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Myths and realities
“Censor the body and you censor breath and speech at the same time” – Hélène Cixous, Laugh of the Medusa Historically, the circus has ever been a liminal space, operating…
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Podcasts – from warrior queens to strongwomen
I’m a big fan of podcasts and have been religiously listening to Stuff You Missed in History Class for a while now. I think the podcast is amazing. It’s well…
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Kathrine Switzer, Bobbi Gibb and women who run
In 1967 Kathrine Switzer entered the Boston Marathon. Nothing particularly strange about that you might think, but at that point women weren’t allowed to enter it. Switzer managed to sneak…
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I PARTICIPATED IN A 4-DAY DEVISING WORKSHOP…
This is a guest post by Alison Halstead. Alison is a Mimbre Associate Performer, and a British-born, American-raised, professionally-trained actor. This article originally appeared on her blog 4 foot 6, on…
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SUFFRAGETTE CIRCUS
This is a re-post by The Virtuoso. This article originally appeared on The Virtuoso, on March 1st 2016. Today, a story that has nothing to do with science or literature,…
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A FEW YEARS BACK…
This is a guest post by Alison Halstead. Alison is a Mimbre Associate Performer, and a British-born, American-raised, professionally-trained actor. This article originally appeared on her blog 4 foot 6, on…
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Caroline Norton and the Married Women’s Property Act
Before rape within marriage was made a crime in 1994, before the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act made it illegal to discriminate against women at work, before women were given the…
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Sawdust and sisterhood
This is a guest post by Flora Herberich. Flora has worked in circus in a range of roles from performer to producer; she’s currently circus associate at Jacksons Lane. This…
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Now booking Mimbre masterclass
Masterclass: High physicality in a theatrical setting Who it’s for Circus performers, physical theatre performers, dancers and actors interested in mixing physicality, theatre and narrative. What to expect Bodies flying, falling, stacking…
