Premiere of Global Science Opera 2023 – Unfold the Universe
On November 20th, at 1 pm, Portuguese time, the online premiere of “Unfold the Universe”, the ninth opera of the international project Global Science Opera, took place.
This educational STEAM opera is inspired by data and images from the James Webb Telescope and was made in collaboration with NASA. Thirty-one groups and schools from seventeen countries shared their scientific understanding of astronomy through artistic creations of song, music, dance, acting and eco-art. The 20th of November was chosen for the premiere, as it is the day recognized by the UN as World Children's Day. Both the Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) and the Convention on the Rights of Children (1989) were approved on this day.
The link from which it was possible to watch the premiere, and which will remain free for all interested parties, is:
https://vimeo.com/886908402?share=copy
Video of the work of students from Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz
https://youtu.be/WHPgGgq8cs4
Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz embraced, for the third consecutive year, the challenge of participating in this initiative whose objectives were:
- Promote creative collaboration between sciences and arts;
- Increase knowledge about Astronomy;
- Discover the images obtained by the James Webb telescope;
- Stimulate curiosity and scientific thinking;
- Create an artistic performance with students.
The work team included the Clube de Ciências Experimentais de Física e Química, Projeto A guitarra e os cordofones madeirenses, Biology and Geology and students from years 11 and 12. A dramatization was created that will be part of this collaborative opera. The official song for this work featured the voices of students from our school.
Technical form of the participation of Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz.
Research work and script writing: students and teachers involved.
Students:
Interpretation: Beatriz Franco, Francisca Madeira, João Francisco Caires, Rosário Pestana, Tatiana Faria
Singing: Francisca Madeira, Laura Silva, Rosário Pestana
Teachers: António Freitas, Cecília Ferreira, Conceição Campanário, Elisabete Chaves, Fernanda Freitas, Lídia Lira, Marco Ribeiro, Teresa Visinho: António Freitas, Cecília Ferreira, Conceição Campanário, Elisabete Chaves, Fernanda Freitas, Lídia Lira, Marco Ribeiro, Teresa Visinho
Filming, mixing and video editing: António Freitas
