Bonny lasses a leapin’ and lads a fightin’ and everyone a singin’ makes for a grand celebration of the Yule and winter solstice. Each year, Santa Barbara Revels explores a different cultural take on December rituals and celebrations, and this year it was off to the Scottish highlands circa the mid-1700s, and there was piping aplenty. As always, there was a lot of humor and merriment, storytelling and audience participation, plus a wee bit of “education” woven into the proceedings. You probably didn’t know that duels were fought with golf clubs…
The Highland Sword Dance – Santa Barbara Revels Winter Solstice Celebration 12/16/16 The Lobero Theatre
Pipe and drum band – Santa Barbara Revels “Scottish Winter Solstice Celebration” 12/16/16 The Lobero Theatre
“Dance, dance, wherever you may be…” – Santa Barbara Revels Winter Solstice Celebration 12/16/16 The Lobero Theatre
Scottish ritual – Santa Barbara Revels Winter Solstice Celebration 12/16/16 The Lobero Theatre
Highland dance – Santa Barbara Revels Winter Solstice Celebration 12/16/16 The Lobero Theatre
Lots of children featured in Santa Barbara Revels Winter Solstice Celebration 12/16/16 The Lobero Theatre
Fueding clans – Santa Barbara Revels Winter Solstice Celebration 12/16/16 The Lobero Theatre
A different way of dueling in the highlands – Santa Barbara Revels Winter Solstice Celebration 12/16/16 The Lobero Theatre
Wearing the kilt makes you feel so free – Santa Barbara Revels Winter Solstice Celebration 12/16/16 The Lobero Theatre
How to raise the dead – Santa Barbara Revels Winter Solstice Celebration 12/16/16 The Lobero Theatre
The big cast of Santa Barbara Revels Winter Solstice Celebration 12/16/16 The Lobero Theatre
