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THE MISSION OF THE ARTS PROGRAM IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR CONSERVATORY AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE AS ARTISTS.
SPCPA provides rigorous, conservatory based training in Theatre, Musical Theatre, Dance, Instrumental and Vocal Music, Creative Writing, and Visual Arts. Students build strong foundations in technique, artistic practice, creative process, collaboration, and the development and presentation of original work.
Our students learn from working professional artists who bring current artistic practice and real world experience into the classroom. Through daily instruction, master classes, performances, exhibitions, readings, workshops, J-Term intensives, and connections with artists and arts organizations throughout the Twin Cities and beyond, students are challenged to deepen their craft, develop their individual artistic voice, and understand what it means to work as an artist.
At SPCPA, students do more than study the arts. They learn to think, create, collaborate, and work as developing artists.
Take a bow, Senior Dancers! Last night at Red Eye Theater you capped off your year with a stone-cold stunner of a performance in front of a standing room only crowd. Your work here is (almost) done!
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SPCPA Senior Dance Showcase 2026
Join us for an inspiring evening of original choreography at this year’s Senior Dance Showcase! Select SPCPA seniors have created their own works, brought to life by talented 11th and 12th grade dancers in a powerful celebration of artistry, collaboration, and student voice.
At Red Eye Theater, Monday, May 4, at 6:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Some seats remain—don’t miss this opportunity to experience the next generation of dance artists sharing their work on a professional stage – come support these student choreographers and performers!
Tickets here: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/spcpa-senior-project-dance-concert–2026
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SPCPA Students & Alumni Take the Stage!
We are thrilled to celebrate members of our SPCPA community who are bringing their talents to the stage in The Wizard of Oz at Children's Theatre Company!
Congratulations to current students Brody Breen, Aliya Bailey, and Truman Bednar, along with SPCPA alum Bella West, who is also understudying the iconic role of Dorothy. What an incredible opportunity!
The show opens April 21 and runs through June 14, and we couldn’t be more proud to see these artists shining in the professional community.
Let’s show our support—be sure to check out the production and cheer them on!
Tickets: www.childrenstheatre.org
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A glimpse inside Studio 2 a couple weeks ago as our dancers rehearsed for the upcoming Senior Dance Concert.
This piece is being choreographed by senior Sasha Aminking as part of the Dance Department’s senior capstone projects. Each year, SPCPA senior dance majors create original choreography that is performed by 11th and 12th grade dancers from the department, offering students the opportunity to collaborate, create, and perform together.
This year’s Senior Dance Concert will take place at Red Eye Theater in early May with two performances.
More information about tickets coming soon — stay tuned!
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This past Friday, Music from Earth, a music ensemble of 7 vocalists and 2 percussionist presented an eclectic program of songs from around the world for SPCPA students! Inspiration behind this was: 𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫? In 1977, NASA sent the Voyager Golden Record into space, a golden disc filled with Earth’s music, languages, and heartbeat. No orchestra. No electric guitars. Just voices and drums, the most universal instruments on Earth.
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Every Thursday this semester, 30 of our 11th–12th grade Theatre students step a block and a half from campus into a professional theater for a three-hour stagecraft class at Park Square Theatre.
Yesterday’s focus: lighting—what a lighting designer does, how light shapes mood and story across different kinds of shows, and hands-on learning with professional instruments as they’re hung and focused.
Huge thanks to Park Square Theatre, and to the Minnesota State Arts Board for supporting this partnership. As a performing arts school, we don’t have the full technical infrastructure of a pro house—so having a world-class theater two blocks away in downtown St. Paul is a gift. Our students are learning the technical side of theater where it actually happens.
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