Company News

We won a prize!

Last weekend we were performing at the wonderful TAC festival in Valladolid, Spain. We were absolutely thrilled to be awarded a Special Jury Mention: A company that aims to rethink and reclaim the place of women in contemporary circus. In this edition of TAC, Mimbre has once again provided, as it has throughout its career,…
Welcome Arielle Lauzon, our new Associate Director!

We are really happy to announce our second new Associate Director: Arielle Lauzon! Arielle first worked with Mimbre on our 2018 tour of The Exploded Circus and we are really excited to have her on board with us for the next year. Arielle is a uniquely talented acrobatic clown tumbling her way into the hearts…
Welcome Rebecca Solomon, new Associate Director and Weight(less) cast 2026!

To complete our Weight(less) cast for 2026, along with Julia Chan and Silvia Fratelli we have Rebecca Solomon. And not content just with that, Rebecca will also be one of Mimbre’s new Associate Directors! Rebecca is an award-winning choreographer, theatre maker-director and circus artist. Starting as a dancer specialising in authentic jazz era dance such…
Happy Holidays from Mimbre

Look at these three Mimbre Youth Christmas elves bringing acrobatic magic this festive season! As we come to the end of 2025 we’re reflecting on all we have achieved this year. As one of the UK’s leading outdoor touring companies we continued to smash gendered expectations with our production of Weight(less) which toured across the UK and…
Lina Johansson stepping down as Mimbre’s Joint Artistic Director

At the end of this year Lina Johansson is stepping down as Mimbre’s Joint Artistic Director. After 26 successful years with the company she co-founded, Mimbre is proud to celebrate the incredible journey and contributions of Lina Johansson, as she prepares to take a step back as Joint Artistic Director to focus on other ventures.…
Happy Birthday, Silvia!

Today Mimbre’s Joint Artistic Director Silvia Fratelli turns 50, almost exactly at the same time as her 30 years in circus anniversary! We thought it apt to celebrate her with a little retrospective of all the Mimbre projects she has been throwing herself into, both literally and figuratively, since Mimbre began! Happy Birthday Super Silvia,…
Announcing our pilot Associate Director Programme

We are excited to announce Mimbre’s Pilot Associate Director Programme, where we have invited six performers and collaborators to learn more about how our company works and bring fresh eyes to help shape our forward looking plans for the next five years. The programme will include mentoring for all of our supported artists, to support…
Look Mum, Let’s Talk About Disability: One Year Later

In 2024, Mimbre and Daryl & Co. created ‘Look Mum, Let’s Talk About Disability’, a series of six short films tackling some of the most common (and often unspoken) questions about disability—questions we heard time and time again while touring ‘Look Mum, No Hands!’. The project was inspired by our work with young audiences and…
Looking Back At Mimbre’s 2024

It’s time for a super quick round-up of Mimbre’s year before we charge on through to 2025. First of all we’d like to celebrate our shows! In 2024 we had three shows on the road: Our new production Weight(less) – “Such a wonderful show, loved how the personality from characters was shown. I wasn’t expecting to have it…
Mimbre Youth Programme Report

“[T]his simple Mimbre community and classes every Tuesday, has created opportunities for me and my family that would never have been able to experience, so thank you, keep doing what you do, we support you” – Parent 2024 We’re thrilled to share some of the feedback from both parents and students we had during the last…