Ticket sales for the 2008 Christmas Revels begin October 15th!!
Performance Schedule:
Friday, December 12th - 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 13th - 1 and 5 pm
Sunday, December 14th - 1 and 5 pm
Friday, December 19th - 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 20th - 1 and 5 pm
Sunday, December 21st - 1 and 5 pm
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In 2008, we will return to medieval Europe with our brand new staging of The King and the Fool. The setting is an ancient castle where the king is entertained by his court, his troubadour, and most significantly, by his court jester (Geoff Hoyle). As the Winter Solstice rolls ‘round, the spirit of darkness appears in the guise of the Black Knight whom the King must combat. The action of the show depicts the demise and eventual return of the King who, “Like Winter …must die, Then to life again like Spring!”
The King and the Fool is particularly rich in motifs such as light vs. dark; the turning of the seasons and it echoes such mythology as the Holly King vs. the Ivy King, and even the Arthurian legends. As always, there will be music, ranging from inspiring chorales to hearty sing-alongs, lovely costumes, and courtly dancing. Our wonderful children’s chorus will be a key ingredient this year, along with mumming, the Abbots Bromley dance, and performances by accomplished guest artists.
California Revels has been bringing festive seasonal performances to the Bay Area for twenty-two years. Each December we journey to another era in history bringing our audience music, drama and fun from a simpler time. In these uncertain and difficult times it is good to gather together to remember and celebrate these long-ago winter traditions that join us together in humanity. Please join us to welcome the Yuletide.
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“People need celebration. We need those wild and holy expressions of who we are which lift us out of isolation and into connection with each other. We need moments which inject the ordinary with awe and engage our capacities for the extraordinary. Celebration does that. And Revels does that.” - From About Revels by Dr. Elizabeth Lloyd Mayer, 1947-2005
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