Overture Center for the Arts
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Jeff Goldberg/Esto
The center is the result of the renovation and expansion of the Madison Civic Center by a partnership of the Overture Foundation and the City of Madison. Completely funded by the Foundation, the project incorporates new, renovated, and rehabbed performance venues as well as new galleries for the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art and the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters.
Spaces include a new 2,255-seat multipurpose theatre (Overture Hall), a renovated 1,000-seat multipurpose theatre (Capitol Theater), a renovated 350-seat thrust theatre (Playhouse), a new 200-seat children’s theatre (Rotunda Stage), a new 200-seat flexible theatre (Promenade Hall), and gallery space.
Jeff Goldberg/Esto
owner:
Overture Development Corporation
architect:
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects | Potter Lawson & Flad Architects | Rapp & Rapp (1928 architect)
acoustician:
Kirkegaard Associates
users:
Madison Symphony Orchestra, Madison Opera, Madison Ballet, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Kanopy Dance, touring productions
spaces:
- 2,255-seat multipurpose theatre
- 1,000-seat multipurpose theatre
- 350-seat multipurpose theatre
- 200-seat children's theatre
- 200-seat flexible theatre
construction type:
Mixed
theatre type:
Arts & cultural centers
services:
Feasibility study, programming, concept design, theatre planning, and theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
2006
Jeff Goldberg/Esto
Jeff Goldberg/Esto
Zane B. Williams
