Projects
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Looking Back at Orfeo
I wanted to throw a glance back at the amazing and intense production of Orfeo which I was part of this winter, clearly not having learnt anything from the story (if only Orfeo wouldn’t have looked back at Eurydice they would have lived happily ever after…), with some thoughts and reflections on how this ambitious…
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Photos and thoughts from Bench rehearsals
Director Lina Johansson reflects from the rehearsals of Bench: The idea for Bench started like a small simple frame for a show – a set made as a park bench – allowing us to plant the show in the reality of where it is performed, in a park, street, square and use the reality of…
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Sneak Peak before next week: Creative starting points – how would you respond?
These are the first 3 starting points we will use to create material for our show Time as we develop it next week. How would you respond? On Monday we will do a video call out with some of our visual examples, but if you are already inspired and got ideas; send us your images, videos,…
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Your inspiration, our creation!
How do you perceive time? How do you visualise it? What happens if you slow down or speed up parts of our everyday life? How else can you mess with our perception of time passing? How would you represent this in a visual medium or in words? Can you video a moment from your day that…
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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.…
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Mimbre Circus Central – the biggest hit on Narrow Way!
As already mentioned before on this blog, we had such a great time organising and celebrating Mimbre Circus Central, our very first self-curated festival on central Hackney’s Narrow Way in early September, and we are VERY proud of all the fantastic feedback we’ve since received! For example, Hackney Today writes: “The latest in in a programme of…
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Support Sabrina in her Race For Life
Sabrina, also known as Ravi’s Mum, is running 5k in Finsbury Park in the memory of her mother. All the money she raises will go towards Cancer Research UK. For more information: www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/sabrinalobo Well done Sabrina!!
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Mimbre T-Shirts
Our T-shirt making day with Billy was a great success! Thanks so much for all your time and effort and your designs were amazing.
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Breaking Convention at Sadler’s Wells
On the weekend Mimbre Youth Company (MYC) went to Breaking Conventions at Sadler’s Wells. They got to see the big stage, where they will perform later in the year and Kieran even got to try it out. He was selected by Jonzi D to come up on stage and show off his moves in front…
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WE’RE BACK!!
It was our first session back yesterday, 23rd April, and I had a lovely time with the Milton Garden Groups. Lina and Frank organised a great workshop with games and races, which was really fun. The older group even danced around the hall with their eyes closed. If you can do that then you can go…