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nancy  knowles

SINGER, ACTRESS, ARTIST, POET

“Having made my name touring internationally as a singer, behind the scenes I am a creator who wears many hats. I paint, make masks, write poetry and plays. My latest passion is A GIFT OF MADNESS, a solo play which brings together these varied talents in a telling of my own family’s story of art, love and trauma.”
— Nancy Knowles



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PERFORMING

I tour internationally as a mezzo-soprano, singing contemporary art song with composer/guitarist Frank Wallace as Duo LiveOak. I also write and perform one-woman plays with music and masks. MORE…



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ART

Having grown up surrounded by art (my mother was a painter, my brother is a sculptor/painter), I have always been a visual artist. Photography and painting are my teachers in music, acting and all things creative. MORE…



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POETRY

Living in the country in a rambling 1789 farmhouse, writing poems in my chickenhouse studio is an anchor in life. Poetry is the starting point of my solo plays, and many have found their way into art songs. MORE…

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Mama Mask

THE LIFE OF A MASK

I made this “Mama” mask for LiveOak and Company’s dramatic production THE LOST SPINDLE, which we toured internationally to much acclaim in the early 1990s. The show was a colorful commedia-dell’arte play with…[read more]

Venice Water

MANY HATS

At the beach one afternoon, my sister-in-law Suzanne (married to my artist brother James) watching me stuff more flotsam and jetsam into my bulging pockets, laughed to a friend: “You know, they just can’t help themselves!” … [read more]

 

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Please contact me here to inquire about BOOKINGS, to request a downloadable PRESS KIT with current photos, or to give FEEDBACK on my work.