Christopher Gillis (February 26, 1951–August 7, 1993) was an important Canadian male dancer and choreographer and member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company in New York City.
Early life and career
Christopher Gillis was born on February 26, 1951, in Montreal, Quebec. He was the son of Gene Gillis, a US Olympic skier, and Rhona Wurtele, a Canadian Olympic skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics along with her twin sister Rhoda.
He joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in 1976 in New York City. He lived and worked in New York for the next seventeen years. He was designated Taylor's heir-apparent.
His works have been performed by the Paul Taylor company, the White Oak Dance Project and the Fairfax Ballet.