early advanced civilization and culture. It is from this intriguing time in history that Revels Stage Director Gray Eubank, and Music Director Robert Lockwood have pulled golden nuggets of poetry, song and dance to share with our audiences. "This year’s brand-new show is quite a wonderful challenge for us," explains Executive Director Debby Garman. "Revels has never before created a show based in Spain. Putting the completely new music and script together required a lot of research, and we fell in love with the beauty and diversity of Spanish culture. Andalusian Spain is especially colorful and fascinating, and we hope people enjoy the fruits of our labor." Returning to the Revels stage after a two-year hiatus is Burl Ross. Beloved by audiences for his tomfoolery in many Christmas Revels shows, Burl will don the mantle this year of Juan Bobo, simple and self-serving squire to pompous knight, Don Fulano. Special guests will include Julia and Tarik Banzi of the Al-Andalus ensemble and Flamenco dancer Laura Onizuka.

If you are curious and would like to know more about Revels behind the scenes and the Irish culture that informed our 2009 show, please click Behind the Scenes for much more information. If you like, you can visit this site in preparation for going to a Revels performance - or you can come back and see us after attending the show to learn more about what you saw and heard.



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2010 Ticket prices for our premium seats are:

Adult - $36, Student $26, Senior(65+) - $30, and Child (4-12) - $15

Rear main floor and mid-balcony seat prices are:

Adult - $27, Student/Senior(65+) - $20, and Child (4-12) - $10

Upper Balcony seat prices are:

Adult - $18, Student/Senior(65+) - $12, and Child (4-12) - $7


BAD WEATHER CANCELLATION POLICY

Inclement weather is not a cause for us to cancel a show. As long as our artists can make it to the theater the show will go on. We are unable to reschedule performances. Plan to leave home early, use public transportation if possible, and please travel carefully. 


There are no refunds or exchanges because of bad weather. If you are unable to come to the theatre, your ticket purchase may be tax-deductible. Please contact our office to request a tax donation receipt.

In the unlikely event that the status of a show does change, an announcement will be posted here and on our voicemail at 503-274-4654.


Revels is a federally registered service mark of Revels Inc, Watertown MA.



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