DANCE superstar Sylvie Guillem will be returning to Birmingham Hippodrome for her last ever UK performances.

Sylvie will be performing in Life in Progress, featuring both existing and new works by choreographers who have influenced her contemporary career.

Guillem performs two new works including a solo by choreographer and Sadler’s Wells associate artist Akram Khan, and a pas de deux with Italian dancer Emanuela Montanari from La Scala.

The new duet is choreographed by Russell Maliphant with lighting by Michael Hulls, both of whom collaborated with her on the award-winning PUSH which she performed at Birmingham Hippodrome as part of International Dance Festival Birmingham 2012.

Life in Progress also includes Mats Ek’s touching and poignant solo, Bye, which was made especially for her and has been performed previously as part of the 6,000 Miles Away programme, part of International Dance Festival Birmingham 2014.

Guillem’s performances have been major highlights of both the 2012 and 2014 International Dance Festival Birmingham which the theatre co-produces.

A dancer renowned the world over with an extensive career at the Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet and Tokyo Ballet, Guillem has played many iconic roles in ballets by Kenneth MacMillan, Maurice Béjart, Frederick Ashton, William Forsythe and Mats Ek.

She has also diversified as a dancer into the world of contemporary dance, performing a number of acclaimed works.

Life in Progress is at Birmingham Hippodrome on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 8 and 9.

For tickets and more information, visit birminghamhippodrome or call 0844 338 5000.