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 …
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 …
18 November 2019
#performancepractice, the-algae-opera
The six steps to creating an operatic character. The Algae Opera is a micro-opera that required the creation of a character living in a future world. Rather than rocking up to the rehearsal to scour the score for clues, we built the future state and c …
19 September 2019
#new-organs-of-creation, performancepractice
BurtonNitta’s ‘New Organs of Creation’ was first presented at The Science Gallery’s 2019 exhibition, ‘Spare Parts.’ in London. The performance aspect of the project received its world premiere on the 8 May 2019 in the Science Gallery Theatre. Read on t …
2 May 2019
#new-organs-of-creation, performancepractice
BurtonNitta’s ‘New Organs of Creation’ receives its world premiere on the 8 May 2019 at the Science Gallery, London. Read on to understand what their approach means for the evolution of song and performance practice. Song unites. When the opening chord …
