Sharing performance practice, creative life hacks and tiny moments of whimsy…
17 May 2021
The Dragon, The Princess, & The Wizard is a magical bedtime story for children. written by Enid Hathaway and narrated by Louise Ashcroft. At the heart of the story is the belief that we are more than our fear and that friendship transforms. To del …
12 May 2021
Rhyme & Reason present A New Beginning, a celebration of seasonal verse for our times. As our countryside and gardens uncurl into spring, so too do our villages, towns and cities. Join us as we step out and celebrate the fresh blooms of a new begin …
16 December 2020
Straight Talking: Words to find your way in an unreal world Throughout this year, I have been converting a walk-in store cupboard in my house to a vocal booth where I can record voiceover. The room is at the end of the hallway. A white Victorian panell …
3 December 2020
Rhyme & Reason present RING OUT THE OLD, RING IN THE NEW: a twilight celebration of seasonal verse for our times. Charge your glass (or mug!) with your favourite wee dram, and join us on Zoom as we share poems of solace and celebration. From Shakes …
30 October 2020
#dr-margery-knight, news, lockdown
In Lockdown 1, I collaborated with the Victoria Gallery & Museum (VG&M) to create a relaxed concert to reach out to their audience amidst the height of the pandemic. Blending music, painting, botany, poetry and film, Time was away and somewhere …
31 July 2020
#dr-margery-knight, performancepractice, lockdown
Song and seaweed. They are not what you’d call naturally occurring. However, in my world they have occurred twice. They first came together in BurtonNitta’s, The Algae Opera (2011), where I created the role of Evalga, the algae opera singer who produce …
22 July 2020
I created a mix tape. It’s for whoever finds it and feels attracted to its playfulness. Those moments where genres bend, blend and juxtapose to… Words that soothe. Beats that groove. Tunes that propose a shimmy. Dare a toe tap. Invite a finger click. I …
5 June 2020
#dr-margery-knight, news, lockdown
Culture Bite Concert Series, Victoria Gallery and Museum, Liverpool The University of Liverpool’s Department of Music and the VG&M present a new way of enjoying ‘Relaxed Concerts’ from the comfort of your own home. On the first Friday of each mon …
15 May 2020
#dr-margery-knight, news, lockdown
LightNight is Liverpool’s free one-night arts festival where over 100 organisations open their doors to share world-class culture in the form of events, performances, talk and workshops. This year the festival has gone online. The theme is HOME which h …
26 November 2019
The Algae Opera was presented in London as part of the RA Lates: Deep Earth on 23 November 2019. For those that ‘dined’ with us, here’s a reminder as to the late-night specials sampled… BurtonNitta’s The Algae Opera is a performance art piece in the gu …
