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Looking for unique and
memorable performances?

Find out how our bold and breathtaking
style can transform your next event

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Why work with Mandinga?

20 years of history

With over 20 years bringing extraordinary performances to all sorts of locations, we’re experts at adapting to different settings and places.


Highly adaptable

From streets to stadiums, parades to warehouses, engage audiences with our highly skilled performers & jaw-dropping costumes for an unforgettable experience.

Something special

We’ve helped brands and organisations including Kew Gardens,
BBC Teen Awards, BAFTA, Wahaca and more stand out and animate their events.

Discover a world of possibilities

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Brand Activations
and Launches 

Wow clients and customers like never before with spectacular costumes and characters they will never forget. We work directly with a range of corporate clients and businesses, delivering engaging, fun and interactive events that stand out from the crowd!

  • An illuminated skeleton
    © Photography by Jake Davis
  • Two illuminated skeletons waving
    © Photography by Jake Davis
  • A make up artist applies make-up in day of the dead style
    © Photography by Jake Davis

Parades and
Street Parties 

It’s part of our mission to bring magic to every street corner. Whether planning a parade, carnival or street party, we’re experienced partnering with other arts organisations and local authorities to support your vision.

  • A flourescent green and flourescent orange bird in the street
  • A large, elegant lion pupper with grey streamers as a mane
  • A performer in an orange and yellow toucan costume dances past spectators
  • A group of performers dressed in vibrant yellow, orange, red and green costumes look into the camera
  • Green and yellow frog costumes
  • A performer dressed in a pink lotus flower cosutme
  • A group of green and black skeletons dancing
  • A bright lion costume parades in the street
    Photo: Pete Martin
  • A man in a red and white suit and a green and black skeleton dance in the street
    Photo: Pete Martin
  • Three people in wolves costume
    Photo: Brighitta Moser-Clark

“‘Mandinga Arts offer some of the most extraordinary and exciting visual art engagement that I have ever seen. Their processional work is of high quality, immersive and so exquisitely executed.“

Nicky Ezer 
Cultural Event Producer 
Labtech London Ltd, Camden Market 

Parties and Receptions

Looking for a special twist on your next event? Sprinkle some Mandinga magic over your next office party, surprise guests for a birthday, wedding reception or any kind of celebration!

  • A carnival performer with a large orange headress frames her face with her hands and poses for the camera
  • Two people smile with a carnival performer
  • Two women in orange and red carnival costumes pose with their arms held high
  • A woman in purple and orange make up smiles at the camera
  • Piccadilly Circus lit up with a Mandinga event
  • A large red and green skeleton puppet photographed from below
  • A large illuminated red and green skeleton is paraded through the streets

Gigs and Concerts

We’ve been part of chart-topping performances at the BBC Teen Awards and Capital One Summertime Ball, supporting acts such as Jax Jones in front of thousands.

Community Events

We work with community-based organisations throughout the UK to create magical interactive moments. We bring not only high-calibre performances, but our wealth of knowledge on outdoor events to surprise and delight attendees every step of the way. 

  • A row of children dressed as skeletons wave and smile at the camera as they cross a field
  • A child touches the beak the beak of a large bird pupper
  • A performer dressed in a purple ruffled costume with a matching gold and purple headress
  • A performer dressed in an extravagant pineapple costume
  • A performer dressed in an extravagant fruit costume
  • Children touch the beak of a large yellow bird costume
  • children smiling and running towards the camera
  • Performers in large dresses and headresses
  • A child dancing with a skeleton performer

Workshops

Get involved and learn the craft of puppetry and costume-making from our expert designers and artists! We offer workshops for all ages – no previous experience necessary, just enthusiasm and a dose of imagination.

  • A workshop with students at Rose Bruford
  • Children dancing in a circle with performers in costume
  • People posing for a photo in masks after a workshop
  • People posing for a photo in masks after a workshop
  • A man making a large blue prop
  • People modelling big blue, magical masks
  • A workshop
  • A parade of performers with a large red and gold skeleton
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