On 24th March amidst bunting and balloons, a team of avid circus fans were preparing to dazzle friends and family with the skills they had been learning on Mimbre's Youth Programme. As the buzz was building, scarves were being tied, costumes adjusted and face paint and...
This position is from 2018 and now closed. Mimbre seeks an experienced Lighting Technician and Relighter and a Production Electrician to work on our new production, The Exploded Circus. Please note these are two separate positions for different periods of time. The Exploded Circus will tour with a...
Mimbre is a female-led acrobatic theatre company. We make contemporary circus shows that fuse narrative with breathtaking movement. We are currently working on our new production: The Exploded Circus, an all-female contemporary circus production that uses the scene of a devastated circus and its performers as...
We're incredibly pleased and excited to announce the cast for our upcoming show The Exploded Circus. We work with astonishing women to tell powerful visual stories. In The Exploded Circus we will continue to push the boundaries of physical work with a cast made up of...
What is circus? I don’t have an answer and I really don’t care. But many people do, bending themselves into shapes a contortionist would envy to try and define this vibrant, richly diverse, fabulously eccentric art. The questions come as fast as the blades from...
By Lina Johansson I love circus – doing it, creating shows with it and teaching it. With my work I try to share the beauty of circus and I also try to use it in ways where I hope it might make a difference, however little:...
Mimbre seeks both an experienced Circus Rigger and a Technical Stage Manager to work with us on the creation and tour of Mimbre’s new production, The Exploded Circus. Both are freelance roles over various dates from 19th February 2018 until November 2018. The Exploded Circus will tour...
On behalf of everyone at Mimbre, we wish all our company friends a beautiful holiday season and a wonderful new year. Here's to a break filled with warmth, comfort and good cheer! We've been lucky to have an exciting year filled with amazing projects and fantastic collaborators. Scroll...
We're really chuffed to have been included in a contemporary circus exhibition at the Rydal Museum in Sweden! Thanks Louise for thinking of us!...
Last year Mimbre was given the Superbuffo award, an award created by comedian and artist Tony Caradonna in 2005. It's now grown to be the biggest honour you can get within the outdoor arts. Last year, we were handed the award (which is a lovely...