We recently spent a week training with Tuk Frederiksen, an experienced acrobat and coach (from Cie XY) who specialises in working with group collectives. Tuk supported the core team in refining and developing their trio technique, while also leading three afternoon sessions with Mimbre’s wider...
We are really happy to announce our second new Associate Director: Arielle Lauzon! Arielle first worked with Mimbre on our 2018 tour of The Exploded Circus and we are really excited to have her on board with us for the next year. Arielle is a uniquely...
To complete our Weight(less) cast for 2026, along with Julia Chan and Silvia Fratelli we have Rebecca Solomon. And not content just with that, Rebecca will also be one of Mimbre’s new Associate Directors! Rebecca is an award-winning choreographer, theatre maker-director and circus artist. Starting as a...
We are so happy to welcome our first new cast member for Weight(less) this year: Julia Chan Julia Chan is a circus artist, specialising in group acro, hand-to-hand and acrobatics. Julia has just completed a one year professional development course in circus arts in Scotland. Her...
Mimbre Artistic Director, Silvia Fratelli, will be teaching a workshop at London's Tripspace on Saturday 7th February 2026. Book now The workshop will focus on a mix of movement, acrobatics, partner techniques and creative approaches in how these skills can be used in different choreographic ways. The...
Throughout 2025 and into 2026 we’ve been collaborating with Maiya Leeke to develop new movement language that combines aerial suspension, contemporary dance and the mechanics of her wheelchair. This research has been generously supported twice as a Jerwood Choreographic Research Project funded by Jerwood Foundation...
Look at these three Mimbre Youth Christmas elves bringing acrobatic magic this festive season! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s9MSoEbrJfw As we come to the end of 2025 we’re reflecting on all we have achieved this year. As one of the UK’s leading outdoor touring companies we continued to smash gendered expectations with...
We are recruiting for a ground-based circus performer with acrobalance skills, specifically a middle ideally with some basing experience, who identifies as female or non-binary. The performer will join us for our next outdoor tour of Weight(less), a production created in 2024 and touring since. Mimbre...
We’ve loved sharing Weight(less) with audiences this summer, so we’re delighted to announce that it will be back on tour in 2026 - and we’re now open for bookings! After an incredible response from audiences and a rewarding collaboration with the brilliant clown-director Claire Ducreux, we can’t wait...
At the end of this year Lina Johansson is stepping down as Mimbre’s Joint Artistic Director. After 26 successful years with the company she co-founded, Mimbre is proud to celebrate the incredible journey and contributions of Lina Johansson, as she prepares to take a step...