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  • I PARTICIPATED IN A 4-DAY DEVISING WORKSHOP…

    I PARTICIPATED IN A 4-DAY DEVISING WORKSHOP…

    This is a guest post by Alison Halstead. Alison is a Mimbre Associate Performer, and a British-born, American-raised, professionally-trained actor. This article originally appeared on her blog 4 foot 6, on…

  • SUFFRAGETTE CIRCUS

    SUFFRAGETTE CIRCUS

    This is a re-post by The Virtuoso. This article originally appeared on The Virtuoso, on March 1st 2016. Today, a story that has nothing to do with science or literature,…

  • ​A FEW YEARS BACK…

    ​A FEW YEARS BACK…

    This is a guest post by Alison Halstead. Alison is a Mimbre Associate Performer, and a British-born, American-raised, professionally-trained actor. This article originally appeared on her blog 4 foot 6, on…

  • Caroline Norton and the Married Women’s Property Act

    Caroline Norton and the Married Women’s Property Act

    Before rape within marriage was made a crime in 1994, before the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act made it illegal to discriminate against women at work, before women were given the…

  • Sawdust and sisterhood

    Sawdust and sisterhood

    This is a guest post by Flora Herberich. Flora has worked in circus in a range of roles from performer to producer; she’s currently circus associate at Jacksons Lane. This…

  • Now booking Mimbre masterclass
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    Now booking Mimbre masterclass

    Masterclass: High physicality in a theatrical setting Who it’s for Circus performers, physical theatre performers, dancers and actors interested in mixing physicality, theatre and narrative. What to expect Bodies flying, falling, stacking…

  • WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH In East London

    WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH In East London

    Women’s History Month Diary in East London Thank you to Alternative Arts for putting this together Please visit the website for full programme DAILY DIARY – March 1 Opening of Women’s History Month…

  • Women’s History Month

    Women’s History Month

    In honour of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day on the 8th March, we will be posting a series of blogs featuring women that have made HERstory, stories from…

  • Mimbre on the shoulders of migrants
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    Mimbre on the shoulders of migrants

    By Lina Johansson, Joint Artistic Director Mimbre For #1DayWithoutUs – celebrating the contribution of migrants to UK, I thought it appropriate to share Mimbre’s story – which is utterly balanced…