The performance of ‘Odyssey’ will take place at the Elmhurst Studio Theatre in Birmingham on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 March.

Additional performances will be held at the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, in London on Saturday 14 March.

Now in its eighth year, Elmhurst Ballet Company is an initiative designed to prepare students for life beyond training.

In their final year, dancers work intensively as a company - taking daily ballet class, collaborating with leading choreographers and artists, and delivering outreach activity in schools, mirroring the demands and opportunities of a professional dance career.

The programme explores the power of narrative through reimagined classics and contemporary perspectives, giving performers space to discover their own artistic voice.

Across the evening, moments of discovery, courage, reflection and transformation chart the dancers’ individual paths of discipline, creativity and self-expression.

Central to the programme is ‘Entity’ by Sir Wayne McGregor, which the students have rehearsed with Company Wayne McGregor artists Eileih Muir and Davide Di Pretoro.

This project marks the eighth collaboration between Elmhurst Ballet School and Studio Wayne McGregor, a long-standing partnership that gives students rare insight into the company’s cutting-edge creative process.

Elmhurst Ballet Company members for 2026 are - Daisy Cumpson, Amelia Edson, Maisie Fletcher, Salvo Infurna, Charlotte Lowndes, Athena Mouzouri, Ted Peng, Danika Prien, Holly Pryke-Smith, Olivia Rickard, Josie Robinson, Ada Story, Lea Ellul Sullivan, Caitlin Walls, Isabelle Washbrooke, Yuno Watarai, André-Michael Weller, Molly Williams, Alicia Wong, and Mao Yatsugi.

Jessica Ward, principal of Elmhurst Ballet School, said: “Odyssey captures the very essence of what Elmhurst Ballet Company exists to do: to support young dancers at the point where training meets professional artistry.

“ This richly varied programme allows our students to work with world-class choreographers, from established artists from Studio Wayne McGregor to emerging creative voices, while developing the confidence, versatility and individuality required for a career in today’s dance world. We are immensely proud to share their journey with audiences in Birmingham and London.”