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The Global Science Opera (GSO) is a creative education initiative that combines science, art, technology, and education in a global network of scientists, art and education institutions and projects. Using digital interaction, schools, universities and art and institutions from over 30 participating countries perform and live-stream Global Science Opera performances. One team in each participating country is invited to develop a two-minute scene for the opera, with all the scenes being performed together on a designated date as a continuous, real-time event that viewers can watch online.

History
Global Science Opera began in May 2014 as a collaboration between the European Commission’s CREAT-IT project and representatives of following the initiatives: Their idea for the first Global Science Opera production, “SkyLight”, was proposed to the International Astronomical Union as an official initiative of the International Year of Light 2015. After the proposal’s approval in July 2014, a network of institutions in 38 countries, encompassing schools, universities, operas, and science and art institutions, were invited to participate in the first GSO production. Preparation took place between July 2014 and October 2015, based on a flat hierarchy infrastructure and the philosophy “Democracy, respect and friendship was, and will be, the heart of this community.” In 2016, GSO was announced as a flagship initiative of the European Commission’s project “Developing an Engaging Science Classroom (CREATIONS)” and is a Case Study in the Norwegian Research Council’s project “Integrating Science of Ocean’s, Physics and Education (iSCOPE)”.
 * Write a Science Opera (WASO): A creative approach to science and art inquiry in schools, developed at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
 * The Galileo Teacher Training Program (GTTP) and Global Hands-On Universe (GHOU): Global networks of science teachers
 * Distance Learning: ICT-based connections amongst rural schools, led by Professor Petros Stergiopoulos at the educational organization Ellinogermaniki Agogi in Athens, Greece

Productions
SkyLight

“SkyLight” was performed on October 3rd 2015 in collaboration with Lunar Mission One, as part of World Space Week 2015. The theme of Cosmic Light was provided by Dr. Rosa Doran, and the artwork for the “SkyLight” poster was provided by space and nature photographer Babak Tafreshi. The science opera was live-streamed by the 31 participating countries, including schools, universities, art institutions and volunteers, and coincided with the final conference of the CREAT-IT project. SkyLight – a Global Science Opera” was screened during the International Year of Light 2015 closing ceremony and film festival in the Centro de convenciones de Yucatán, Mexico.

Presentations of SkyLight

Ghost Particles

Global Science Opera’s second production, Ghost Particles, was performed globally on November 19th 2016 by 20 participating countries and streamed online by TV Haugaland. The chosen scientific theme was ‘particle physics’, with the opera exploring the science and discoveries of Higgs Boson, Neutrinos and Photons. Ghost Particles’ official poster artwork was inspired by Dr. Michael Hoch of the CERN Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment’s ‘art@CMS’ education and outreach program, with the opera incorporating a virtual visit to CMS. The scientific concept was provided by Dr. Sofoklis Sotiriou (Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Greece). The 2016 GSO also involved the cooperation of the European Commissions’ Horizons 2020 Project CREATIONS cooperated and is a research focus for the Norwegian Research Council’s project “iSCOPE”.

Moon Village

The 2017 Global Science Opera will be Moon Village will involve 25 countries and be streamed online December 13th. It will explore the process, science and technology of the European Space Agency’s Moon Village. The production will be working in cooperation with Horizon’s 2020 project CREATIONS, Norwegian Research Council’s iSCOPE and the European Commission’s Erasmus+ project, “Agents of Change (SPACE)”.