Simon Birch trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance and went on to perform in works by Nigel Charnock, Liv Lorent, Gill Clarke and others.
Simon has created works for many of his own projects and has also been commissioned by, among others, Akram Khan, Cscape Dance Company, Freefall Dance and Verve. His work has been toured throughout the UK and abroad. Simon was Rehearsal and Associate Director with balletLORENT for many years.
Simon has worked across art forms using film, text, movement and visual imagery; most notably collaborating with visual artist Trish O’Shea.
Simon was the recipient of the Wooda Art Award 2008 and was a choreographer on the International Dance Course for Professional Choreographers and Composers in 1995 directed by Sara Rudner and Nigel Osborne.
Simon has a passion for education. He was a lecturer and Head of Faculty at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance and is currently a part-time Senior Lecturer in dance and choreography at Falmouth University.