Projects
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Audition for female performers
We are looking for two highly talented female circus performers to join us in our next production The Exploded Circus – an all-female contemporary circus production with a highly visual narrative that uses the scene of a devastated circus and its performers as an allegory to explore themes around drastic change, belonging and hope. You can…
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Discover our world (on video)
Summer is (somewhat) officially here and we hope you – like us – have been enjoying the warm weather. To make it even better we’ve put together a few short and sweet videos highlighting some of the amazing projects we’ve worked on this year. (Oh, and a full length opera if you have more time on…
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Exciting times!
We got a Mimbre fantastic spring coming up! Here’s a list of upcoming events, do join us! We’ll be at Women of the World (WOW) Festival on the 12 March with a short extract from our new show, If I could I would in the central bar at Royal Festival Hall, 1.50 pm, more details here! No…
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Composer & Costume Designer update
We are very pleased with all the amazing applicants for the composer and costume design jobs at Mimbre. As of the closing date last week, we received more than 250 applications. We were planning on having a short list and interviews by now – but due to the overwhelming response things have understandably slowed down. We…
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Costume Designer Wanted – Updated again!!
Mimbre is looking for a costume designer to complete the creative team for its upcoming acrobatic show “If I could I would”. The designer would be working in partnership with the Artistic Director to create the costumes for 3 female acrobats.
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Composer Wanted – Updated!!!
Mimbre is looking for a composer to complete the creative team for its upcoming show “If I could I would”. The composer would be working in partnership with the Artistic Director to compose a 30-40 minutes long musical score for the performance.
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Mimbre’s Spring & Summer Show Announcements
We are delighted to announce Mimbre’s exciting plans for Spring & Summer 2016 with 2 shows available to go on tour! Our new show If I Could I Would will premier in May and will go on the road with Bench– back by popular demand! If I Could I would – a self-contained and easy to tour 3 hander – is…
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Acrobatic Symposium
The speakers and their keynotes are finally revealed – you can find more info here! James Earls: Writer, lecturer and bodyworker specialising in Myofascial Release and Structural Integration. Emma Redding: Head of Dance Science at Trinity Laban. James Wellington: Director, Perform Health Ltd. Performing Arts Physiotherapist. Edel Quin: Programme Leader MSc Dance Science at Trinity Laban. Arran…
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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…
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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…
