Rolling On The Floor Laughing, Sallis Benney Theatre, May 6

With a recent study showing that traditional PE lessons are putting large numbers of girls off sport, schools would do well to incorporate some of the activities showcased in this performance to encourage more young people to keep fit.

The 14 teenage girls (and one boy) of Brighton And Hove Youth Circus Company showed great skill and strength as they hung from trapezes and ropes in this impressive display of aerial circus and dance.

The routines focused on how new technologies are affecting the lives of young people today and explored issues of friendship and isolation. Imaginative images of Wii games and videos of the performers, created by digital artist Malcolm Buchanan-Dick, were projected on to a gauze screen hung in front of the stage. This, combined with the voices of children and young people talking about issues that affected them, made for a strong sensory experience.

The performers twisted and twirled gracefully, making the moves look effortless as they swung each other round and held difficult poses while suspended above the stage.

Aerial sequences were neatly interspersed with comical dance routines around aspects of teenage life such as sleepovers and playground spats.

Maisy Taylor and Robbie Pope stood out in particular as skilled performers, with their beautiful rope routine of professional standard. Kaya Leonard, Cassie Fairhead and Amalie O’Neill were also superb in their dream sequence on the silks, wrapping themselves in and out of the fabric strips with speed and poise.

“Sometimes I dream I’m flying,” spoke one of the children’s voices. Well, dream no longer. This talented troupe proved that almost anything is possible with determination and a bit of hard work.