Lissy Lovett

Interview with Yi-Chun Liu

For our new production Lifted, we are working with three guest choreographers to mix our trademark acrobalance movement and techniques with new styles. This week was our first of these, and we have been having a great time experimenting with Countertechnique with Yi-Chun Liu from Peeping Tom. We caught up with her to ask her some…
Mimbre Perform at Dior Paris Fashion Show

Mimbre was invited by Maria Grazia Chiuri, Creative Director of the Dior women’s collections, to participate in the spring-summer 2019 haute couture show at Paris Fashion Week. 18 female acrobats took to the runway for the specially commissioned and choreographed performance for Christian Dior’s Spring Summer 2019 (SS19) show at the Musée Rodin. Maria Grazia Chiuri…
New Term for Youth Programme

Street Dance & Acrobatics Classes Mimbre offers classes for young people in Hackney to learn acrobatics and street dance in a safe, fun and supportive environment with professional artists. Tuesdays Milton Gardens Community Centre Shakspeare Walk, Stoke Newington, London N16 8TL The Spring term will resume from 15th January – 2nd April (with a break on…
Arielle Lauzon on Shakespeare

With Fierce Sisters heading to New Place in just a weeks time, we caught up with Arielle Lauzon, fresh off tour with The Exploded Circus, for a quick chat about her experiences playing one of Shakespeare’s most fierce women. Q. What was your first experience of Shakespeare? A. My first accurate experience of Shakespeare was only…
Cast Announcement: Fierce Sisters

We are thrilled to announce the cast for Fierce Sisters, coming to Shakespeare’s New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon from 11th-15th December. Performance devised by company. Writing by Madi Maxwell-Libby, Reece Lyons, Arielle Lauzon and William Shakespeare. Directed by Lina Johansson. Katherine – Taming of the Shrew Arielle Lauzon: From the age of six, Arielle knew that she…
Auditions for Female Bases and Middles

This position is from 2018 and now closed. AUDITION FOR THREE (working title) FOR FEMALE BASES AND MIDDLES We are looking for a base or middle/second acrobalance performer to join us for our next outdoor production Three (working title), creation early 2019 and summer tour. About Three (working title): Mimbre are creating a brand new…
Casting Call!

This position is from 2018 and now closed. AUDITION FOR ‘FIERCE SISTERS’ Mimbre is looking for three new performers for our immersive theatre production Fierce Sisters. Fierce Sisters will take place in Stratford-upon-Avon from 10th – 15th December 2018, with rehearsals in London w/c 3rd December 2018. Performer 1: Female slam poetry/rap/spoken word artist. We…
Goodbye Summer ☀️ Hello Autumn 🍂

We hope you have had a lovely summer, and enjoyed the fantastic weather. Here at Mimbre, we have been keeping busy, touring The Exploded Circus around the country, as well as taking on some exciting new projects. New Term for Mimbre Youth Programme Mimbre’s acrobatics and street dance classes for young people in Hackney returned…
Mimbre’s Youth Programme is back!

Street Dance & Acrobatics Classes Mimbre offers classes for young people in Hackney to learn acrobatics and street dance in a safe, fun and supportive environment with professional artists. Tuesdays Milton Gardens Community Centre Shakspeare Walk, Stoke Newington, London N16 8TL The Autumn term will resume from 18th September – 4th December (with a break…
Roll up, Roll up!

Roll up, Roll up! The circus is coming to town and you’re invited to meet the characters from Mimbre’ new show The Exploded Circus. The show opens into the moment where an explosion has been frozen in time, the remnants of a big top caught mid-air – with everything from circus ring, sequins and fairground…