Kids in the Rotunda

L.E.X

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Saturday, February, 17

9:30am, 11am & 1pm

Rotunda Stage

Free

Age Recommendation

All Ages

Runtime

45 minutes

Performances include original clean Hip-Hop music, performed and created by L.E.X. The songs of this interactive performance include different positive themes like regulating emotions, being kind to family and friends, chasing your dreams and the experiences that children might face as they grow up.

The 1pm performance will be American Sign Language interpreted. Please email kidsintherotunda@overture.org at least one hour ahead to be seated within sight of the interpreter for live performances.

This show will also be livestreamed on the Kids in the Rotunda web page at 1 PM.

Watch the Live Stream

Meet the Artists

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L.E.X.

L.E.X. (also known as “Mr. Alexis”) is a clean hip-hop artist, author, poet, DJ and educator from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. While combining all these skills, he’s been a performer for Summerfest, Kids In The Rotunda in 2023, and the country’s “AmeriCorps Member of the Year” for his service in the state of Wisconsin. Poetry and music were positive outlets for L.E.X as a child in Milwaukee, and he’s dedicated his teaching and music career to showing the youth how powerful it can be for everyone. Touring the schools of the Madison Metropolitan School District, Sun Prairie Schools, and Milwaukee Public Schools is always a great experience, and he’s excited to see familiar and new faces at Kids In The Rotunda during the 2024 season! He wants to show everyone that dreams start young, and that your dreams can continue to grow like we do.

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Thank you to our Kids in the Rotunda Sponsors

Funding provided by Madison Gas & Electric, American Girl's Fund for Children, the Evjue Foundation – the charitable arm of the Capital Times, UnityPoint Health-Meriter and Au Pair in America with additional funding from Ian’s Pizza, Exact Sciences Corporation, Nelnet and contributions from Overture Center for the Arts.