SIMON PLANT

Simon is a Sydney-based freelance performer and former professional ballet dancer whose career spans leading companies including The Australian Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and Cincinnati Ballet.

Born and raised in Blacktown, NSW, he began dancing at age seven before studying full-time at The Australian Ballet School. Alongside his classical foundation, he developed a strong versatility across commercial dance, musical theatre, and singing.

After performing with Australia’s national ballet company, Simon spent a decade in the United States, dancing with Complexions Contemporary Ballet in New York and Cincinnati Ballet. In 2026, he stepped away from ballet to pursue new creative ground in musical theatre and acting.

“Simon Plant best embodies the powerful athleticism and bravado the company is famous for.”

– Cindy Sibilsky, Broadway World

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Highlights include: “Tapper” in Justin Peck’s The Times Are Racing; Lead couple in Rubies by George Balanchine; William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, and Blake Works III; Alexander Ekman’s Cacti; and White Rabbit in Septime Webre’s Alice In Wonderland. Works by Cathy Marston, Annabel Lopez Ochoa, Nicolo Fonte, Victoria Morgan, and Jennifer Archibald, as well as world premiers by Tiler Peck, Jodie Gates, Houston Thomas, Yoshihisa Arai, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Adonis Foniadakis, Christian Denis, Peter Chu, and David Morse.

Served as Union Delegate of behalf of  CB dancers and American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA).

Taught classical ballet and contemporary dance as a part-time faculty member at Cincinnati Ballet Academy.

From 2017–22, Simon toured extensively both nationally and internationally with CCB, performing numerous world premiers by Co-Artistic Director Dwight Rhoden, as well as then-Associate Artistic Director Jae Man Joo. He remained a regular guest instructor for CCB Academy Intensives in the years to follow, coaching pre-professional students in NIQUE, the signature style of Complexions Contemporary Ballet developed by Co-Artistic Directors Rhoden and Desmond Richardson. During these National Intensives, he set the work of Rhoden and prepared students for showcases. He was a guest teacher at Steps on Broadway, teaching contemporary ballet and body conditioning.

Performed in the world Premier of Crazy Times by Antony Hamilton, in collaboration with Co3 Australia, which premiered at the Sydney Opera House before it toured to primary schools throughout Western Sydney as an interactive, community-engagement educational tool.

Acted as featured extra in the Jackie Chan film Bleeding Steel. 

Highlights: Peasant Pas de Deux, Maina Gilgud’s Gisselle; Male trio, Wayne McGregor’s Chroma; Performer, Stanton Welch’s La Bayadere; and the world premier of Filigree and Shadow by Tim Harbour, as well as world premier of David McAllister’s The Sleeping Beauty. Other choreographers include Jiří Kylián, Kenneth MacMillan, Frederick Ashton, Graeme Murphy, Serge Lerfar, Alexei Ratmansky, and Peter Wright (The Nutcracker).

Was a member of “Boylesque,” a queer burlesque-style show hosted by The Greyhound Hotel and choreographed by Todd Patrick.

Acted as an extra in the film Kath & Kimbarella.

Performed at KPMG’s annual Ball at Crown Casino, movement choreographed by Yvette Lee.

Performed in the inaugural season of RickSticks Productions, by choreographer Adrian Ricks. 

Winner of the 2011 Dance Around the World Solo Competition at Australian Dance Festival.

The Australian Ballet (graduate, 2013)

Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance

Victorian College of the Arts

The Mcdonald College