Revels builds community through celebration .... every year, at the time of the Winter Solstice, Revels transports the audience to another time and place, exploring the traditions of the shortest day in song, dance, drama and storytelling. Exploring cultures from medieval England to 1900s Ireland, from 17th century Quebec to Renaissance Italy, each show tells the story of a specific cultural celebration of the nearly universal observance of the shortest day. The audience is not just watchers, but active participants sin the show, singing and even dancing along. And all year long, the Solstice Ensemble appears at May Day events, summer and autumn festivals, to mark the seasons and the turning of the year.