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From YouTube: City Spotlight: Des Moines Performing Arts
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Des Monies Performing Arts Tour
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Hi,
I'm
mayor,
frank,
coney
and
welcome
to
this
edition
of
city
spotlight
des
moines
performing
arts
is
a
new
name
for
a
lot
of
entertainment
in
downtown
des
moines,
the
civic
center,
the
stoner
theater
temple
for
performing
arts
and
now
kohl's
commons.
Today
we're
going
to
be
talking
to
laura
sweet
who's.
Vice
president
and
chief
operating
officer
for
des
moines
performing
arts
stick
with
us.
It's
going
to
be
a
great
day,
we'll
be
right.
G
G
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Right,
well,
you
know
the
building.
The
civic
center
is
many
things
to
many
people
and
we're
proud
of
the
history
of
the
civic
center,
but
we
also
recognize
that
there's
kind
of
been
a
disconnect
with
there's.
There
wasn't
a
strong
association
connection
to
what
is
core
to
our
mission.
The
performing
arts
part
so
des
moines
performing
arts
is
the
overarching
institutional
name,
and
then
we
have
our
four
venues
that
we
program.
Out
of
so
we
have
the
civic
center,
where
the
main
stage
is
where
you've
seen
a
bunch
of
shows.
G
G
Well,
it's
got
a
great
history
and
actually
you
could
probably
fill
in
some
of
the
important
details
too,
but
was
built
in
1979
and
it
is
it's
a
building
of
a
decade.
It's
architecturally,
it's
an
amazing
building
and
I
feel
like
we
work
in
a
place
that
is
itself
a
work
of
art
which
I
don't
take
for
granted.
G
So
charles
herbert
and
his
associates
designed
the
building
and
thanks
to
the
great
we
were
talking
about,
the
community
leaders
that
came
together
to
to
create
the
vision
that
is,
that
was
the
civic
center
and
we're
really
lucky
for
that
vision.
And
originally
the
plaza
across
the
street,
was
nolan
plaza,
which
also
had
its
share
of
leaders.
That
came
behind
it
to
rally
for
it
and
we
opened
our
doors
in
79
and
we've
been
presenting,
shows
in
the
building
and
across
the
street.
Ever
since.
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Let's
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
was
formerly
a
nollen
plaza
because
it
you
know
it
used
to
be
when
it
came
about.
They
had
a
fountain
in
their
little
wading
pool
and
through
a
whole
series
of
things,
it's
kind
of
evolved
into
a
different
kind
of
a
place.
But
I
remember
every
friday
night
during
the
summers
there
was
a
an
event
called
cinemas.
A
Just
it
went
on
for
years
and
years
and
it
kept
getting
more
and
more
popular
and
but,
as
we
think
about
you,
know,
programming
for
a
place
like
that
in
a
space
like
that,
what
kind
of
things
do
you
see
happening
in
there,
and-
and
I
know
that
through
other
ways,
we've
kind
of
talked
about
promoted
what
it
kind
of
is
going
to
do,
but
kind
of
frame
it
for
our
audience.
What
it
is
that's
going
to
happen.
G
You
know
kohl's
comments,
formerly
known
as
nolan
plaza
is
the
great
thing
about
what
we've
been
able
to
do
with
the
project
is
to
marry
the
rich
history
of
all.
The
things
like
you
mentioned
cinema
said,
and
all
the
events
that
historically
have
taken
place
there,
along
with
what
what
the
plaza
has
been
to
us.
Currently,
it's
been
in
addition
to
being
a
performance
space.
It's
been
the
home
for
the
farmer's
market
and
wine
fest
and
a
launch
pad
for
the
marathon,
and
you
know
not
equally
important.
It's
been
a
gathering
place
for
people.
G
It's
been
a
place
where
people
can
come
in
small
groups
or
big
groups
to
talk
about
issues
that
are
important
to
them.
So
marrying
the
history,
along
with
the
current
use
of
the
plaza,
the
future
for
cole's
commons
promises
to
be
a
place
for
all
those
things
to
still
happen,
but
we're
going
to
really
increase
the
quality
of
what?
What's
there,
we're
going
to
have
an
amazing
sculpture
by
jim
campbell,
a
light
sculpture,
we're
going
to
have
a
new,
fully
operational
fountain,
and
it's
going
to
be
a
not
zero
depth.
G
But
it's
going
to
have
a
very
limited
depth
for
the
water
so
that
we
can
actually
drain
it
and
then
have
the
space
where
the
fountain
exists
actually
be
where
we
have
performances
on
top
of
it.
So
we
could
set
up
a
stage
the
same
day.
You
know
turn
off
the
fountain
and
later
that
day
have
a
stage
over
that
that
space,
in
the
plaza,
we'll
also
have
new
lighting
new
trees,
and
you
know
an
important
thing
to
us
as
we've
been
visioning.
G
This
project
is
to
be
very
mindful
about
our
climate,
so
we're
planning
thanks
to
david
yan
in
the
mayor's
office,
we've
been
working
closely
to
make
sure
that
we're
choosing
plants
shrubs
that
are
native
to
iowa
and
that
can
withstand
the
temperature
swings
that
we
have
that'll,
be
beautiful
and
aesthetically
pleasing
so
that,
if
you're
coming
down
to
have
a
sandwich
over
your
lunch
hour
or
if
you're
coming
to
enjoy
an
event
at
night,
you
know
the
the
plaza
someplace
that
welcomes
you
and
we
really
look
at
that
name.
Cole's
commons.
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To
be
lots
and
lots
of
different
lighting
abilities
so
that
we
can
have
lights
that
are
programmed
to
interplay
with
the
fountain
as
it
operates,
and
also
just
to
provide
sort
of
a
magical
backdrop,
for
you
know
we're
really
looking
at
as
a
we
don't
want
to
take
away
from
the
lights.
That
will
be
the
jim
campbell
sculpture.
But
we
want
to
enhance
that
section
of
kohl's
commons.
So
I
think
it
really
should
be
a
beautiful
asset
to
downtown
and
it's
something
that
we
don't
have
in
that
section
of
downtown.
A
A
Where
they
can
do
the
same
thing,
they
can
shut
the
whole
thing
off
and
have
music
performance
out
there.
If
they
want,
or
in
the
middle
of
the
day
they
can
turn
the
water
on
the
kids
are
jumping
around
and
then
they
can
choreograph
it
to
music
and
then
it's
it's
just
a
little
bit
sometimes
and
then
sometimes
it's
popping
up
all.
H
A
Places
so
it
in
in
different
ways.
You
know
on
different
strengths,
so
I
think
all
those
things
sound,
exciting
and
will
I
know
you
don't
want
to
reveal
exactly
what's
going
on
with
the
with
the
other
sculpture.
But
it's
going
to
be
very
exciting.
I
think
in
sort
of
a
of
a
redefined
place
that
has
been
special.
A
lot
of
people
in
des
moines.
G
A
G
G
That
include
the
tables
here
includes
all
of
the
tables
around
us
and
it
does
make
for,
I
think,
that's
part
of
the
interesting
magic
about
it.
It's
a
very
close
connection
between
what's
happening
on
stage
and
and
what's
happening
in
the
audience,
and
you
can
feel
that
energy,
it's
really
shared
the
kinds
of
things
that
can
happen
in
the
space
range
from
we've
had
arlo
guthrie
we've
had
comedians.
We've
had
the
lunch
and
plug
series
every
year,
which
is
a
neat
opportunity
for
folks
to
come
down
by.
G
A
A
G
G
Did
you
know
that's
sort
of
one
of
the
sweetest
stories
that
has
come
from
the
temple
is
that,
first,
when
we
opened
our
doors
in
october
of
2002,
the
original
cast
of
triple
espresso,
two
of
them
not
only
fell
in
love
with
the
show
in
the
temple
theater.
They
also
fell
in
love
with
des
moines
and
in
fact,
two
lovely
women
from
des
moines
and
have
come
to
make
des
moines
their
home.
G
G
I
think
the
kind
of
show
like
triple
espresso
that
really
captures
a
community
that
can
run
for
a
long
time
period
is
is
something
that
we
love
to
program
here
in
the
space
we
love
the
temple
comedy
series,
the
prairie
meadows
series.
We
love
having
musicians
come
and
share
this
space.
I
think
it
is
just
a
lovely
space
for
music
comedy
theater,
so
many
different
things.
A
I
think
that
that
so
many
of
these
pieces,
with
all
these
different
venues
and,
quite
frankly
other
other
places
for
live
music
in
and
around
des
moines,
has
really
created
a
different
place
than
than
20
years
ago,
25
years
ago,
when
people
had
a
different
view
of
iowa.
Now,
when
we
see
all
these
people,
you
talked
about
now,
vice
president
biden
doing
an
event
in
here
and
a
number
of
other
people
as
well,
and
it's
a
special
place
to
do
those
kinds
of
things,
but
also
it.
A
And
so
I
think
that
congratulations
to
to
everybody
for
the
work
that
you've
done,
that
has
made
people,
see
iowa
and
see
des
moines
and
see
our
creative
people
in
the
cultural
setting.
You
know
really
performing
really
putting
out
some
great
stuff
and
it's
being
appreciated
by
people
from
all
over
the
country
and
as
a
result,
you
know
I
I
have
people
that
call
me,
as
is
the
mayor
of
the
city
of
des
moines,
and
say
how
you
making
this
happen,
and
I
just
think
it's
it's.
A
B
G
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C
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G
G
So
there's
no
aisles
to
break
up
your
site
so
when
you're
seeing
a
performance
here,
there's
a
much
closer
connection
between
the
artists
on
the
stage
and
the
audience
in
the
hall.
There's
no
disconnect
with
aisles.
So
the
best
seats
are
actually
seats
instead
of
being
walkways,
and
we
do
that
because
we
have
eight
doors
on
either
side.
So
we
have
16.
G
It
makes
for
a
very
safe
venue
also,
but
we
have
16
doors
to
accommodate
guests
coming
in
and
out
of
the
theater,
and
it
also
does
allow
the
the
aisles
are
deeper.
So
there's
more,
you
can
stretch
your
legs
out
a
little
bit
and
a
tall
drink
of
water
like
you
can
still
have
a
comfortable
seat
while
you're
enjoying
a
performance.
A
G
A
So
how
many
performances
generally,
will
you
do
a
year
in
this
in
this
venue
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
what
goes
on
at
the
temple
theater
and
what
was
on
the
stoner
theater.
So
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
number
of
performers,
the
number
of
people
that
will
actually
come
in
and
out
of
the
doors,
those
16
doors
into
this.
G
That's
right
well,
in
during
the
last
year
we
had
between
the
four
venues
really
three
that
are
operational
today
we
had
366
events,
so
you
know.
Obviously
there
are
some
days
when
we're
dark
and
there's
other
days
when
we
have
events
going
on
both
here
and
down
the
street
at
the
temple,
so
366
performances
during
the
last
year,
and
that's.
A
G
Sure,
well,
that
is
a
great
thing
about
this
facility.
Is
we
do
have
a
very
large
stage
that
can
accommodate
up
to
25
broadway
trucks.
The
ropes
that
you
see
all
correspond
up,
above
with
one
of
the
you
can
see
those
poles
and
they're
primarily
to
hang
set
pieces
that
travel
with
the
broadway
shows
and
also
for
lights.
So
that's
the
the
broadway
shows
come
a
lot
of
times
with
their
own
lighting
components
and
set
design
pieces
and
those
all
fly
from
above
up
there.
G
A
G
A
great
question,
and
actually
the
the
broadway
shows
travel
with
company
members
that
all
work
backstage
and
they
also.
We
also
have
stagehands
here
from
our
local
union
that
work
here
so
for
any
show.
We
might
have
a
hundred
people
that
are
just
backstage
working
to
to
do
things
that
the
audience
never
sees,
but
they
they.
They
might
not
see
the
individuals,
but
they
see
the
results
of
their
hard
work.
So
yeah
yep.
G
G
G
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C
H
G
G
G
Yes,
there
are
trap
doors
and
things
underneath
the
stage
over
there,
and
we
also.
This
is
a
great
area
on
either
side
in
the
wings
for
us
to
store.
We
store
some
instruments
for
the
symphony
and,
as
you
can
see,
we
have
some
of
the
chairs,
since
the
pit
isn't
in
use
right
now,
we
do
have
some
of
the
chairs
from
the
first
few
rows
down
here
and
looks
like
we
actually
have
a
podium
and
some
tables
down
here.
So
a
little
bit
of
everything
yeah.
This
is
good.
G
Right,
the
willis
broadway
series:
last
year
we
had
12
000
subscribers
alone,
so
that
is
a
really
popular
series
for
people
and
it
brings
in
people
from
across
the
region
to
see
the
the
broadway
traveling
shows,
and
that
was
a
record-setting
year
and
just
from
the
willis
broadway
series
alone,
we
had
twenty
four
thousand
twenty
four
million
dollars
worth
of
economic
impact
to
the
city.
So
that's
measured
through
broadway
league
through
one
of
our
industry.
Resources
calculates
the
impact
and
the
25.
G
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A
G
Well,
you
know
you
made
a
good
point.
We
do
have
backstage
that
could
be
shared,
but
it
doesn't
really
have
to
be
shared
because
we
have
great
accommodations
both
in
our
lower
level
and
on
the
first
level
for
artists
behind
the
scenes,
and
the
ticket
office
actually
functions
for
both
the
stoner
studio,
theater
and
for
the
main
stage.
So
it's
the
same
ticket
office.
G
You
can
also
there's
a
stoner
studio
entrance
that
you
can
enter
if
you'd
like,
but
either
set
of
doors
work
if
you're
coming
as
a
guest
and
the
concessions
are
shared
also
so
really
and
the
restrooms
are
all
the
building
was
really
well
designed
for
that,
because
you
can
do
many
things
with
those
spaces.
The
public
areas
of
the
building
well,.
A
G
It
and
it's
it's
a
great
space
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
our
dance
series.
The
dance
series
has
been
around
a
handful
of
years.
We
have
about
a
thousand
subscribers
and
this
year
we'll
have
three
events
coming
in
the
first
of
which
happens
in
january.
We'll
have
alonzo
king
we'll
also
have
trey
mcintyre
a
company
that
I
really
love,
but
I
got
to
tell
you
the
event
that
everybody's
going
to
see
is
alvin
ailey,
wow,
yeah.
A
G
Know
alvin
ailey
is
here
in
march
of
2014.,
so
that's
going
to
be
a
great
opportunity
and
I
think
that
the
dance
series
in
particular
is
one
that
resonates
with
this
region,
because
high
quality
internationally
known
companies
like
alvin
ailey
before
you
know
there
wasn't
a
place
for
a
performance
like
that
to
happen.
So
here
at
the
civic
center
we
have
you
know
we
were
talking
about
the
stage
and
all
of
the
amazing
light
opportunities
that
we
have
really
makes
for
a
great
place
to
see
dance.
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G
A
So
the
other
thing
that
I've
noticed
through
the
years
in
sitting
here
is
that
it
there's
well,
there
isn't
a
bad
seat.
Every
experience
is
a
little
bit
different.
So
if
you
sit
close,
you've
got
a
much
different
perspective
than
if
you
sit
high
and
sometimes
almost
sitting
back
further
is
a
better
experience.
That's.
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True
for
a
classical
music
performance,
for
example,
it's
really
almost
best
to
sit
towards
the
back
of
our
house,
because
you
can
really
feel
the
fullness
and
richness
of
of
each
of
the
instruments.
So
that
instrumentation
is,
I
think,
especially
wonderful
when
you're
slightly
farther
back-
and
you
know
sitting
here
thinking
about
you
and
I
in
this
giant
auditorium
by
ourselves.
The
opposite
of
that
is
one
of
my
favorite
times
in
the
hall,
which
is
when
we
have
2
000
kids
here
for
a
school
performance.
So
imagine
the
energy
of
third
and
fourth
graders.
G
A
H
A
G
A
G
G
G
H
G
To
unwreath
wreath:
that's
a
fun
story
too,
because
we
had
for
radio
city
when
they
were
here
in
des
moines
in
the
winter.
How
many
animals
did
we
have
out
on
the
lawn
before
world
food
prize
had
been
built?
That
was
that
basically
became
our
little
barn
area
for
the
animals
that
were
traveling
with
the
show
camels,
donkeys,
lions
and
tigers,
and
bears.
G
H
G
You
know,
and
it's
kind
of
ironic,
that
we're
in
the
star
dressing
room,
because
the
star
in
all
that
is
des
moines
performing
arts
is
the
audience
and
it's
certainly
the
contributions
that
make
it
possible.
You
know
we
have
to
fundraise
two
and
a
half
million
dollars
as
a
non-profit
each
year
in
order
to
bring
the
kind
of
artists
that
we
have
come
to
des
moines.
So
it's
kind
of
a
the
star
in
this
whole
equation
is
really
you
and
the
folks
of
des
moines
in
our
region.