Lissy Lovett

Audition for female performers

We are looking for two highly talented female circus performers to join us in our next production The Exploded Circus – an all-female contemporary circus production with a highly visual narrative that uses the scene of a devastated circus and its performers as an allegory to explore themes around drastic change, belonging and hope. You can…
We’re looking for new Trustees

Mimbre would like to expand its Board and we’re looking for new Trustees from all walks of life who would like to join us at this exciting time. With Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation funding confirmed up until 2022 and an ambitious touring production, The Exploded Circus, planned for 2018, now is the perfect time…
We still have a few places remaining on our youth programme particularly in the youngest and oldest class. Find all the information below and don’t hesitate to get in touch to register! Class info The programme consists of weekly classes aimed at young people aged 4 to 14. The curriculum uses a unique mix of…
Strategic Touring Grant

We are proud to confirm we have been awarded £159,680 by the Arts Council to build new audiences for mid-scale contemporary circus. The project which begins imminently aims to increase and diversify audiences for modern-day circus, culminating in the production and tour of our all-female circus show The Exploded Circus. The project will be delivered…
Thrilled to announce continued support!

Mimbre is extremely pleased to remain a National Portfolio Organisation of Arts Council England in today’s announcements and we look forward to maintaining our contribution to the excellence of the arts in England alongside ACE in the coming years. One of our founding beliefs is that everybody should have access to great art and we…
HOME

In this new project Mimbre would like to explore personal stories about belonging and roots, and investigate past and present relationships with home. This project is part research and part performance where we work directly with communities to explore and gather personal stories on home. The stories will in turn be shared to the public…
The Audience Award

We’re extremely honoured to have been awarded the Audience Award 2017 at Strassentheater Festival at Holzminden, Germany! Thank you everyone for the support and the lovely audience for always being so welcoming!
Summer Internship Programme

Summer Internship Programme Mimbre create nuanced, breath taking and highly-skilled acrobatic theatre. We use circus and dance innovatively as a physical language to illuminate human connections and promote a positive image of women. We are offering a summer internship position for students who would like some practical and administrative experience in the management of a touring…
Women of Norfolk

In the final instalment for our Women’s History Month series, we’re featuring a double entry. The first one is from our Mimbre’s Executive Director (and in–house author extraordinaire)’s mum, Carole Lovett, and is something of a scathing attack on medieval mystic Margery Kempe. We’ll have some more positive thoughts about women afterwards, but in the…
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 on the fringes of society, outside the norm. To enter the Big Top was to enter an alternative paradox: it was a world that was…