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The Cowles Center for Dance & The Performing Arts new atrium space connects the Goodale Theater to the Hennepin Center for the Arts in Minneapolis.

This weekend marks the grand opening of the Cowles Center for Dance and Performing Arts. Today a myriad of dance companies are giving free performances in the refurbished Shubert Theater on Hennepin Avenue, in the hopes of welcoming new audiences into their new home.

MPR's Chris Roberts spoke to the Cowles Center Executive Director Frank Sonntag, who admits he's already beginning to get a handle on how Minnesotans like to distance themselves from something that seems too good to be true.

Sonntag also insists tickets will be affordable and all the seats have excellent sightlines.

What do you think: is the Cowles Center for Dance "too good to be true?" What will get you in their doors, or alternatively, keep you away?

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The director of the new high-tech home for dance is offering affordable tickets and intimate seating to world-class performances.

Cowles Center for Dance: Too good to be true?

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