Lissy Lovett

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,…
Touring to Australia

We’ve just got back from our trip to Australia and it was wonderful. DO NOT miss this show! It’s called Weight(less). It is symbolic and POWERFUL! […] this is the one that had me bawling! It is PHENOMONAL!!! Thank you so much to the Fremantle International Street Arts Festival for having us – after over…
Easter Hip Hop Dance Intensive

We loved our Hip Hop Dance Intensive a couple of weeks ago. From one of the organisers: Each day the participants were led by a different dance tutor, they all taught a different style of hip hop or under the umbrella term for hip hop. I selected the tutors with support from my dance tutor.…
Weight(less) Access Materials 2026

Here are the access support materials for our 2026 tour of Weight(less). If you find these helpful, or have ideas on how we could improve on them, we would love to hear from you! Easyread Audio intro
Tuk week 2026

We recently spent a week training with Tuk Frederiksen, an experienced acrobat and coach (from Cie XY) who specialises in working with group collectives. Tuk supported the core team in refining and developing their trio technique, while also leading three afternoon sessions with Mimbre’s wider group of associated acrobats. He created space for everyone to…
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…
Welcome Julia Chan, Weight(less) cast 2026!

We are so happy to welcome our first new cast member for Weight(less) this year: Julia Chan Julia Chan is a circus artist, specialising in group acro, hand-to-hand and acrobatics. Julia has just completed a one year professional development course in circus arts in Scotland. Her previous work has included indoor and outdoor performances, including…
Maiya Leeke’s ‘She dreams. She flies.’

Throughout 2025 and into 2026 we’ve been collaborating with Maiya Leeke to develop new movement language that combines aerial suspension, contemporary dance and the mechanics of her wheelchair. This research has been generously supported twice as a Jerwood Choreographic Research Project funded by Jerwood Foundation and FABRIC. In Maiya’s words: “Dreaming is my superpower. How…
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…