| Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts | |
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Sam S. Shubert Theatre | |
 The Goodale Theater of the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts | |
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| Location | 528 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44°58′47″N 93°16′23″W / 44.97972°N 93.27306°W |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architect | Swasey, William Albert; Robinson, J.L. Co., et al. |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001230[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 31, 1995 |
The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts (formerly the Minnesota Shubert Performing Arts and Education Center) is a performing arts center and flagship for dance in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Cowles Center was developed as an incubation project by Artspace Projects, Inc and includes the refurbished 500-seat Goodale Theater (formerly the Sam S. Shubert Theater); the Hennepin Center for the Arts, home to 20 leading dance and performing arts organizations; a state-of-the-art education studio housing a distance learning program; and an atrium connecting the buildings. The Cowles Center is a catalyst for the creation, presentation and education of dance in the Twin Cities.
The Cowles Center closed the Goodale Theater in March 2024 and ceased all operations in May 2024 due to financial challenges[2]. The abrupt closure ended the performance season two months early, cancelling planned shows.
Both the Goodale Theater and the Hennepin Center for the Arts (formerly the Minneapolis Masonic Temple) are on the National Register of Historic Places.
The distance learning program began teaching students in 2002. Using IP videoconferencing technologies, it brings artists into classrooms throughout Minnesota, nationally and internationally, creating two-way interactive, real-time teaching environments.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "THE COWLES CENTER: One chapter concludes for now but hope and support for artists remains" (PDF) (Press release). The Cowles Center. January 31, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 31, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.