California Revels' Most Recent Theatre Production
December 2022
December 2022
the 37th annual Midwinter Revels
"The Butterfly Lovers of Gold Mountain"
Live performances took place December 9-11 and 16-18
Performed at First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St
The 2022 Midwinter Revels show, The Butterfly Lovers of Gold Mountain, was set in Gold Rush Era California with a touch of the supernatural and plenty of romance! A young Chinese opera singer - and the ghost of her grandmother - find themselves in the unlikely company of medicine show mountebanks and other revelers. Together, they scramble through the Santa Cruz mountains to witness the sun as it sets between the fabled Solstice Stones on the Shortest Day.
Forbidden love, questionable remedies, and magic enter the story as beloved Chinese songs and melodies interweave with holiday and folk favorites in English, together with exuberant traditional Chinese and Western music and dance!
Forbidden love, questionable remedies, and magic enter the story as beloved Chinese songs and melodies interweave with holiday and folk favorites in English, together with exuberant traditional Chinese and Western music and dance!
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We have been proud to present Chinese music and dance traditions, brought to us by Tradition Bearers from within our own Chinese and Chinese-American community, drawn from the entire Chinese cultural realm. Dialogue and song lyrics will be in English, Mandarin or Cantonese, and our show will feature dancers, actors, singers and musicians from Chinese opera.
featured tradition bearers and performers
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Directors
Steven "Spike" Wong -
Theater & Stage René Collins - Artistic |
Lead Actors
Joann Wu
Calvin Kai Ku Virginia Ho Rene Collins |
Traditional Chinese Music
(and instruments) Tao Shi
Ryan Pham Wai U Wong |
Old California Music
Anne Goess
Fred Goff Shira Kammen |
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Artistic Director: Rene Collins
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Script and Story: Jeff Raz with Joann Wu
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