After graduating from the Australian Ballet School in 1998, Simon has worked as a soloist dancer in Australia, Europe and America, undertaking Principal roles with Ballet Graz in Austria, Ballet Mainz in Germany, Schaufuss Ballet in Denmark and Carolina Ballet (USA), before joining Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in New York. Simon has toured and guested throughout the United States, Europe and Asia and benefited from working with many outstanding teachers and choreographers, including Wilhelm Burmann, Adam Luders, Johnny Eliason, Hans Van Manen, Nils Christe, Peter Schaufuss, Darrell Tolone, Peter Brauer, Martin Schlapfer, Donald Mahler, and Robert Weiss. He also performed works by George Balanchine, Frederick Ashton, and John Cranko.

From 2007 until 2017, Simon held the position of Resident Choreographer and then Artistic Director of the Melbourne Ballet Company, where he played a leading role in the renaissance of the Company. Simon produced over 20 original works for MBC and developed a unique and critically acclaimed repertoire. During this period, Simon employed dozens of outstanding professional dancers and commissioned many internationally acclaimed dance-makers, musicians and designers. He toured the company extensively and in 2010 was the recipient of the ‘Spirit of Arts’ award. Under Simon’s direction, the Company was granted funding from Local, State and Federal Government. In addition he organised and presented many highly successful community engagement activities and audience development programs structured to be accessible to a vast demographic. Under Simon’s direction, MBC has built an excellent reputation throughout Australia and beyond.

In 2017, after 10 years at MBC Simon decided to move back to Europe where he is currently producing works for companies in Europe, Asia and Australia.

Simon is regularly invited both to create works and also teach for companies around the world: most recently he has been invited to teach for Carla Fracci in Italy, and to create a major ballet for Ballet Manila in the Philippines. In May, Simon will develop new work for the ‘Forte’ dance program – which will feature dancers from Company Wayne Mcgregor and the Royal Ballet.

Simon has created works on dancers from many major companies, including The Australian Ballet, Opéra National de Paris, The Nederland Dans Theatre, Sydney Dance Company, The Royal New Zealand Ballet, The Hamburg Ballet, The American Ballet Theatre, The Royal Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, Opera Australia, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Ballet Mainz, Carolina Ballet, Queensland Ballet, La Scala Millan, WA Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, The Australian Ballet School and The Royal Ballet School.

In 2017 Simon was appointed Creative Director of the Rosenberg Ball which is held annually in Zurich. He has also choreographed for feature film and opera and his works have toured extensively.

Choreographic credits include: Above Water, Tuscany, In Paradisum, In One Day, Submerged, Drenched, Stuck In Perpetual Motion, Placement, Infinite Space, Motion Transcend, On Air, Dark Before Daylight, Phrased Without Words, Dido and Aeneas, Horizon Variation, Divenire, Lucidity, Agape, Archè, Le Sacre du Printemps, Cognitive Dissonance, Guernica, Desien and Being & Time.

Depois de se formar no Australian Ballet School em 1998, Simon trabalhou como Solista na Austrália, Europa e América, tendo desempenhado papéis principais no Ballet Graz na Áustria, Ballet Mainz na Alemanha, Schaufuss Ballet na Dinamarca e Carolina Ballet nos EUA. juntando-se ao Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet em Nova York. Simon fez turnês e dançou como bailarino convidado nos Estados Unidos, Europa e Ásia, trabalhou com muitos professores e coreógrafos proeminentes, incluindo Wilhelm Burmann, Adam Luders, Johnny Eliason, Hans Van Manen, Nils Christe, Peter Schaufuss, Darrell Tolone, Peter Brauer, Martin Schlapfer, Donald Mahler e Robert Weiss. Também realizou trabalhos de George Balanchine, Frederick Ashton e John Cranko.

De 2007 a 2017, Simon ocupou o cargo de coreógrafo residente e, em seguida, diretor artístico da Melbourne Ballet Company, onde desempenhou um papel de liderança no renascimento da empresa. Simon produziu mais de 20 trabalhos originais para a MBC e desenvolveu um repertório único e aclamado pela crítica. Durante esse período, Simon empregou dezenas de excelentes dançarinos profissionais e contratou muitos coreógrafos, músicos e designers internacionalmente aclamados. A companhia faz muitas turnês e em 2010 recebeu o prêmio “Spirit of Arts”. Sob a direção de Simon, a companhia recebeu financiamento do governo local, estadual e federal. Além disso, organizou e apresentou muitas atividades de engajamento comunitário e programas de desenvolvimento de público altamente bem-sucedidos, estruturados para serem acessíveis a um grande grupo demográfico. Sob a direção de Simon, a MBC construiu uma excelente reputação em toda a Austrália e além.

Em 2017, após 10 anos na MBC, Simon decidiu voltar para a Europa, onde atualmente está produzindo trabalhos para companhias na Europa, Ásia e Austrália.

Simon é regularmente convidado tanto como coreógrafo quanto como professor em todo o mundo, mais recentemente esteve como professor convidado para trabalhar com Carla Fracci na Itália, e coreografar para o Ballet Manila nas Filipinas. Em maio, Simon desenvolverá novos trabalhos para o programa de dança “Forte” – que contará com bailarinos da Companhia Wayne McGregor e do Royal Ballet.

Simon coreografou para bailarinos de várias grandes companhias de dança, incluindo o The Australian Ballet, Opéra National de Paris, The Nederland Dans Theatre, Sydney Dance Company, The Royal New Zealand Ballet, The Hamburg Ballet, The American Ballet Theatre, The Royal Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, Opera Australia, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Ballet Mainz, Carolina Ballet, Queensland Ballet, La Scala Millan, WA Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, The Australian Ballet School and The Royal Ballet School.

Em 2017, Simon foi nomeado Diretor Criativo do Baile de Rosenberg, que acontece anualmente em Zurique. Ele também coreografou para longas-metragens e óperas e suas obras fizeram uma turnês pelo mundo todo.

Seu trabalho como coreógrafo inclui: Above Water, Tuscany, In Paradisum, In One Day, Submerged, Drenched, Stuck In Perpetual Motion, Placement, Infinite Space, Motion Transcend, On Air, Dark Before Daylight, Phrased Without Words, Dido and Aeneas, Horizon Variation, Divenire, Lucidity, Agape, Archè, Le Sacre du Printemps, Cognitive Dissonance, Guernica, Desien and Being & Time.