CENTURY: A Whole School Performance

Century, our exciting programme of summer shows in 2023, brings Elmhurst Ballet School’s year-long Centenary celebrations to a close.

The performances promise to spotlight the talents of Elmhurst Ballet School students from the weekend Young Dancers’ Programme, the Lower and Upper School, and the Class of 2023 Elmhurst Ballet Company, our graduate year.

In a range of choreography and styles of dance, Century allows our students to consider Elmhurst’s glorious former years and how training and dance has evolved to enable them to succeed, as other generations of students have gone on to do.

Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz and Flamenco will be on display during Century, highlighting the versatility of Elmhurst students. Ballet highlights include experts from Marius Petipa & Peter Wright’s Coppélia, Classical Concerto by Lee Robinson, la gioia di ballare by Gloria Grigolato, Journey for the entire Lower School by Scottish Ballet Soloist Gavin McCaig, and a work by Rosie Price for the youngest students of the Elmhurst Young Dancers’ Programme.

Eyes will be on Contemporary dance in the year Wayne McGregor became our President. With thanks to an ongoing relationship with Wayne’s award-winning company, Studio Wayne McGregor, Elmhurst Ballet Company performs The End is Where We Start by Company Wayne McGregor Artist, Jordan James Bridge. Avatâra Ayuso, Charlotte Edmonds and Sandrine Monin also choreograph work for Century.

Jazz and Flamenco dance also shape the run of shows in our Studio Theatre in Edgbaston, in more works that promise to bring the house down at the end of our 100th year!

Curtain up at 7pm. Please note: Doors will not open before 6:30pm for access into the main school building.

For guests requiring accessible seating and/or disabled parking, please book your seats using Eventbrite, then email your requirements to [email protected].

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