Virtual Winter REVELS Celebrations from across the Country!

This year, you can enjoy MULTIPLE winter Revels celebrations, from across the country, all in the comfort of your own home!

CAMBRIDGE, MA
https://www.revels.org/shows-events/virtual-xmas/

HANOVER, NH
https://www.revelsnorth.org/christmasrevels

OAKLAND, CA
https://www.californiarevels.org/show

PORTLAND, OR
https://portlandrevels.org/event/2020-christmas-revels/

PUGET SOUND, WA
https://www.pugetsoundrevels.org/the-christmas-revels1.html

SANTA BARBARA, CA

https://santabarbararevels.org

WASHINGTON, D.C.
https://revelsdc.org/shows-events/season/

Washington Revels: An Advance Solstice Revels Event! Sunday 12/6/20

Washington Revels invites you to an advance Solstice Revels event!

Virtual "Saint Nicholas Day" Singalong

Sunday, December 6 ♦ 3 PM ♦ FREE!

Tomorrow we’re holding a "Saint Nicholas Day" singalong where you can learn the audience "All Sings" for the Winter Solstice Revels in advance of our December 20th Solstice celebration. This free live Season of Reveling event is open to everyone and makes a great Winter Solstice Revels preview for friends and family who've never "reveled" before.
Arrive on time or you might miss a short visit by a special guest!

Learn More & Take Part!

Download Lyrics Sheet

If you can't join us tomorrow, don't worry. You'll be able to watch the recording later this week on YouTube and Facebook so that you can enjoy our Solstice celebration to the fullest.

Washington Revels -- RevelsDC.org

VLOC presents Gilbert & Sullivan's THE GRAND DUKE

You only have TWO chances to catch this wonderful, silly show, complete with conspiracies, statutory duels (huh?), mistaken identities, and sausage rolls (what?!). 

Gilbert & Sullivan's The Grand Duke, or, The Statutory Duel

(presented as a semi-staged concert with full orchestra)

Directed by Debbie Grossman
Music Directed by Joseph Sorge

Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 at 8pm &
Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018 at 7pm (with a bonus post-show sing-through of The Pirates of Penzance, as part of The 6th Great Gilbert & Sullivan Sing Out)

At the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre
603 Edmonston Dr, Rockville, Maryland 20851

TICKETS
Adults $28, Seniors $24, Students with ID $20
Call the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre box office at 240-314-8690 or buy tickets online.
And, if you use the code DUKE50 either online or over the phone with the box office, you can get $14 tickets to either performance!

Find out more information about the Victorian Lyric Opera Company and this production of The Grand Duke HERE!

The Christmas Revels: A French-Canadian Celebration of the Winter Solstice (Washington, DC)

The Christmas Revels

A French-Canadian Celebration of the Winter Solstice

Take an enchanting journey to a charming Québec village and revel in the winter holidays. In the late December chill, the glow of hearth fires warms the spirits of the villagers as they prepare for the time of celebration—le temps des Fêtes! Amidst this holiday cheer, a group of young men prepares to set out after profit and adventure—to be voyageurs. They paddle a huge canoe across rivers and lakes, deep into the wild Canadian woods—but not even rugged terrain can stop them from rejoining their loved ones in time for New Year’s Eve!

This energetic Québécois winter celebration features joyous carols, toe-tapping dances, and foot-stomping instrumentals, blending old French traditions with New World ingenuity. Be prepared for a mysterious bargain, a ride in a flying canoe, thrilling tales, and more. Join our cast of over 100, ages 8–80, to sing along and dance in the aisles. Welcome Yule!

2017 PERFORMANCES

Saturday, December 9, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, December 10, 2:00pm
Friday, December 15, 7:30pm (Family Friday)
Saturday, December 16, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, December 17, 1:00pm & 5:00pm

TICKETS

Orchestra A-N (Center): Adult $60 | Youth $40
Orchestra A-N (Sides): Adult $50 | Youth $32
Terrace* AA-JJ: Adult $45 | Youth $27
Terrace* KK-RR: Adult $30 | Youth $20    * Terrace seats require climbing stairs

Terrace* SS-UU: Adult $18 | Youth $12     * Terrace seats require climbing stairs

Wheelchair Spaces (Row N): see Row N pricing above
Youth = 18 and under

VENUE

GW Lisner Auditorium

730 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20052

WEBSITE

FACEBOOK EVENT

3/4/17 ~ RISE: A Circus of Light

Two performances: 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm. 

At the Atlas Performing Arts Center

1333 H St NE, Washington, District of Columbia 20002

This brand-new Zip Zap Circus show is a fun and uplifting mash-up of poetry, live music, and circus amazement for all ages. Rise! is an hour of wonder celebrating our human capacity to rise up to create joy, love, and light. Featuring renowned clown-poet-philosopher-storyteller Bill Forchion and friends, Rise! is a unique collaboration of talented artists from the Baltimore and Washington area and beyond.

For the seventh year in a row, our circus community comes together at the Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival as volunteer artists and technicians to support the transformational work of Zip Zap Circus in South Africa and North America. 

Tickets are available at: www.atlasarts.org/event/zip-zap-circus-usa-inc-rise/. 

Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/742928865874651/

For more information about Zip Zap Circus: www.zipzapcircususa.org.

Washington Revels: The 2016 CHRISTMAS REVELS

The Christmas Revels ~ A Nordic Celebration of the Winter Solstice in Music, Dance & Drama

Join us on a journey into the wonders of Nordic winter traditions! As our families from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden gather to celebrate the season, let the haunting melodies, breathtaking dance, mysterious folk legends, and joyful carols get you into the holiday spirit!

GET TICKETS!

Discover mythic drama from Finland’s epic Kalevala. As the moon lights the snow, watch the spirited Icelandic Vikivaki as a mysterious stag looks on. Celebrate the Swedish “bringing of the light” by Sankta Lucia with her crown of candles. Watch dancers twirl in the hypnotic Telespringar and thrill to the spectacular leaps of Norway’s Tom Løvli in the Halling dance. Be enchanted by the songs and dances of our children, and participate in their retelling of a beloved Norwegian fairy tale. Delight as we decorate our tree with traditional woven hearts and raise your voice with us in festive Danish toasts and carols.

Revel with our cast of over 100, ages 8–85, as we journey to the Northlands.

Washington Revels’ flagship production, The Christmas Revels, is an annual festive celebration of the Winter Solstice and the return of sun and light after the “shortest day.” Through music, dance and drama, it draws on traditions and rituals from many lands, peoples, and eras — medieval, Renaissance and Victorian English, French, Russian, Roma (Gypsy), African-American, Nordic, American Appalachian, Native American, Renaissance Italian, Québécois, medieval Andalusian (Sephardic, Arabic and Spanish), southern Balkan (Bulgarian, Greek and Thracian Turkish), Irish, and more.

#NordicRevels2016

https://www.facebook.com/revelsdc

Takoma Ensemble: Peanut Butter & Jam Session

Takoma Ensemble: Peanut Butter & Jam Session

January 30, 2016 at 4:00pm

Takoma Park Community Center Auditorium
7500 Maple Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912

We are excited to present the next installment in our series of Peanut Butter & Jam Sessions with Becky Linafelt as part of the WE ARE TAKOMA Series.

Peanut Butter & Jam Sessions are designed for children ages 1 1/2 to 7 and their accompanying grown-ups. These informal concerts encourage young children to become active and enthusiastic listeners through music, movement, and games.

In this session, we will explore FEELINGS. For the young child, navigating and understanding feelings can be quite a complicated task! Our feelings range from great excitement and joy to sadness and anger and all that’s in between.

Join a String Quintet from the Takoma Ensemble and Kindermusik educator, Becky Linafelt, on a musical journey through the varied landscape of FEELINGS.

Stay for snacks after the performance!

A $10 per child donation is suggested.
There are no advance tickets or reservations available for this event, so please come early as it is VERY POPULAR!

FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE

Takoma Ensemble website

"Family Friday" at the Christmas Revels, 12/11 at 7:30pm

Washington Revels present the Christmas Revels through Sunday, December 13 at Lisner Auditorium. Five shows, evenings and matinees.

FAMILY FRIDAY NIGHT: 25% off Youth tickets on December 11 at 7:30pm
Save money and bring the whole family on Friday night!!
Please Note : Discounted Youth tickets do not count toward 10-ticket and 20-ticket thresholds for purposes of group discounts.

This year is a Medieval Celebration with a beloved king, a mysterious woodland queen, a pair of fools, and an unexpected guest. Amidst it all, enjoy rousing traditional music, powerful medieval songs, ethereal chants, seasonal carols, rollicking tunes on early instruments, familiar rounds, folk and courtly dances, a madcap “12 Days of Christmas,” the eerily hypnotic Abbots Bromley horn dance, a topsy-turvy “Lord of Misrule,” and an evocative mummers’ play. Join us and find the true heart and spirit of the holiday season as we bid goodbye to the old year and celebrate the birth of the new. Tickets $12-60,

Details about the show and tickets here.

Reviews and Recommendations:
* Best 2015 Holiday Concerts

* TheatreBloom Review

* DC Metro Theatre Arts Review
* Washington Post HOLIDAY BEST BETS

Don't be a Grinch - come to the Christmas Revels!

2015 Christmas Revels in Washington, D.C.

The Christmas Revels
A Medieval Celebration of the Winter Solstice

Revel with us and with our beloved king, a mysterious woodland queen, a pair of fools, and an unexpected guest. As the Winter Solstice calls us all together, meet us in a special place that straddles the majestic and the mythical realms. The townspeople gather with court and forest folk, new and old traditions find common ground, and a deeper community emerges. Join us and find the true heart and spirit of the holiday season as we bid goodbye to the old year and celebrate the birth of the new.

Amidst it all, enjoy rousing traditional music, powerful medieval songs, ethereal chants, seasonal carols, rollicking tunes on early instruments, familiar rounds, folk and courtly dances, a madcap “12 Days of Christmas,” the eerily hypnotic Abbots Bromley horn dance, a topsy-turvy “Lord of Misrule,” and an evocative mummers’ play.

Join our cast of over 100, ages 8 to 85, for this one-of-a-kind evening of seasonal celebration and merriment. Sing along and dance in the aisles with us, and join the over 10,000 people who make our Christmas Revels part of their holiday tradition each December!

Read about our Guest Artists, including Mark Jaster, Sabrina Mandell, Shane Odom, and Gwen Grastorf, along with Piffaro, the Renaissance Band and the Washington Revels Brass.

Washington Revels’ flagship production, The Christmas Revels, is a festive celebration of the Winter Solstice and the return of sun and light after the “shortest day.” Through music, dance and drama, it draws on traditions and rituals from many lands, peoples, and eras — medieval, Renaissance and Victorian English, French, Russian, Roma (Gypsy), African-American, Scandinavian, American Appalachian, Native American, Renaissance Italian, Québécois, medieval Andalusian (Sephardic, Arabic and Spanish), southern Balkan (Bulgarian, Greek and Thracian Turkish), Irish, and more.

PERFORMANCE DATES/TIMES
Saturday, December 5, 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Sunday, December 6, 2:00pm
Friday, December 11, 7:30pm (Family Friday)
Saturday, December 12, 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Sunday, December 13, 1:00pm and 5:00pm

BUY TICKETS
Orchestra A-N (Center): Adult $60 | Youth $40
Orchestra A-N (Sides): Adult $50 | Youth $32
Terrace* AA-JJ: Adult $45 | Youth $27
Terrace* KK-RR: Adult $30 | Youth $20
Terrace* SS-UU: Adult $18 | Youth $12

Wheelchair Spaces** (Row N): see Row N pricing above
Youth = 18 and under

* Terrace seats require climbing stairs
**Wheelchair seating: please call 301-587-3835

VENUE
GW Lisner Auditorium
730 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20052

Washington Revels, www.revelsdc.org

Capital City Symphony Family Concert: HANSEL AND GRETEL

CAPITAL CITY SYMPHONY 2014-2015 Season

Engelbert Humperdinck’s HANSEL AND GRETEL

Semi-staged concert opera for all ages!

Saturday, November 22 at 7:30pm (full version) 

Family Concert: Sunday, November 23 at 4:00pm (1 hour version for younger audiences)
plus Instrument Petting Zoo at 3:30pm

Conducted by Victoria Gau
Stage Direction by Deborah Grossman

with

Mary Gresock, Gretel
Rebecca Henry, Hansel
Grace Gori, Mother, Witch
Neil Ewachiw, Father
Ellen Kliman, Sandman, Dew Fairy

Tickets for Adults are $25
Tickets for Children 16 and under are FREE
Student Tickets $15 (at the door only, w/ valid ID)

Tickets on sale at www.capitalcitysymphony.org.

Read more about the opera.
Read about our guest artists.

The 2013 Christmas Revels: Echoes of Thrace (Washington, DC)

[Note from the blogger: Despite the title, this is NOT just a "Christmas" show, and definitely not a pageant! Each year, the show is set in a different place and time, ranging from Renaissance Italy to Shakespearean England to Appalachia to medieval France. Yes, there are Christmas carols (and the audience can join in on some of them), but also winter traditions -- songs, dances, and stories -- from that year's culture. There is something magical about singing with 1,000 other people, and joining hands for a giant line dance out into the lobby at intermission!

Definitely family-friendly (although it's a long show, so the under 5 set may have trouble making it all the way through), mostly matinee performance times, and lots of restaurants nearby for before or after the show.]

"From my 75 year-old mother-in-law to my two 7-year olds, everyone in my family connects with the magic of this show. I try to explain how the joy of this show lives on throughout the year, but the only people who ever understand are the ones who are smart enough to come see for themselves." ~James Clement, audience member

Washington Revels presents their 31st annual "Christmas Revels," through December 15 at Lisner Auditorium.

This year, we harken back to ancient Thrace – legendary home of Orpheus, "bringer of music," whose evocative notes open our story. His melodies scatter to the regions of Bulgaria, Greece, Thracian Turkey, and beyond, where each culture shapes them into traditions of its own. Revel with families of an imagined village where these colorful folk traditions weave together. Gather in the village square to celebrate the turning of the year!

Amid a swirl of beautiful costumes, meet iconic folk characters including giant Bulgarian masked kukeri; the Thracian "Christmas camel"; and the kallikantzari, goblins who make trouble during the 12 days of Christmas and are vanquished on Epiphany. Delight in children caroling door-to-door playing on silvery triangles and offering blessings with survakari sticks, participate in holiday customs old and new, and rejoice with a family at the birth of their child.

Celebrate with familiar Revels songs and sing-alongs, seasonal carols from Thrace and beyond, thrilling choral arrangements of ancient folk melodies, haunting Slavonic harmonies, fiery instrumentals and traditional dances, and a rollicking mummers’ play featuring folk characters from the region.

Our cast of over 100 singers, dancers, instrumentalists and actors, ages 8-85, includes the Washington Revels Brass and an extraordinary array of folk artists from our featured cultures: acclaimed Greek musician, Spyros Koliavasilis and his Karpouzi Trio (with Margaret Loomis and Len Newman); the exciting traditional Bulgarian folk band, Lyuti Chushki (Valeri Georgiev, director and Tzvety Weiner, lead singer, with Varol Saatcioglu, Larry Weiner, and Len Newman); Tzvety's husband, dancer/percussionist Bryndyn Weiner, and her parents (traveling from Bulgaria), celebrated Thracian singer Tanya Dosseva and master kaval player Lyuben Dossev; and the spirited folk-dance ensembles Byzantio (Greek, Aris Yortzidis, Director) and Zharava (Bulgarian, Desi Jordanoff, Director).

Come join our villagers and receive the gifts of their cultures. This high-energy Christmas Revels is not to be missed!

Tickets $12 - $50. 

Family Friday 12/13 - youth tickets discounted 25%

Schedule and Ticket Link

Family Concert & Instrument Petting Zoo 11/17/2013 - Capital City Symphony

Capital City Symphony's ever-popular 

Annual Family Concert and Instrument Petting Zoo

Special collaboration with Fourth Wall Ensemble, a hybrid arts ensemble in which musicians are also dancers and actors. [Sample promotional video.]

Sunday, November 17, 2013
Concerts at 2:30pm and 4:30pm

Come early for the Petting Zoo for ticket holders at 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm, then enjoy an interactive performance, plus a special program book just for the kids!

According to Artistic Director Victoria Gau, this concert is going to have a lot of "wow-COOL" factor!

PLEASE NOTE: RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 7 to 12. This concert is geared towards older Elementary School age children and some content may not be appropriate for toddlers/pre-school age children.

All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please, no more than 4 children per adult. 

Adults $25

Kids FREE (age 16 and under)

Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC

Information/Tickets: www.capitalcitysymphony.org or Atlas Box Office 202-399-7993

Washington Revels -- 30th Annual CHRISTMAS REVELS

Learn more at: http://revelsdc.org/revels2012

For their 30th annual celebration of the Winter Solstice, Washington Revels calls upon well-loved elements of Christmas Revels past to renew the spirit of joy that marks this time of the year. England’s Haddon Hall (the iconic setting of early productions in all Revels cities) is the perfect backdrop for the traditional and early music, dance and drama of Britain and Europe -- the same material that inspired national founder John Langstaff's very first Christmas Revels in 1957.

The story begins in 1929, as businessman John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland, is giving his family a last look at the once-great Haddon Hall before he sells the rundown estate to build a new modern motorway. There he discovers the 'spirits'-- his ancestral Dukes and Duchesses, Earls and Countesses, and local Derbyshire country folk -- who reconvene each year to ring in the season with boisterous winter revelry. Their efforts to save their legacy (and our own!) will feature favorite Revels sing-alongs, a madcap “Twelve Days of Christmas,” new music of the season, lively country and Morris dancing, the mysterious Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, a delightful Mummer’s play with a surprise ending, and a special Revels evocation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol that will touch the heart. Our cast of over 100 musicians and actors, ages 8-80, includes treasured professional artists from the last three decades of Christmas Revels in Washington.

5 More Performances:

December 14 (7:30pm) - Family Friday, discounted kids tickets
December 15 (2:00 & 7:30pm)
December 16 (1:00 & 5:00pm)

At the George Washington Lisner Auditorium

21st and H Streets NW, Washington DC

Tickets $12 - $45

Family Friday: 25% off youth tickets for December 14 at 7:30 pm

ADA Services: Wheelchair seating and large print or Braille programs available at all shows. Please call (301) 587-3835 for wheelchair seats.

Check out this review from DC Metro Theater Arts!

Get Gifts AND Support a Wonderful Community Orchestra!

Capital City Symphony's Online Holiday Auction
CLOSES TONIGHT - December 11th!

Support the Capital City Symphony!
From now through TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11th, the Capital City Symphony, in residence at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, will be holding an online auction to raise much needed funds.

Why Participate?
Your support will help the Capital City Symphony continue its mission to present affordable concerts to the public, perform creative programs in a relaxed concert format, and provide appealing performance opportunities for talented amateur as well as professional players. This includes providing FREE tickets to kids age 16 and under, offering performance opportunities for young artists, and presenting our annual FREE Community Carol Sing.View all of the auction items here.

ART

Hand-crafted Serving Bowl by Lala Howard of Birdswood Studio in Croton-on-Hudson NY
Hand-crafted Vase by Lala Howard of Birdswood Studio in Croton-on-Hudson NY

CDs and DVDs (see more under KIDS!)

Song of Solstice CD (Jennifer Cutting)Chaise Lounge: The Complete Collection (5 CDs) (Charlie Barnett)
New Deal Rhythm CD (Doug Bowles)Sir James Galway 12-CD Set - Signed
Twilight DVD Collection

CLASSES

$50 Gift Card to Joy of Motion Dance Center
Tap Classes at Knock On Wood Tap Studio
$150 Gift Certificate, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
Kindermusik - One free semester of class

DINING

A romantic dinner for 2 at Martin's Tavern in Georgetown

FOOD and GOURMET ITEMS

Craft Beer - 2 mixed 6-packs from Three Merry Men Brewery
Cornucopia in Bethesda - $25 Gift Certificate
Gluten Free Baked Goods, donated by Possibilities Publishing Company
Two dozen freshly baked Chocolate Chip Cookies, donated by Cookies by Jennifer
Salmon Poacher

KIDS!

ParaNorman Stocking Stuffer PackageKids' Blu-Ray and DVD Collection
Geomag - The Original Magnetic World Toy
Birthday Party Performance by "Mr. Gabe"

MEMORABILIA

Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part 2, Essentials Gift Bag

SERVICES

Performer or Artist Headshots, by Nelson Rietzke Photography
Professional Headshots for Business or Website, by Nelson Rietzke Photography
3 Month World Deluxe Ancestry.com Membership

TICKETS – ENTERTAINMENT

2 Tickets to a Greenbelt Arts Center Production
2 tickets to Capitol Hill Chorale ~ Handel's Messiah
2 tickets to Capitol Hill Chorale ~ June Concert of Lieder
2 Tickets to the Paganini Project at the Library of Congress
4 Tickets to Imagination Stage
4 tickets in a suite at the Verizon Center for the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, donated by Aramark
Family 4-Pack of Tickets to ComedySportz Richmond!
Two (2) Tickets and Two (2) Drink Vouchers for the Atlas Performing Arts Center
Capital City Symphony - 2 Tickets to OPERA! La Boheme Concert 4/14/13
Capital City Symphony - 2 Tickets to Season Finale Concert 5/19/13

TRAVEL

$75 towards a 1 Night Luxury Suite in the Heart of Midtown Manhattan
Two Romantic Nights at Moose Meadow Lodge in Vermont
One Week at a Condo at Carolina Beach, NC

UNIQUE EXPERIENCES

CCS Junior Guest Conductor 2013 - 2:30pm Concert
CCS Junior Guest Conductor 2013 - 4:30pm Concert

Learn more about the Capital City Symphony, a community orchestra in residence at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C., made up of both dedicated amateurs and professional players. 

Capital City Symphony -- Annual Family Concert & Instrument Petting Zoo 11/18/12

Capital City Symphony 2012-2013 Season
Victoria Gau, Artistic Director & Conductor

Join us for our 45th Season!
All The World's A Stage: Music from Ballet, Film, Opera, and Stage

Annual Family Concert and Instrument Petting Zoo

Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 2:30pm and 4:30pm
Instrument Petting Zoo at 2pm and 4pm for ticket holders.

"I like to Move it - Music and Motion"
A fun, interactive concert with a special program book just for the younger set. 
Including music by Barnett, McLean, Strauss, and Kabalevsky.

Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC

Tickets for kids 16 and under are FREE!
Adults $20/$25; Student/Senior $16/$20

capitalcitysymphony.org or 202-399-7993

Picture YOUR kid conducting a symphony orchestra!

CAPITAL CITY SYMPHONY

JUNIOR GUEST CONDUCTOR

Your child (or grandchild) could be our next maestro! Put your child on the conductor's podium at a Capital City Symphony Concert and you may just unlock hidden talents or career goals. He or she will conduct one piece at the annual Family Concert on November 18, 2012.

The Capital City Symphony, in residence at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C., auctions off "Junior Guest Conductor" spots each year for their popular Family Concert in November. Due to Hurricane Sandy, bidding has been extended until Sunday, November 11. 

This is a major annual fundraiser for the Capital City Symphony. An important part of our mission is encouraging young audience members. Tickets for kids (16 and under) are FREE for all CCS main season concerts. The annual Family Concert is geared specifically to kids, especially the older pre-school and elementary school set. The Junior Guest Conductor auction helps us to continue to offer these benefits for our youngest audience members.

Up to TWO winners permitted, one for each performance (2:30pm and 4:30pm).

Bidding closes Sunday, November 11th!

BID NOW at https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?auctionId=181418809

Learn more about the Capital City Symphony at http://www.capitalcitysymphony.org

Washington Revels' "Andalusian Treasures" is just stunning!

Washington Revels' "Andalusian Treasures" opened this past weekend, and I have to say that personally, I found it to be just stunning. I have been encouraging my friends and personal contacts to come see the show, based just on the advance publicity information. Now, however, having seen the show myself, I wanted to reach out one more time and encourage folks to COME SEE THIS SHOW!

Andalusian Treasures is a truly multi-cultural production, showcasing the Golden Age of Spain, when Jewish, Muslim, and Christian religion and culture flourished side by side. There's humor, poetry, music, dance, an adorable kids' chorus, chances for the audience to join in the singing and dancing, and just a powerful sense of community. 

I think Washington Revels achieved what they say on their website: "We celebrate the legacy of the extraordinary flowering of arts and culture that began in medieval Andalusia, and honor the symbol that it has become (however imperfect and uneven the reality) of the ideal of a greater tolerance and acceptance among different religions and cultures."

Please share the show information below with your own contacts. This show deserves to be seen by as wide an audience as possible.

WASHINGTON REVELS: 2011 Christmas Revels Production

Washington Revels present "Andalusian Treasures: Jewish, Arabic, and Spanish music, dance and drama."

Two adventures... three ancient cultures... four hundred years of treasures!

This December travel back in time more than 1000 years to al-Andalus to experience the music, dance and drama of three great cultures – Sephardic Jewish, Arabic and Iberian – in one great country as Washington Revels celebrates the art and music of this unique time.

Joined by special guest ensembles Trio Sefardi and Layali El Andalus, we’ll celebrate with poignant Sephardic and Arab-Andalusian music, lively Spanish folk dances and songs, a Hanukkah celebration, a North African “Saidi” or Tahtib cane dance reminiscent of Morris dancing, as well as traditional Revels favorites.

Five more performances 12/9-12/11. 

Learn more and Buy Tickets at http://revelsdc.org/revels2011/.

CCS Annual Family Concert & Instrument Petting Zoo 11/20/11

WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT, MAESTRA?
Characters in Story and Cartoon
Family Concert, with Guest Artist Oran Sandel

Sunday, November 20, 2011

TWO Performances: 2:30pm and 4:30pm

Including the popular Instrument Petting Zoo!
(for ticket holders, at 2pm and 4pm)

Beethoven - Coriolan Overture
Dukas - Sorcerer's Apprentice
Handel - Entrance of the Queen of Sheba (Junior Guest Conductor*)
Peck - Playing with Style

Children 16 & under are FREE (ticket required)Adults $16-$25, Senior/Student discounts

Available at http://CapitalCitySymphony.org/ or through the Atlas Box Office at 202-399-7993

*Every year, as part of a major fundraiser, CCS auctions off a "Junior Guest Conductor" spot for a child age 4-16. The lucky winner gets to "conduct" one of the pieces on the Annual Family Concert program.

ORAN SANDEL
While you may recognize Oran Sandel from many years on the Washington Revels stage, Oran has also been a teaching artist in the Washington area for 34 years, including 23 years with Arena Stage’s Living Stage, and 6 years as a lead trainer with the Shakespeare Theatre’s Classics in the Classroom teacher training program. He is a regular visiting play specialist at Amazing Life Games Preschool, a consultant with the Early Childhood division at Centronia, and a teaching artist with Adventure Theater.

CONCERT May 8 - Capital City Symphony

The Capital City Symphony

presents

SYMPHONY STORIES

Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 5pm

at the Atlas Performing Arts Center

An exploration of the influence of art and stories on classical music.

Featuring
* Ravel's Mother Goose Suite
* Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition

Tickets: Adult $25
Senior $16
Youth (16 and under) FREE

Order online or 202-399-7933

Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC

Learn more at capitalcitysymphony.org.