- Filmed on location in the urban and rural green spaces of Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)
- Lying Together raises awareness of the vital role of nature in all our lives
London, 4 June 2020 - Corey Baker Dance, run by award-winning choreographer/director Corey Baker, has created a new short film titled Lying Together. The film will receive its world premiere screening through BBC’s Culture in Quarantine and in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on UNEP’s YouTube Channel on World Environment Day, Friday 5th June from 6 am BST; it aims to raise awareness of the importance of biodiversity for our health and that of our planet.
Lying Together was filmed in rural and urban settings across Hong Kong, including breathtaking aerial footage of the dancers performing on the tops of the city’s highest skyscrapers. Chen Zhiyao, Amber Lewis, Li Jiabo, Ma Renjie, Forrest Rain Oliveros, along with other members of Hong Kong Ballet, perform Baker’s iconic quirky choreography with zesty musical accompaniment from acclaimed multi-instrumentalist FKJ.
Corey Baker Dance has an international reputation for creating a diverse array of work across film, TV and theatre, using unusual locations and reaching non-traditional theatre audiences. Antarctica: The First Dance, was filmed on the icy continent celebrating Antarctica while we still have it. It was commissioned by The Space and Channel 4 Random Acts and featured Royal New Zealand Ballet dancer Madeleine Graham. Antarctica: The First Dance has been seen by over 5 million people around the globe to date. Corey is currently creating the new short film Swan Lake Bath Ballet for BBC/The Space, filmed in the (filled) baths of elite ballet dancers from around the world.
Spaghetti Junction, the companion film for Lying Together, also featuring Hong Kong Ballet dancer Forrest Rain Oliveros and two dancers from Birmingham Royal Ballet was filmed on location beneath Birmingham’s (in)famous motorway intersection. Spaghetti Junction was borm out of Baker’s larger programme of work to celebrate Chinese New Year 2020 and was released on BBC Culture in Quarantine to mark World Earth Day earlier this year.
Lying Together was created in partnership with Hong Kong Ballet as part of their Ballet in the City – HKB Goes Viral campaign. The film was supported by Arts Council England, Birmingham Hippodrome, West Midlands Growth Company, Southside BID, Tai Kwun, The Space and Hong Kong Tourism Board.
World Environment Day is the United Nations’ annual day to spotlight the importance of environmental action, and has been celebrated on 5th June since 1974. This year’s theme is biodiversity, accompanied by a campaign dubbed “Time #ForNature.”
Bruno Pozzi, UNEP’s Europe Director, explains: “Nature is behind our food, water, air, climate and medicine. We also know that being close to nature is good for our mental health. Yet biodiversity is under threat like never before. We must breathe life into our cities with more green buildings and spaces, and sustainable transport. This film and accompanying music sends out a powerful message to our eyes and ears —let’s celebrate nature, and set our relationship with it on a new track”.
You can watch the world premiere screening of Lying Together at 6 am BST on Friday 5thJune as part of World Environment Day on BBC or on the UNEP’s YouTube & website or on all Corey Baker Dance social media platforms
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Lying Together
Lying Together created by award-winning choreographer/director Corey Baker filmed on location in Hong Kong, features dancers from Hong Kong Ballet and brings attention to the climate change crisis. Corey Baker’s amibition is that that his work and film provokes a deeper appreciation and awareness for the environment. If you want to know more about what to do on and for World Environment Day, check out this link from the United Nations Environment Programme: https://p.widencdn.net/e2n0wj/WED_SimpleToolkit
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About World Environment Day
The foods we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink and the climate that makes our planet habitable all come from nature. Yet, the COVID-19 pandemic shows that nature is sending us a message and that we are on the verge of a breakdown. It’s time to wake up. To take notice. To reimagine our relationship with nature. It’s time to raise our voices to tell the world that we need action now. This World Environment Day, 5 June, it’s time #ForNature.
About the UN Environment Programme
UNEP is the leading global voice on the environment. It provides leadership and encourages partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
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Keishamaza Rukikaire, Head of News & Media, UNEP, +254 717080753.
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