18 Dec Season’s greetings
A world of good wishes to you and yours from everyone at Mimbre. We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for your support and wish you the very best for the new year!...
A world of good wishes to you and yours from everyone at Mimbre. We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for your support and wish you the very best for the new year!...
Thanks to your amazing support, we have changed our funding target from £2,000 to £5,000! We hope to raise enough money to support our entire program next term. This means: 80 young people engaged, 60 hours of training, 5 public performances (informal) & 1 thrilled Mimbre...
So far we have focused our story on one of our youth groups ("the Tuesday group"). We thought we would just be able to raise funds for that class, but after seeing how much we matter for our community, we have decided to try to...
On Tuesday morning we launched a crowd funding campaign on indiegogo to help secure the future of 2 out of 5 of our youth classes. We conservatively specified a £2,000 target, thinking we could only manage to raise that amount. We did not, in our...
We are running a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for our brilliant youth program! To donate, watch the video or spread the word click here! #handstand4hackney Supporting our campaign through the first 3 day, is crucial, as it would help get Indiegogo pick up the campaign...
We are delighted to announce Mimbre's exciting plans for Spring & Summer 2016 with 2 shows available to go on tour! Our new show If I Could I Would will premier in May and will go on the road with Bench- back by popular demand! If I Could I would -...
The speakers and their keynotes are finally revealed - you can find more info here! James Earls: Writer, lecturer and bodyworker specialising in Myofascial Release and Structural Integration. Emma Redding: Head of Dance Science at Trinity Laban. James Wellington: Director, Perform Health Ltd. Performing Arts Physiotherapist. Edel Quin: Programme Leader...
For the past few years Mimbre has been exploring the delicate balance between pushing the performer's body to the limit, while sustaining a level of fitness and remaining injury free. Through our research we aim to find ways to improve technical training, prevent injuries, promote circus performer's health,...
We went to the Udderbelly festival to watch the national circus' graduate show: Polymer, which was directed by our very own Lina Johansson. Last year, she worked with the same group of very talented circus performers and brought us Mergence. This year, Polymer builds on the elements of the past...
Having done art A level at school, I was ecstatic to be performing right in front of a Henry Moore sculpture! The bench fit into the surroundings beautifully and despite a terrible forecast we managed to perform 3 and a half times out of four, which...