Lisa Simpson is a choreographer and a workshop leader. She has quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy and no verbal communication. Lisa choreographs using the Simpson Board, an inexpensive but priceless tool that enables disabled people to choreograph their own work. The board was created by Adam Benjamin, former director and co-founder of CandoCo Dance Company, who was inspired by the methods by which she produced visual artwork.

Lisa has recently set up a social enterprise called Simpson Board Enterprises Ltd; teaching people how to use the Simpson Board as Lisa strongly believes there are other prospective choreographers with no, or limited verbal communication, who have not had the opportunity to realise their true potential. In addition to this, they teach non disabled children and young adults a fun but effective way of how to choreograph.

For one-off sessions, I am willing to travel 2 - 3 hrs UK based

For multiple sessions, I am willing to travel 2 - 3 hrs UK based

I have the following access requirements with regards to sessions: I’m a wheelchair user so the building would have to be accessible

I describe myself as a New or Emerging Practitioner

Type Of Artist

• Community Artist

Regularly Practiced Artforms

Teaching people how to use the Simpson Board, a priceless choreography tool for disabled users and dance workshop leader

• I have formal Arts Training

Description of my working practice

Part-time practitioner (< 25 hours per week)

My 2 most recent engagements

Earlier this year Lisa teamed up with Louise Katerega, Foot In Hand’s Creative Director to co-lead a Simpson board workshop as part of Ignite, Gloucester Dance pilot course. In February 2009, both Louise and myself went to Suffolk to teach a woman with serve cerebral palsy and a limited verbal communication to be able to choreograph for the first time

Contact Information

CRB Check: Yes