Lissy Lovett

An Evaluation: looking back at our 2022 tour of Look Mum, No Hands!

Look back at the 2022 tour of our Daryl & Co co-production Look Mum, No Hands! with us! We’re sharing our evaluation of last year’s tour of Look Mum, No Hands!. We hope it will be helpful to share this information to be able to have open discussions about what we are doing as an…
Our approach to: Acrolab 2023 resources

We recently returned from a fantastic week at 101 Outdoor Arts: National Centre for Arts in Public Space where we hosted our Acrolab 2023! The Acrolab was a week-long residency with women and non-binary acrobatic performers, with the aim of developing the practice of acrobalance and group acrobatics in terms of access, inclusion and excellence. Here, we…
Pain management workshop

Mimbre is pleased to share a free online workshop Diving into the pain in acrobatics presented and facilitated by Flexibility Matters Physiotherapy. To sign up please email zsofi@mimbre.co.uk quoting “Online physiotherapy workshop” in your subject line. Please specify which of the sessions you would like to attend and if you have any online access requirements.…
Acrolab 2023 what a week!

We spent a week with 39 wonderful acrobats & physical performers coming through to train, share and create new skills in our #Acrolab2023 at Corn Exchange Newbury & 101 Outdoor Arts Creation Space.There was so much lovely energy and generosity, creativity and strength in one space! Thank you a million to everyone contributing to making this happen!We have not…
A short interview with Daryl Beeton about touring Look Mum, No Hands!

Here’s a short collection of interviews looking at the great support we received from Without Walls. It enabled us to tour our co-production Look Mum, No Hands! in 2022. Catch our collaborator Daryl Beeton of Daryl & Co speak about the show at 1:52.
Foodbank trips with the Mimbre van

For the third year in a row with Lina at its helm, the Mimbre van has been part of doing not only The Hackney Foodbank Christmas rounds but also transporting the meals and donations throughout the whole year. Screenshot text: “Thanks to a brilliant, persistent group of people, RUDE Everyday Sunshine Cafe Xmas Extravagance event…
Acrolab call out

Professional Development Opportunity for three female or non-binary circus, dance and physical theatre performers from backgrounds underrepresented in the arts (see more info below), who are interested in developing their acrobalance and group acrobatics skills in an inclusive and supportive environment with Mimbre’s wider pool of acrobats and 101 Outdoor Arts. Mimbre and 101 Outdoor…
A look at our 2022

From all of us at Mimbre, we’re wishing you Peaceful Holidays! 2022 has not been an easy year for anyone, but we’ve pulled through to a successful end thanks to our fantastic and inspiring collaborators, artists, audiences and supporters! We’ve worked with some amazing collaborators and freelancers over the past 12 months, and we wanted…
Mimbre acrobatics and movement classes at Tripspace

We’re returning to Tripspace in January 2023 to run a series of acrobatics and movement classes. The classes will focus on the discipline of Acrobatic Movement and how to take a healthy approach to this intense training. In these morning classes we will teach a range of specialised acrobatics movements and techniques from Mimbre’s repertoire of tricks…
We’re lighting up Hackney!

“This autumn discover an amazing series of light-based art installations, all created by the people of Hackney.” We’re excited to work with the brilliant creative studio SDNA to light up Hackney next week, will you be able to spot our performers? Find us at Hackney Revealed Illuminated Arts Festival. Shining through the windows of the…