The Christmas Revels: A Celebration of the Winter Solstice
Scottish Rite Theater (1547 Lakeside Drive Oakland, CA 94162)
- Full Price:
- $19.00 - $37.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $18.50*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for The Christmas Revels have expired.
The last date listed for The Christmas Revels was Friday December 15, 2006 / 7:30pm.
3 Goldstar Member Reviews
Renee S.
Christmas Revels is a very fun evening of song, pagaentry and dance with a Christmas story of life in another country and time....this time 18th-19th century French Canada. You'll get the most out of it if you sing along and join in the line dancing for the winter solstice!Written on Dec 12 2006
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Goldstar Member
This is great family entertainment, filled with story, music and dancing, very much community oriented and heart-warming. The main drawback is a poorly functioning sound system, which made it very difficult to understand the speakers and story tellers.Written on Dec 11 2006
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lisa brenkman
One of the most unique holiday events, and a presentation that changes each year.....Wonderful!!Written on Dec 11 2006
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More Information About The Christmas Revels
Description
<p>Come with us this December on a wintry journey to the densely forested and mountainous terrain of late 18th and early 19th century French Canada. Become part of life in the village of Trois Rivieres as our narrator takes us back to a time of hardship and dangers but also of abundant feasting, celebration and great joy.</p> <p>Follow the exciting and often dangerous journey of the Voyageurs, canoeing through the whitewater wilderness in search of beaver pelts and furs; resting by camp fires and dreaming of their village and the families that they have been away from for so long. And who is the menacing stranger who casts no shadow but who offers them a chance to return home. Home, where there will be feasting, dancing, storytelling, and reveling at the Temps des Fetes. </p> <p>The Revels are thrilled to announce that internationally acclaimed Pierre Chartrand of Montreal's Danse Cadence will be our featured guest artist this year. His amazing Quebecois dancing and vivacious musicianship will leave you tapping your feet and singing along with the chorus in true Revels fashion.</p> <p>Also joining the Revels family this year will be David Cahn and his squeezebox, perennial favorite Shira Kammen and Wendell Brooks, and a chorus of over 60 local adults and children.</p>
About the Ticket Supplier: California Revels
California Revels promotes the celebratory and community-building power of the performing arts, pioneering a unique form of music theater that draws on diverse cultures and ritual traditions to embrace an audience of many ages and varied backgrounds. Each December since 1986, California Revels has produced "The Christmas Revels; A Theatrical Celebration of the Winter Solstice" at the Scottish Rite Theater in Oakland. Revels blends music, dance, ritual and drama, presented by a cadre of professional performers, designers and directors. With tradition bearers from every culture and a volunteer chorus of adults and children drawn from the community, Revels inspries a magical quality of audience engagement.