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The Christmas Revels
In Celebration of the Winter Solstice

Echoes of Thrace
Music, Dance & Drama of Bulgaria, Greece & Turkey

December 7–15, 2013

Eight Performances • Matinees and Evenings
Performances are 3 hours with intermission
Special DCGreeks.com Discount Night on Saturday 12/14/13
GW Lisner Auditorium • Washington, DC

Our 31st annual celebration of the Winter Solstice harkens 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 kallikantzaroi – 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 survachka sticks. 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 folk dances, and a rollicking mummers’ play featuring folk characters from the region.

Our cast of over 100 singers, dancers, actors and instrumentalists, ages 8–85, includes our Revels choruses and Washington Revels Brass plus an extraordinary array of folk artists from our featured cultures.

GW Lisner Auditorium
21st & H Streets, NW
Washington, DC

Tickets:

For discounted tickets for DCGreeks.com Night at The Christmas Revels for the Saturday December 14th, 2013 7:30 PM show, purchase tickets online via Tickets @ DCGreeks.com.  For all other performances or for seats outside the DCGreeks.com block, tickets can be purchased online through tix.com or by calling (800) 595-4849.