and was also appointed to the Executive Council of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. After becoming the college's Principal and Executive Director in 1998, she held the post for seven years. Passmore retired from Bird College in 2005. Since 2005, the college has been managed by Shirley Coen as Principal & Chief Executive and Luis Abreu as Deputy Principal. De Abreu is an alumnus of the college, serving as Deputy CEO & Artistic Director but formerly he was Head of Acting and Head of Performance Studies. In 2019 De Abreu became joint Principal with Coen and in 2022 he became Principal and Artistic Director. Coen and De Abreu are both trustees of the Doreen Bird Foundation. In 2007 till 2021, Bird College became the providers of pre-vocational music and dance services for the London Borough of Bexley, working in partnership with Bexley Council. Productions Live performances are an integral part of the curriculum and the college perform in public under the title of 'Bird Theatre Company', staging productions both in the UK and Internationally. Bird College productions have been staged at the Whitworth Theatre, the Bloomsbury Theatre and from 1982 at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley, then for a number of years at the Peacock Theatre. Bird College have also performed at the Shaw Theatre, Sadler's Wells and the Royal Opera House and currently perform regularly at the Shaw Theatre and the Orchard Theatre in Dartford. Bird College takes part in the annual event, 'Move It Dance London', the largest dance exhibition in the UK. Bird students perform in the showcase and give demonstrations, with staff of the college teaching workshops and giving lectures. Pre-vocational music and dance Bird College used to provide a variety of pre-vocational music services throughout the Bexley region. Services Free instrumental and vocal tuition in schools, for pupils at Key Stage 2 Individual and shared instrumental/vocal lessons Progressive choirs, bands and orchestras Hire of musical instruments Examinations ISTD Groups Elgar Wind Ensemble Intermediate Band Symphonic Wind Band Bexley Band Little Big Band Brass Tacks Whirlwinds First Strings Purcell Strings Concert Orchestra Bexley Youth Orchestra Light Orchestra Junior Choir Intermediate Choir Bexley Youth Choir The Bexley Choir Facilities Alma Road In November, Bird College moved to its new campus on Alma Road in Sidcup, bringing all of the college's facilities onto one site for the first time. The Alma Road site was originally built