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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Podcasts – from warrior queens to strongwomen
I’m a big fan of podcasts and have been religiously listening to Stuff You Missed in History Class for a while now. I think the podcast is amazing. It’s well…
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Kathrine Switzer, Bobbi Gibb and women who run
In 1967 Kathrine Switzer entered the Boston Marathon. Nothing particularly strange about that you might think, but at that point women weren’t allowed to enter it. Switzer managed to sneak…
