Kids in the Rotunda

Free performance, 9:30 am & 1 pm. The 9:30am performance will be live streamed on YouTube and Facebook.

press release: Join our friends from Madison Children’s Museum for a special Kids in the Rotunda edition of Music with Junebug, a longtime favorite program at the museum. Junko Yamauchi Stewart is a multitalented musician and educator, and founder of BENI Daiko Taiko Ensemble. Junko is joined by staff from Madison Children’s Museum to share an interactive program of favorite songs and stories.

The 1 pm performance will be American Sign Language interpreted. Please call 608.258.4447 if you need to be seated within sight of the interpreter.

Funding provided by American Girl’s Fund for Children, Madison Gas & Electric Foundation and UnityPoint Health Meriter. Additional funding provided by: Kuehn Family Foundation, Ian’s Pizza on State and contributions to Overture Center for the Arts. Help make arts experiences real for hundreds of thousands of people at overture.org/makeagift.

Kids in the Rotunda, Madison’s favorite free, family-friendly Saturday arts performance series, will return to live performances at Overture Center in February.

“We know that live performance can be a powerful way for families to connect with each other. Just as important, it can also be a great social outlet for parents and kids,” said Overture’s Director of Education and Community Engagement Alanna Medearis. “Speaking as a parent myself, we need more in-person options available right now, and Kids in the Rotunda is an important Madison tradition to bring back for families.”

To welcome families back to live Kids in the Rotunda performances, Overture is introducing new Kids in the Rotunda Coordinator and children’s musician Henry Alloway, who will oversee the day’s events.

For the comfort and safety of all, Overture is implementing these changes to the series:

• Families are encouraged to bring a cozy blanket from home to sit on to create a comfortably-distanced seating area from which to enjoy the performance.
• Artists will present two performances (9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.) rather than three to allow more time to clean the space between shows.
• Eating and drinking inside the theater space will be prohibited.

All in attendance will also need to follow Overture’s COVID-19 health and safety policies, which include showing proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of the performance, along with a photo ID (children without a photo ID must be accompanied by a guardian), and those ages 2 and up must wear a mask.