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On this blog, you'll hear from a variety of voices from the Revels community. We'll keep you updated on organizational happenings, introduce you to artists and traditions that capture our attention, and share the spotlight with our peer Revels companies across the country.
Meet Arkansas Light: Stage Manager for The Christmas Revels
Between the music, the costumes, the lights, and the actors, it takes a lot of coordination to run The Christmas Revels. Luckily, we have the incredibly talented Arkansas “Ark” Light, our resident Christmas Revels stage manager, to keep the wheels spinning and the curtain opening on time...
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RiverSing Performers: Meet Ken Field
Meet Ken Field: a saxophonist, flautist, and composer, who also happens to be a long-time friend of Revels!
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David Zooms to Perkins
David Coffin had a delightful singing session with students from the Perkins School for the Blind. We might not be able to have our Celebration of Spring at Perkins this year, but that didn't stop the music.
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Happy Spring!
It's the first day of spring and the full worm moon. Who knew? Artistic Director Paddy Swanson knew!
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Just Add Audience
From the grueling Tech Week to the joyous opening night. The audience makes all the difference!
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A Magical Experience: The Making of a CD
While we're recording, please refrain from coughing, sneezing or driving your Harley past the studio. Thanks!
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Malibu 2018
Artistic Director Patrick Swanson's reflection on our annual Producers/Directors Conference where all of our sister cities gather. "Over excellent local food we talk about theorbos and trolls, with wine in hand we compare budgets and bands, squeezed into bedrooms we analyze the plusses and minuses of productions, the tempos of dances and the rubrics of script writing..."
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St. Nicholas in Bohemia: Mikulas Eve
Author and Reveler Nicky Galland visits with Mikuláš while visiting Prague. Have you been good this year?
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Revels is here! Revels is here!
If you're immigrating to the US from Russia, how far is it to Liverpool, England, where you board the US-bound ship? How many family members can afford to go? How long will it take? The students that participated in our week-long Immigration Residency can tell you...
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Striding Arches
What I did in the fall of 2014
or
How my song came to be featured in a Scottish Song Cycle.
Moonlighting with Shakespeare
Revels Artistic Director Patrick Swanson on ritual in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Paddy is directing the play for Actors' Shakespeare Project this May.
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What Blizzard?
Megan Henderson, Revels new music director, attended her first national producers/directors conference - skipping out of Boston just ahead of what seems to be our annual February blizzard.
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The Holy and the Broken Hallelujah Or How I learned to stop worrying and love the Acadian-Cajun Revels
"Sometimes it takes a great Darkness to realize how brightly the Light can blaze.” So writes Christmas Revels cast member, novelist and alto Nicole Galland in her blog post.
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A Music Director Reflects
How I got here - looking back at what brought me to Revels.
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Reporting on Education at Revels
A look back at the year in Revels education. From Emily Williams, education director.
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The Great Flying Machine Race
Who says sculpture has to be stationary? Revels' flying machine soared in the People's Sculpture Race at the 2015 Cambridge River Festival.
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Fenway's Ritual Earth
What's a Red Sox fan to do when his artistic director says he wants some of the red dirt they have at Fenway Park for his summer production? Go to Fenway and get it, of course!
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Welcome to Our New Music Director
Revels welcomes our new music director, Megan Henderson, who will be starting full-time July 1, 2016!
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Reflections on Malibu
Looking back at our annual Producers/Directors Conference in Malibu (it only snowed a little in New England while they were away).
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Christmas Revels - Looking Back and Looking Forward
Reflections on Revels past and present - the good, the bad and the odd. By author and Revels friend Susan Cooper.
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Giving Voice
Point-Counterpoint from a novelist turned alto. How singing in a chorus fulfilled a creative need she didn't even know she had.
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What's Your Version of the Revels Elephant?
Music Director George Emlen reflects on the increasingly multifaceted nature of Revels, bringing to mind a certain elephant tale.
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Farewell from Steve
Leadership Transition: Revels is announcing that Executive Director Steve Smith will be stepping down from his position effective February 28 in order to accept a new opportunity in Seattle.
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Summer Camp
We are organizing a summer camp for families and individuals from all over the country in a truly beautiful setting next to a lake in the highlands of New Hampshire.
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Don't Blame Persephone
Don't mourn the end of summer. Have a moon cake and sing. Thoughts on the autumnal equinox by George Emlen.
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From the FRINGE: Who's Maeve Listening to?
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 Núñez) thinks are “the bomb.” Also a pick from Revels artistic director Paddy Swanson
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Solstice Fires
Celebrate the light. Bring back the light. The power of solstice fires by Patrick Swanson
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Patriot's Day - My Favorite Holiday
Patriots Day. Marathon Monday. A day of gathering and celebrating, full of spectacle. This is Gillian Stewart's favorite holiday
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A Forum on Arts Funding
Revels is proud to be co-sponsoring a regional forum on arts funding and the creative community.
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The Itinerant Musician
A first blog post from Revels' Youth Community Representative
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Welcome to the Revels blog
A new brand, a new website, our first blog. Thanks for coming on the journey with us.
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