Both Sides Now: The Music and Lives of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen

Schedule

Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Temple Theater | Des Moines, IA

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“Two singer-songwriters sit on the edge of a cliff…”
With these words, we are drawn into the world of Both Sides Now - a theatrical concert that explores the music and lives of long-time friends and one-time lovers, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. Created by, and starring Robbie Schaefer and Danielle Wertz, the cabaret-style performance traverses decades alongside songs such as A Case of You, Hallelujah, Big Yellow Taxi, Suzanne, and many more. Both Sides Now is at once a piece of the 60’s and 70’s, and of right now -- offering us a story about the messiness of being human, of lives persistently lived at the edge of growth, and of finding the courage to turn toward one another, again and again.
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Temple Theater, 1011 Locust St,Des Moines, Iowa, United States

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Des Moines Performing Arts

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