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Pupils from across Nottinghamshire rehearsing at Arnold Hill School

With one foot in the world of performance and the other in the world of science, Science on Stage is a creative enterprise programme aimed at engaging young people in science through performance. The programme has been running in the County for the past 13 years and has engaged with over 5,000 young people over this period. Over a period of 8 months in each year, Science on Stage works with groups of young people, from primary and secondary schools, in developing a performance including dance, music and drama with scientific themes, which in the past have included photosynthesis, evolution, gases and quantum mechanics.

The programme is managed by two retired Nottinghamshire teachers who give their time free of charge and engage professional artists in the performance at a minimal cost.Designer Isobelle Riley, with one of the amazing costumes for the new inhabitants of planet earth, which appear at the end of Albedo

The May 2009 performance 'Albedo', will include a choral repertoire and dance from the New English Contemporary Ballet, with a focus on the theme of global warming through the examination of the disappearance of the polar ice cap and its consequences. Ten schools are participating with approximately 250 performers in total and an anticipated audience of 1000.

Schools and organisations participating in the 2009 performance


Schools and groups:

  • Carlton Digby School, Mapperley
  • Arno Vale Junior School, Woodthorpe
  • Willow Farm Primary School, Gedling
  • John Clifford Primary School, Beeston
  • Ernehale Infant School, Arnold
  • Joseph Whitaker School, Mansfield
  • Minster School, Southwell
  • Redhill School, Arnold
  • Sutton Centre Community College
  • Selston Arts and Community College
  • Roo's misfits (a Nottingham dance troupe)

Community organisations:

  • In Accord Chamber Choir and guests
  • Science on Stage Youth Choir
  • Flying High School of Dance and Drama
  • Stiff Legged Derrick (rock band)

Professional performance support

  • The New English Contemporary Ballet
  • David Butterworth (organ)
  • Carolyn Davis, with team of percussionists
  • Isabelle Riley/Phillipa Riley (Costume)

For further information, please contact:

Lynne Marshall
tel: 0115 977 72057
e-mail: lynne.marshall@nottscc.gov.uk

or

Hilary Porter
tel: 0115 977 72146
e-mail: hilary.porter@nottscc.gov.uk

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