Community Partnership
Screenings in partnership with local organizations and businesses.
The Kneeling Goddess (La Diosa Arrodillada) – Presented with the Des Moines Art Center
- Wed, Nov 12
Wed, Nov 12 @ 7:00 pm: Join us for a special introduction!
Director: Roberto Gavaldón Run Time: 107 min. Release Year: 1947 Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Starring: María Félix, Arturo de Córdova, Rosario Granados, Fortunio Bonanova, Carlos Martínez Baena
Join us before the film for an introduction by Art Center Senior Curator Laura Burkhalter about Manuel Álvarez Bravo,...
The Metropolitan Opera: Arabella – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
- Sat, Nov 22
Sat, Nov 22 @ 12:00 pm: Live in HD!
Director: Nicholas Carter Run Time: 252 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: German
Strauss’s elegant romance brings the glamour and enchantment of 19th-century Vienna to cinemas worldwide in a sumptuous production...
Wicked: For Good Pre-Screening Singalong – Presented with Des Moines Performing Arts
- Sun, Nov 23
Sun, Nov 23 @ 6:00 pm: Join us for a singalong and themed cocktails before the show!
Director: Jon M. Chu Run Time: 197 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode
You will be changed.
It’s a Wonderful Life – Presented with the State Historical Society of Iowa
- Thu, Dec 11
Thu, Dec 11 @ 7:00 pm: Special post-screening discussion with State Curator Hanna Howard
Director: Frank Capra Run Time: 130 min. Release Year: 1946
Starring: Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers, Donna Reed
It's a wonderful laugh! It's a wonderful love!
The Metropolitan Opera: Andrea Chénier – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
- Sat, Dec 13
Sat, Dec 13 @ 12:00 pm: Live in HD!
Director: Daniele Rustioni Run Time: 211 min. Release Year: 2025
Giordano’s passionate tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and...
The Metropolitan Opera: I Puritani – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
Director: Marco Armiliato Run Time: 227 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: Italian
When it comes to beautiful melodies, captivating coloratura and virtuoso vocal fireworks, few operas can match Bellini’s I...
The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
Director: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Run Time: 312 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: German
The electrifying Lise Davidsen tackles one of the ultimate roles for dramatic soprano: the Irish princess Isolde in...
The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
Director: Timur Zangiev Run Time: 245 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: Russian
Soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation...
The Metropolitan Opera: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
Director: Deborah Colker, Yannick Nézet-Séguin Run Time: 158 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: Spanish
American composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s first opera, a magical-realist portrait of Mexico’s painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and...