Overture Center

International Festival  - Performance Schedule

Sponsored by CUNA Mutual Foundation

SAT, MAR 3 | 11 AM – 5 PM

FREE

For a printable schedule click here.

Overture Hall Lobby

11:00 am    Swiss Alphorn Group, Switzerland’s national instrument  

11:10 am    Zhong Yi Kung Fu Association, Traditional Chinese Lion Dance

11:30 am    Cajun Strangers,   Music of Cajun French culture  

12:35 pm    Daithi Wolfe, Strolling fiddler extraordinaire! 

1:00 pm      Sergio, Unique blend of Son and Cuban boleros             

1:55 pm      Cris and Ann Plata, Mexican roots music

3:10 pm      Turner Collins, Themes from the Celtic nations, interpreted on Irish harp                 

4:05 pm      Yid Vicious, Yiddish dance music will close out the festival

International Café (in the Overture Hall Lobby) 11am – 5pm

Featuring tasty fares for purchase from:  Catering a Fresco | Italian Women’s Group | Italian Workmen’s Club | Jamerica | Spice Yatra | Pacuigo Italian Gelato

Capitol Theater

11:30 am    Gaelic Fusion Dance Company, Traditional Scottish Dance with modern movements

12:25 pm    UW Russian Folk Orchestra, Russian and Eastern European folk music on authentic instruments

1:35 pm      Žaibas Lithuanian Dancers, Lithuanian folk dances

2:25 pm      Madison Chinese Cultural Association, Spectacular Chinese costumes and dance

3:20 pm      Handphibians, percussion ensemble promoting the music and cultural traditions of Brazil

4:05 pm      Charanga Agoza, A traditional ensemble of Cuban dance music

Promenade Hall

12:00 pm    Roots of Brazil – Capoeira Madison, Traditional Afro-Brazilian dances and cultural arts

1:05 pm      KIOJA Drill Team, African-American performance promoting positive messages

1:50 pm      Boliviamanta, traditional carnival dances from Bolivia

2:40 pm      Atimevu Drum and Dance Ensemble, Music with handmade instruments from West Africa

3:50 pm      Tri Bratovchedki, singing traditional Eastern European songs

Promenade Terrace

2:00 pm – 4:00pm   “Haiti Allies”

Cite Soleil, Haiti is generally regarded as one of the poorest and most dangerous areas of the Western Hemisphere.  The Cite Soleil photo workshop students who had never before worked with cameras, were given the opportunity to show outsiders the beauty of the place that they call home- through photography.  Julie Johnson of Haiti Allies will be present throughout the day to discuss the project.

Promenade “Peace Corps” Lounge

Returning Peace Corps Volunteers celebrating 50+ years of the Peace Corps

1:00 pm      Daithi Wolfe, Irish and American music   

2:15 pm      Sergio, smooth guitar sounds from Cuba

4:00 pm      Turner Collins, Irish harp music from the Celtic nations

Wisconsin Studio

11:45 am    Madison Maennerchor, Wisconsin’s oldest German men’s choir

12:50 pm    Veseliyka, Music from areas around Bulgaria on traditional folk instruments

1:55 pm      Taiwan Puppet Troupe, Traditional Taiwanese “Glove Puppetry”

3:00 pm      Quinteto Yzafa, Live tango group specializing in traditional Argentine tango 

Rotunda Stage

12:00 pm    Goongoo Peas, Storytelling and dance of the African diaspora    

1:10 pm      Sergei Belkin, Traditional folk songs from around the world on the accordion 

2:05 pm      Last Gaspè, Swinging Canadian, Irish and American fiddling                          

3:15 pm      Tani Diakite Desert Trance Infusion Traditional West African Mali music

Playhouse

11:20 am     Meenakshi Ganesan & the Kalaanjali School of Dance, Colorful classical & folk dances of India

12:10 pm     An Blas Quartet, A musical “taste” of the Celtic lands with a varied mix of instruments and songs.

1:10 pm      Sadira & the Riad Dance Company, Traditional and contemporary dances from the Middle East

1:50 pm      Tania Tandias Flamenco & Spanish Dance, fiery flamenco performances

2:30 pm      Mesoghios Dance Troupe, Traditional Greek dances from the Black Sea area

3:15 pm      Navan, Traditional singers perform in the six native tongues of the British Isles

International Festival is funded in party by the Arts Access Fund, a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation, the Wisconsin Arts Board, with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission.  Additional funding is provided by contributions to Overture Center for the Arts. Learn how you can be part of supporting Overture’s community and education programs by clicking here.