Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts

The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts is a performing arts center and flagship for dance in , , United States.
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  • Type: Arts center
  • Description: performing arts center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  • Also known as: “Academy Theatre”, “Alvin Theatre”, “Minnesota Shubert Performing Arts and Education Center”, and “Shubert Theatre”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Target Center and Hennepin Center for the Arts.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose arena located in that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. is situated 630 feet west of Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts.

Historic building
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The is an art center in , , United States. It occupies a building on Hennepin Avenue constructed in 1888 as a .

Railway station
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The station is a light rail station on the Blue Line and Green Line in , Minnesota. This was the original northern terminus of the Blue Line until the new opened on November 14, 2009 to provide access to the new Northstar Commuter Rail line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown West and Gateway District.

Neighborhood
is an official neighborhood in , part of the larger Central community. It is the heart of downtown Minneapolis, containing the bulk of high-rise office buildings in the city, and is what comes to mind when most Minneapolitans think of "downtown".

Quarter
The of is centered at the convergence of Hennepin Avenue, Nicollet Avenue, and Washington Avenue. Its borders are not officially designated or recognized, but are visible as the to the northeast, Cedar Lake Trail and the railroad tracks to the northwest, Fifth Avenue South to the southeast. and Fourth Street South to the southwest.

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Downtown is the central business district of . It is sprinkled with architecturally interesting skyscrapers, most of which are interconnected, mainly on the second level above the street level, by a growing web of skyways, now approaching eight miles in total length.

Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts

Latitude
44.9793° or 44° 58′ 46″ north
Longitude
-93.27362° or 93° 16′ 25″ west
Open location code
86P8XPHG+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1393671370
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­arts_centre
Wiki­data ID
Q5179745
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Goodale Theater and Plymouth Building.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: U.S. Bank Atrium and Gold Room.

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Worth a closer look: Downtown Minneapolis and Southwest Minneapolis.

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