Meet the Artist Series
What could make a performance more exciting, engaging and interesting than the opportunity to Meet the Artist? Overture's discussions will let you do just that, whether or not you plan on attending the performance itself. These post-performance presentations feature informal discussion with company members and artistic directors, followed by an open question and answer session with the audience.
These programs are free and open to the public. For more information, call 608.258.4420.
Upcoming Meet the Artist Performances
Stellaluna
SAT, OCT 17 | Capitol Theater | $14 - $18
Stellaluna has wings like the other birds. But she wants to hang upside down and play with worms, not eat them. Her world is turned “rightside up” the moment she learns she’s not a bird at all, but a lost little fruit bat! Based on the 1994 book by Janell Cannon, this production, called “delightful and informative but never didactic” by Kirkus Reviews, tells a timeless story about trying to fit in and eventually finding your true self. Most enjoyed by children ages 4-9.
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Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
El Corazón del Flamenco
THU, NOV 12 | Capitol Theater | $19 - $29
For nearly 30 years, Carlota Santana has stunned and spellbound audiences with her company’s rich flamenco works. Calling upon the traditions born in Spain and bred in European, Caribbean, Latino and Afro-Latino cultures, the company creates “a mysterious and alluring vision,” says The New York Times. Founded on a mission to build bridges between cultures, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana captures the passion, precision and creativity of flamenco. Presented in cooperation with Madison Ballet.
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Step Afrika!
FRI, DEC 04 | Capitol Theater | $15 - $20
Long before Stomp, there was step. Experience the heart-throbbing rhythms and pulse-pounding music of this long and proud African-American tradition. Washington,D.C.–based Step Afrika! and its founder, C. Brian Williams, stand among the nation\'s leading ambassadors of step and the use of its traditions in education and cultural exchange. “You feel it in your eardrums and elsewhere,” says the Washington Post. “Each jackhammer step stamps you.”
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Pilobolus Dance Theatre
TUE, FEB 09 | Overture Hall | $15 - $45
Ever-evolving and always surprising, Pilobolus remains one of America’s top dance companies. Now in their 38th year, dancing is but one part of this company’s multifaceted talent. They are masters of acrobatics, theater and mime. Zany as the Marx Brothers and clever as Houdini, these poets convert their bodies into interlocking and interchangeable parts. This troupe of superhuman artist-athletes continues to turn heads and eyes with its over-the-top group partnerings and novel approach to gravity and balance.
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Sones de México
SAT, MAR 06 | Capitol Theater | General Admission: $10
Chicago’s premier Mexican folk musicians return to the Capitol Theater to headline the 29th International Festival. Sones de México bring what the Chicago Reader calls “a dazzling array of Mexican folk-music forms with a preservationist’s care, bursting with energy.” In their own thoroughly modern way, they’ll transport you to a dusty village fandango to an urban barrio and back again. They sold out their show here last year, so get your tickets soon.
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The Man Who Planted Trees
SAT, APR 10 10 AM | Promenade Hall | General Admission: $16
In this mesmerizing adaptation of Jean Giono’s environmental cult classic, a French shepherd sets out with his dog to plant a forest and transform a barren wasteland. Hear the wind, feel the rain and smell the lavender in this multi-sensory theatrical delight. It’s an unforgettable story that shows the difference one man—and his dog!— can make in the world. Most enjoyed by children ages 7-13.
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