Tradition Bearer & Featured Artist

Directed by Patrick Swanson and Debra Wise; Elijah Botkin, Music Director

Our Midwinter Revels this year drops us into the colorful medieval Feast of Fools, where everything is topsy-turvy by design. The status quo quickly becomes the status disruptus as the body politic officially lets off steam. Rulers are temporarily deposed by servants, wit triumphs over power, and a fool finds himself steering the ship of state. On this shortest day of the year, what could possibly go wrong?  

Highlighting brass and early instruments, this musical feast will feature vibrant processionals, lively caroles, delicate choral harmonies, vigorous dances, and a full ritual serving of the wild and the holy. Of course, the familiar may come with a twist – we live in our own age of folly, and by some accounts, time is a fiction.  

Come sing favorites old and new and dance your way with us into the lobby of Sanders Theatre and out into the brand new year!