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Kids and Fruit?!

Who said that kids don’t like fruit? An important part of our regular youth classes is the commitment to teach our young people not only acrobatic and street dance moves, but also to discuss healthy eating and living. Therefore we also offer them different kinds of fruit as a “healthy snack” during the class. See below…
In the workshop of Bench’s set designer

You might have already heard… we are in the process of creating a new show called Bench to be premiered next April! This is a very exciting process for everybody involved, including the designers and Artistic Directors! Silvia, one of our Joint Artistic Directors, paid our set designer Michalis Kokkoliadis a visit today to see his first…
Family Day at Milton Gardens

Our young people are getting better and better at acrobatics and street dance and for last week we gave them the challenge to lead an open class! Everyone (including the 4 year-olds) prepared one move to teach, be it a warm-up move, stretch or dance move and the older kids also prepared little routines. They…
Lina Johansson on taking part in Gary Clarke’s Lustrum

I am working on Gary Clarke’s Lustrum this week – a project where 15 choreographers makes 5 pieces of work (a solo, duet, trio, quartet and quintet) within 5 days, using each other as performers. The piece you are a performer in is the only one you are not allowed to choreograph for, pretty much…
Mimbre Circus Central Video Online

Finally we got this short video from our festival up and running again after some technical problems. For those of you who weren’t there – take a brief look at what you missed, for those of you who were there – a memory of the last summer day… Enjoy the autumn setting in and leaves…
Another Reason to be Chearful

It will come as no surprise to those of you who know the company off-stage that we are very conscious of our role as a female-led company in the performing arts. We believe everyone, men and women, single or otherwise, parent or not, should have the best chance they can have to pursue the career…
Mimbre Are Auditioning

EXTENDED DEADLINE TO 4TH NOVEMBER AND ADDITIONAL AUDITION DATES! We’re looking for acro-balance performers to come and work with the company on our new show, Bench. We are looking for experienced, female acro-balance performers, middle and base, with a minimum of 2 years professional performing experience, to be part of our show, Bench.…
Mimbre Circus Central – Winning Image of a Beautiful Day

So following on from the amazing success of our first festival, Mimbre Circus Central, you may remember that we were running a photo competition for the best image of the day…and the wondeful winning image is: What a lovely shot from Kirsten, that shows the day in all it’s have-fun-and-get-involved glory! Kirsten has won a Digital…
Bench – Mimbre’s New Show for 2014

‘Bench’ – Mimbre new production 2014 A woman sits on a bench and watches the world pass by…. A Bench: in a park, on the street, in a square; sitting, sleeping, climbing, jumping, meeting, reading, gossiping. Making friends. Ageing. Rejuvenating. Bench is Mimbre’s new show for 2014, an outdoor show with 3 performers, easy to…
Mimbrettes on the Big London Stages

Our Mimbre Artists are on the big stages in London this autumn: Co-founder and Joint Artistic Director Emma Norin stars in The Light Princess at National Theatre which brings together iconic singer-songwriterTori Amos with playwright Samuel Adamson and director Marianne Elliott (Curious Incident, War Horse) in a spectacular coming-of-age story. A dark fairytale about grief, rebellion and the power of love. http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/the-light-princess…