"For those that attend the Christmas Revels it is the best gift of the season." KC Cowan, OPB |
"One of the 15 best live performances in Portland
for 2002."
"Revels light up December's darkness with song, merriment and community... With traditional carols, medieval music, folk dancing, mime and storytelling through acting, the Revels broaden knowledge and enjoyment of the holiday season."
—The Oregonian
"Portland's best family-oriented holiday event!"
—Willamette Week
"The Christmas Revels, as always a merry production that mixes music and dance, harking back to ancient solstice celebrations ... The mystically beautiful Abbots Bromley Horn Dance was done to perfection ... The program was fun, and seriously conceived."
—The New York Times
" ... a great source to acquaint children with holiday songs they won't hear at the mall."
—The Oregonian
"A better evening's entertainment, with more variety and spirit, would be hard to find ... The performance was wonderfully enjoyable, a perfect vehicle for ushering in a magical time of year."
—The Washington Post
"... enough merriment to send the nastiest Grinch running for cover."
—Sunset Magazine
"Rarely have I attended a performance so delightful and entertaining as Revels ... I witnessed that night the almost magical power that the arts have to instill pride, wonder, and creative purpose in youth."
—Arlene Gregory, Central City Concern
"The catered dinner, followed by a great Revels performance, was our most enjoyable company holiday party ever!"
—Michael Fox, Associate Publisher, Timber Press
Praise for the 2006 show:
This is a terrific community celebration, part Christian and part pagan -- like Christmas trees, it draws on the older traditions of the winter solstice -- and fairly bursting with warmth. Revelers, rock on.
— Bob Hicks for The Oregonian, Nov. 24 2006
Highs: great Franco-carols; sword dances from the jingle-calved Morris Men; cool puppets. Lows: gratuitous Monty Python plagiarizations. Go for the music and stay for the heartfelt Christmas cheer, but be careful—you might get some sincerity on you.
— Ben Waterhouse for Willamette Week, Dec. 6 2006
Opening night of the 2006 Portland Revels was a fitting and enjoyable start of the winter holidays.
— Pat MacAodha for JustOut.com, Dec. 4 2006
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We are very grateful to all of our key sponsors, without whom we could not succeed in bringing our holiday show and other seasonal events to Portland audiences:
