What the Press Is Saying
The Christmas Revels is…
…a seasonal gift to the community in song, dance, magic, foolery and tradition…
–The Washington Post
…a celebration to make even the most incorrigible Grinch grin.
–The Washington Post
…one hundred of Washington’s most literate merrymakers, from kindergartners to senior citizens…
–The Washington Post
…one of those rare events that delight people of all ages.
–The Washington Post
…a perfect vehicle for ushering in a magical time of year.
–The Washington Post
The Christmas Revels…
…revives elements of the holiday season that don’t go on sale…
–The Washington Post
…reflects feelings as old as humanity itself…
–The New York Times
…has history, tradition, arts, color and a way of turning an audience into a community.
–The Boston Globe
…creates a communal bridge from darkness to light…
–The San Francisco Chronicle
And:
The heart of Revels is its participatory spirit, a joining together of audience members and cast in celebratory song and dance…
–The Cambridge Express
A better evening’s entertainment, with more variety and spirit, would be hard to find…
–The Washington Post
Washington Revels in the Media
Highlights
- Washington Post front page article, “Rejoicing in their Temporary Roles,” [PDF], December 2014
- Washington Post video, “This Show, Starring You and Me,” December 2014
- Washington Post, “What is May Day All About?” April 2014
- WAMU Metro Connection audio and article, “DC Revels Celebrates 30 Years of Song and Dance,” December 2012
- VOA News video, “The Christmas Revels Celebrate Light over Dark,” December 2012
The Christmas Revels
- The DC Line, “Washington Revels celebrate Yuletide on stage with fun romp in Elizabethan England,” December 2018
- DC Metro Theater Arts, “‘The Christmas Revels: An Elizabethan Celebration of the Winter Solstice’ at Washington Revels,” December 2018
- The Georgetowner, “Washington Revels to Party Like It’s 1599,” December 2018
- WBJC 91.5 FM Interview, “Christmas Revels Elizabethan Style!” December 2018
- Takoma Park Newsletter, “Revel in the Spirit of the Holidays,” December 2018
- DC Metro Theater Arts, “‘The Christmas Revels: A French-Canadian Winter Celebration’ at Washington Revels,” December 2017
- Northwest Current, “Holidays in Washington: Annual Revels Show Evokes Historic Quebec Village,” December 2017
- Washington Life, “Holiday Best Bets,” December 2015
- Washington Post online article, “Bus Drivers and Bureaucrats Rejoice in Their Roles as Singers and Dancers in Holiday Shows,” December 2014
- Washington Post photo gallery, “Rejoicing in their Roles, If Only for the Holiday,” December 2014
- The Current, “Christmas Revels Brings All Ages to Stage,” [PDF], December 2014
- VOA News article, “The Christmas Revels Celebrate Light over Dark,” December 2012
- WAMU News, “The Christmas Revels Hit the Washington Stage,” August 2012
- Washington Post, “Holiday Revelry,” December 2011
- Washington Post Express, “Q&A with Mark Jaster of Washington Revels,” December 2007
- Washington Post, “Revels with a Cause,” December 2007
- Washington Post, “The Revels Comfort and Joy,” December 2004
- Washington Post, “Young and Spirited,” December 2003
- The Connection, “Reveling Roms,” December 2003
- Roma Network, “Khanci Dos Budapest Band Debuts in U.S. for The Christmas Revels,” November 2003
- Washington Post, “Celtic Revelry,” November, 1987
May Revels
- CultureSpotMC, “BlackRock Center’s First SpringFest Features Monarchs, Mummers and the Washington Revels,” May 2019
- MD Theatre Guide, “‘May Revels’ at Washington National Cathedral,” May 2018
- Washington Post, “What is May Day All About?” April 2014
- Washington Post, “Celebrating the Rites of Spring” May 1995
- Washington Post, “Reveling in the Joys of May Day” May 1994
Ensembles
- Source of the Spring, “Jubilee Voices to Headline Talbot Avenue Bridge Centennial Celebration,” September 2018
- Alhurra Television, Al Youm Show Coverage of Temple Shalom’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Erev Shabbat Service, January 2018
- Washington Post, “A Memorial Honors Slaves,” September 2014
- Washington Post, “When the Civil War Came to Washington,” July 2014
- The Connection, “Washington Revels Strikes a Chord in Potomac,” June 2014
- Washington Post, “Voices of the Civil War,” April 2014
- CNN video, “Emancipation Proclamation Turns 150,” September 2012
- Washington Post photo gallery, “Marking Frederick Douglass’s 194th Birthday,” February 2012
Parades
- CultureSpotMC, “Montgomery County Offers Wealth of Fun Labor Day Weekend Events,” August 2018
- NBC4 Washington, “Syrian Refugees March in Fourth of July Parade in Takoma Park,” July 2018
- Takoma Voice, “Syrian Refugees Revel in Takoma Park’s Parade,” July 2017
Community
- Montgomery Magazine, “The Revelry of Revels,” October 2018
- CultureSpotMC, “Multicultural Connections,” June 2018
- CultureSpotMC, “Songs to Share,” May 2018
- CultureSpotMC, “Fall Fête for Folk Fans,” October 2017
Washington Revels Recordings
- The Voice, “Revels give voice to our past hard times,” June 2011
SunFest (3-year summer festival, 2010-2012)
- ABC-7, “Festival Goers Find Ways to Cope with Heat,” June 2012
- Bethesda Magazine, “Third Annual Washington Revels Sunfest,” May/June 2012
- Takoma Voice, “Here Comes the SunFest,” June 2012