Corey Baker is a choreographer, creative director and filmmaker.
Corey makes films and live shows that captivate large audiences with their sense of spectacle, vivacious energy and tendency to spring a surprise. He uses movement to tell stories and highlight messages in accessible, engaging ways.
His hit viral films have featured dancing in Antarctica, choreographing on top of wind turbines in Scotland and skyscrapers in Hong Kong, and performing under water, in mid-air and even in zero gravity. In 2021 he won the Prix Italia.
Corey has collaborated with artists from Tim Burton to Dua Lipa, and has a growing list of TV, film and commercial credits, including Strictly Come Dancing and Ru Paul’s Drag Race.
He has created works for the world’s top ballet companies, for the United Nations and for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. He was choreographer and movement director for the opening ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Corey is former resident choreographer for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, and is an associate artist of the Royal Albert Hall. In 2022, he was named UK New Zealander of the Year.