Young performers from Brighton wowed the crowds when they took their show to the Millennium Dome.

More than 50 children from schools and colleges across Brighton and Hove had a hand in the extravaganza.

The production, called To Brighton And Back, was the result of months of hard work.

A fusion of jazz, dance and circus performance, it portrayed chapters in the history of the towns.

The project was masterminded by Peter Chivers, head of the Brighton and Hove music service, and performed three times on stage in the dome's McDonald's tent.

Characters juggled, walked on stilts, danced and sang to portray scenes involving mods and rockers, market traders, fishermen and life on the piers.

Dancers picked from schools and performers from the Brighton Festival circus skills course provided visual delights.

Saxophonist Ben Sarfas, 17, from Blatchington Mill School, said: "It really showed me a lot about the professional aspects of performing."

Dancer Charlotte Allan, 15, also from Blatchington, said: "It was really good fun and the whole day has been fantastic."

To Brighton And Back was part of a series of shows called Our Town Story, performed by youngsters from education authorities around the country.