Corey Baker (choreographer)
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Corey Baker is a New Zealand classical and contemporary choreographer, and former dancer.[1]
Early life
Baker was born in Christchurch, New Zealand June 6th 1991.[2] He attended a rural primary school in Canterbury.[citation needed]
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. [citation needed]
Career
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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
- ^ a b c d e 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Corey Baker — RNZB". Royal New Zealand Ballet. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Di Orio, Laura (4 June 2018). "FEATURED New Zealand Dance News – June 2018". Dance Informa. Dance Magazine. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Christian, Dionne (10 December 2017). "Dancing on Antarctica ice a historic first for Kiwi dancer". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Paulson, Michael (2 October 2019). "Jonathan Groff Is a Seymour at Heart". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Corey Baker". Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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