Christopher Gerty

Christopher Gerty was born in Watford, England and trained at Newcastle Dance Academy in Australia, New Zealand School of Dance and San Francisco Ballet School in California. Christopher joined The National Ballet of Canada as an RBC Apprentice in 2014 and was promoted to Principal Dancer in 2023.  

Most recently, Christopher made his debut in the title role of John Cranko’s Onegin, Espada in the North American premiere of Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote, and performed Rodolphe Boulanger in the world premiere of Helen Pickett’s Emma Bovary and Leo in William Yong’s world premiere of UtopiVerse. Versatile and charismatic, Christopher has performed Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, the title role in Romeo and Juliet, Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Peter/The Nutcracker in The Nutcracker, Prince Charming in Cinderella, Diamond Man in The Sleeping Beauty, A Man in The Four Seasons and Stiva in Anna Karenina. His repertoire includes Giselle, The Winter’s Tale, Nijinsky, The Merry Widow, La Sylphide, Pinocchio, Le Petit Prince, Manon, The Four Temperaments, Piano Concerto #1, The Concert, The Dream, Paquita, The Second Detail, Approximate Sonata 2016, Anima Animus, MADDADDAM, Genus, Emergence, Angels’ Atlas, Diamonds, Passion, Elite Syncopations, The Collective Agreement, Cacti, Being and Nothingness, Paz de la Jolla, Skyward, The Sea Above, The Sky Below, The Dreamers Ever Leave You and Crepuscular.   

In 2018, Christopher was awarded the Patron Award of Merit and in 2024, Christopher won the Dancers First Award for his performance as Eugene Onegin in Onegin and Espada in Don Quixote.