Scottish Opera will start a chain reaction of creativity in schools across the country as The Big Bang Show explodes into classrooms.

The 30-minute opera for P5-P7 pupils – which they learn and perform in their own schools – explores issues around power and energy.

Joined by Lord Kelvin, Professor Einstein and mother earth figure Gaia, the pupils will bring science out of the lab and onto the stage to find out where energy comes from, how we get it, how we use it, and what effect it has on all of us. Accompanied by songs such as ‘Fission Chips’ and ‘Dig It’, the cast will also explore how the sun, wind and waves can help keep Scotland moving and the what fuel they need to keep their own bodies going.

Scottish Opera Director of Education Jane Davidson said ‘The Big Bang Show not only introduces the children to opera and helps them develop their creativity; it’s designed to work in line with the Curriculum for Excellence to enhance what they’re already being taught in their classrooms. You can see the children really enjoy learning and performing the opera and we’re sure it’ll get a great reaction from pupils, teachers and parents alike.’

Seven thousand pupils across Scotland will take part in the The Big Bang Show and have already begun learning the songs and music. A team of arts education specialists and performers will then spend a day with pupils to prepare them for a performance in their school for friends, family and classmates.

Performances take place across the country between January and June 2012, including schools in Fort William, Blablair, Aviemore, Inverness, Keith, Elgin and Mosstodloch.

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Source: Scottish Opera