About MCPA

Who We Are

Millennium Center for Performing Arts

Since 2007, Millennium Center for Performing Arts (MCPA) mission is to provide participants of all ages with the strong artistic, intellectual and practical foundation of music and drama. MCPA provides the means to actively explore the beauty, diversity, complexity and challenges of the world around us through the dramatic and musical process. We strive for our artists to develop their own unique creative voice, their imagination and their understanding of music and drama and its role in society.

Our adult day program serves older adults and persons with disabilities who need a higher level of care, but can still benefit from receiving services in a group setting. We offer a unique model of an arts-based alternative social services and enrichment program. The program builds stronger and more viable community through inclusion of so often forgotten members of our society who are part of the diverse fabric of Minnesota’s culture.

What We Do

The components of the adult day care program include the following:

• Conducts an individual needs assessment at the time of admission to determine the person’s range of abilities, needs and interests.
• Provides an active program that meets the daily social, recreational and rehabilitative needs of the person in care.
• Develops an individualized care plan for participants and monitors it regularly, adjusting the plan as necessary.
• Provides referrals to other needed community services.
• Provides a range of in-house services, which may include transportation, meals, health screening and monitoring, educational programs, counseling and rehabilitative service.
• Provides a safe, nurturing environment.
• Uses qualified and well-trained staff.
• Adheres to or exceeds existing state and national standards and guidelines.

Program components include the following:

• Music: This program offers the opportunity to experience music through interactive learning. Using a variety of tools, participants will experience music with their bodies, voices, and instrument play. No musical prerequisite needed.
• Visual Arts: The energy, curiosity and excitement of arts are captured through visual discovery. Collage, assemblage, printmaking, drawing, painting, ceramic and 3-D art are explored in a joyful, creative environment.
• Theater: Dramatic play, story enactment, imagination journeys, theater games, and poetry reading. Periodically participants will showcase their talents at scheduled performances at MCPA or in the community.

Program activities are designed to meet the needs and interests of the participants. MCPA program goals include improving overall quality of life, promoting independence, supporting family caregivers, and building community connections through the transformative power of the performing arts.