Corey Baker (choreographer)

Corey Baker is a classical and contemporary choreographer, and former dancer from New Zealand.[1]

Early life

Baker was born in Christchurch, New Zealand.[2] He attended a rural primary school in Canterbury.

In high school, at age fourteen, he was aspiring to be a musical theatre actor.[1] His English teacher, who ran a ballet class in the centre of town, saw him tap dancing in the corridor because of his interest and said, “Ballet will help with that.”[1] Baker left high school at fifteen to join the International Ballet Academy (IBA) in Christchurch; he danced full time for a year.[1] His lead teacher at IBA was Carl Myers.

Career

In 2017, Baker became Resident Choreographer at Royal New Zealand Ballet.[3]

In 2018, Baker created the first professional dance performance in Antarctica, which was filmed for Channel 4 (UK) and aired on Earth Day 2018.[4]

Personal life

Since early 2018, Baker has been dating American actor Jonathan Groff, whom he met while both were teaching at Christchurch International Musical Theatre Summer School (CIMTSS), a biennial programme bringing professional musical theatre training to Christchurch.[5][6][7][2][1]

Reference
  1. Pearson, Anna Frances (20 July 2016). "Interview: Corey Baker, the biggest NZ dance star you've never heard of". The Spinoff. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. "Corey Baker — RNZB". Royal New Zealand Ballet. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. Di Orio, Laura (4 June 2018). "FEATURED New Zealand Dance News – June 2018". Dance Informa. Dance Magazine. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. Christian, Dionne (10 December 2017). "Dancing on Antarctica ice a historic first for Kiwi dancer". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  5. "Julie Andrews, Jonathan Groff". The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Season 5. Episode 817. 21 October 2019. CBS. Note: A short clip from the home movie was played for the television audience.
  6. Paulson, Michael (2 October 2019). "Jonathan Groff Is a Seymour at Heart". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  7. "Corey Baker". Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2019.


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