Raised in Seattle, Lucie Baker choreographs, performs, practices, and teaches concert and social dance forms. Graduating from The Juilliard School in 2008, Baker has worked with artists such as Jane Comfort, Tamar Rogoff, Erica Essner, Adam Barruch, Sidra Bell, Wade Madsen, Colemxn Pester, Yara Travieso, Phantom Limb Company, Seattle Opera, Arc Dance, Chamber Dance Company, and Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble, among others. She began her teaching career with Artists Striving to End Poverty in 2005 and joined the Cornish team in 2020. She earned her MFA at the University of Washington and is an Expressive Arts Therapist who trained at the Tamalpa Institute founded by Anna Halprin. Inspired by collaboration, Baker’s choreography has been performed in domestic and international venues since 2004. She is currently developing creative practices for repairing and revitalizing relationships between humans and nature.

Photo by Steve Korn.