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What do you worry about?

The last question we think had the most interesting responses: we asked the young people at our workshops what it is that worries them the most. One of their biggest worries was their GCSEs, which was not surprising. We are certain however that, with their maturity and intelligence, our young people are going to do…
What does it mean to be human?

We continue our series with the second question. The young people were asked to think about what being human means to them (something a bit more broad and warm this time). The answers were truly heartwarming and show how observant young people are. The pictures read: Being creative, being tolerant, to be yourself have fun…
What would you rebuild?

In the past few months we’ve asked the young people taking part in our workshops a series of questions. We were really curious to find out their answers as they related to our show’s themes. They were so inspiring that we’ve been using some of the answers as inspiration points as we work on our…
Administrator and Communications Officer

This position is from 2018 and now closed. Mimbre seeks a full time Administrator and Communications Officer to support the company in its marketing aims, as well as run our office alongside other administration duties. Download the Administrator and Communications Officer Application Pack to find out more about our work, the position and how to apply. Deadline…
Roundhouse Street Circus Exchange

On 3rd April four members of Mimbre’s Youth programme had the honour of joining some of London’s most fun and adventurous Youth Circus Pioneers as part for the Street Circus Exchange hosted by the Roundhouse. Our team of intrepid tumblers were treated to DJ classes where they learnt to mix and scratch, parkour, free running…
Youth Programme End of Term Celebration

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 glitter applied. The doors of Milton Gardens Community Hall…
Lighting Tech & Production Electrician positions

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 self-standing rig to theatre venues, circus tents…
Pitch for our microsite

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 an allegory to explore themes around change, belonging and…
Cast for The Exploded Circus

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 six versatile circus artists: Alice Allart on trick bike…
Circus 250

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 the knife thrower. Does circus have to include a physical…