Hackney Activities

New Term for Youth Programme

Street Dance & Acrobatics Classes Mimbre offers classes for young people in Hackney to learn acrobatics and street dance in a safe, fun and supportive environment with professional artists. Tuesdays Milton Gardens Community Centre Shakspeare Walk, Stoke Newington, London N16 8TL The Autumn term will resume from 17th September – 3rd December 2019 (with a break on…
New Term for Youth Programme

Street Dance & Acrobatics Classes Mimbre offers classes for young people in Hackney to learn acrobatics and street dance in a safe, fun and supportive environment with professional artists. Tuesdays Milton Gardens Community Centre Shakspeare Walk, Stoke Newington, London N16 8TL The Spring term will resume from 15th January – 2nd April (with a break on…
Mimbre’s Youth Programme is back!

Street Dance & Acrobatics Classes Mimbre offers classes for young people in Hackney to learn acrobatics and street dance in a safe, fun and supportive environment with professional artists. Tuesdays Milton Gardens Community Centre Shakspeare Walk, Stoke Newington, London N16 8TL The Autumn term will resume from 18th September – 4th December (with a break…
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…
Our crowdfunding campaign is now live!

We have just launched a crowdfunding campaign on JustGiving to raise funds towards our Youth Programme in Hackney. Please make sure that everyone, no matter background and income, can participate in our brilliant acrobatics and street dance programme by donating and/or spreading the word! Every little helps, all efforts big or small are highly appreciated. You can find more…
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 up, a person carrying the weight of another, a person pushing someone else over – all images bursting with meaning. As soon as two people…
Mimbre’s Youth Programme is back for autumn 2016!

Mimbre believes that teaching young people a new acrobatic move or a complicated dance step will help build their confidence, aspirations and perseverance. Mimbre offers classes for young people in Hackney to learn acrobatics and street dance in a safe, fun and supportive environment with professional artists. Through our youth program we teach young people…
The campaign is not over yet!

On Tuesday morning we launched a crowd funding campaign on indiegogo to help secure the future of 2 out of 5 of our youth classes. We conservatively specified a £2,000 target, thinking we could only manage to raise that amount. We did not, in our wildest dreams, think we would achieve this goal in LESS…
Mimbre Youth Program Needs Your Help!

We are running a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for our brilliant youth program! To donate, watch the video or spread the word click here! #handstand4hackney Supporting our campaign through the first 3 day, is crucial, as it would help get Indiegogo pick up the campaign and push it to new people! Mimbre Youth Program …
Face paint & Monsters: End of term community day at Milton Gardens

One of the things I love the most about my job is organising the community days. If you’ve never been to one of ours, you’re really missing out on a big dose of instant happiness. The focus this term was to let the children come up with their own routines, learn how to channel their…