From a modest start in Cambridge, Massachusetts, more than thirty years ago, Revels, Inc. has grown into a national, year-round organization which provides unique opportunities for communal celebration. Audience participation is also a Revels trademark. Celebrations of cultures using traditional materials and seasonal rituals is a common theme in Revels performances. The newest Revels company is in Chicago . In addition, many smaller Revels-inspired productions are performed in various small towns throughout the nation.
Revels also offers educational programs in schools and occasional workshops for teachers.
Revels produces and sells compact discs, cassettes, songbooks , educational materials and publishes a choral series which extends the traditional material presented in its performances. Revels, Inc. was founded in 1971 and incorporated in 1974 as a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization to further the production of Revels performances and related projects. Revels, Inc. is supported, in part, from funding received from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.