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Exciting News = Recruitment

So following our post last week about looking for a Project and Tour Production Coordinator we’re pleased to say there’s some more recruitment afoot! Following the happy news that I’m expecting a new baby we are starting to recruit for my maternity cover. We are looking for an exceptional individual to lead on all operational, administrative,…
We’re Recruiting! Project and Tour Production Coordinator

Job Description Post: Project and Tour Production Coordinator Reports to: Executive Director Line Management: N/A Purpose In collaboration with the rest of the Mimbre team to lead on the practical production of several exciting Mimbre projects and work with the Artistic Director and Project Administrator to deliver the 2016 summer tour. Projects include a major…
Polymer

We went to the Udderbelly festival to watch the national circus’ graduate show: Polymer, which was directed by our very own Lina Johansson. Last year, she worked with the same group of very talented circus performers and brought us Mergence. This year, Polymer builds on the elements of the past show – bringing us a performance that showcases…
Tour Chronicles: Waddesdon Manor, 20 – 21 June

Having done art A level at school, I was ecstatic to be performing right in front of a Henry Moore sculpture! The bench fit into the surroundings beautifully and despite a terrible forecast we managed to perform 3 and a half times out of four, which was really lucky. The audiences really enjoyed the piece…
Tour Chronicles: Bremen La Strada, 13-14 June 2015

A few weeks ago the ladies set out on the long journey to La Strada Festival in Bremen. I hadn’t heard of the festival before but as it turns out La Strada is the biggest street performance festival in Germany, setting a stage for innovative street theatre and cirque nouveau. It’s been running for 21 years…
Theatre Delicatessen | Shelter Me

Last week we headed down to the Guardian old office on Farringdon road to watch Circumference’s Shelter Me. We were all very excited to watch the show, and it completely met our expectations! The show is on until the 12th of July and if you haven’t made your was down there, we highly recommend you…
Thank you Twitter!

A few days ago I went through our twitter feed and downloaded many cool pictures from Bench taken by fans throughout the tour! Thought it would be nice to share some of them on here, and also take a moment to thank the lovely people who come watch the show, leave a comment on Facebook/twitter/email/in…
Polymer is almost here!

Lina has been away for most of June to work with 18 third year students from the National Centre for Circus Arts on their graduation show. Last year she worked with the same group and together they devised the amazing spectacle “Mergence“. (If you didn’t get the opportunity to watch Mergence you can find photos here…
Film Makers – Pitch Us!

We are known for the highly visual and poetic nature of our performances and have established a visual brand in our print media and publicity images that is very successful at promoting our work. Until now we have had less success with our promotional videos and we want to change that. We are looking to…
Tour Chronicles: Fries Straat Festival Holland, 30-31 May 2015 (Updates)

The girls had a great time in Holland, despite being stuck in Antwerp for hours with two toddlers in the van and then some rain in Holland! They managed to perform 3 out of 4 shows, and apparently the kids were the most amazing travel partners! And the usual monkeying around! We also received some…