Lina Johansson

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…
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…
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…
A Room of Her Own

“There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” Virginia Woolf We are very excited to have developed a new performance and digital installation following our period of research and development last year where we explored the relationship between digital technology and acrobatics. Commissioned by the…
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…
Lina directs ‘Mergence’: a stunning ensemble show at the national Centre for Circus Arts

Don’t miss out on Lina’s show at the national centre for circus arts this weekend! The second year students have been working hard for the past three weeks on Mergence, an ensemble show that ties together different circus disciplines. Show times Thursday 10th July: 19.30 Friday 11th July: 19.30 Saturday 12th July: 15.00…
Meet our new performers!

We’re in the midst of the production of our new show Bench, directed by our Artistic Director Lina Johansson. a show about the everyday dance of life, our urban landscape, and a cavalcade of characters who come and go; viewed through the eyes of a woman who observes, makes friends, confronts or ignores the people…
Kids and Fruit?!

Who said that kids don’t like fruit? An important part of our regular youth classes is the commitment to teach our young people not only acrobatic and street dance moves, but also to discuss healthy eating and living. Therefore we also offer them different kinds of fruit as a “healthy snack” during the class. See below…
In the workshop of Bench’s set designer

You might have already heard… we are in the process of creating a new show called Bench to be premiered next April! This is a very exciting process for everybody involved, including the designers and Artistic Directors! Silvia, one of our Joint Artistic Directors, paid our set designer Michalis Kokkoliadis a visit today to see his first…
Family Day at Milton Gardens

Our young people are getting better and better at acrobatics and street dance and for last week we gave them the challenge to lead an open class! Everyone (including the 4 year-olds) prepared one move to teach, be it a warm-up move, stretch or dance move and the older kids also prepared little routines. They…