Christopher Bornet
“Raoul”
Christopher Bornet grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He started studying ballet at age 10 with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet under the direction of Gisela Genschow and Sheila Rozann. Christopher trained on scholarship at numerous schools across the country, including Pacific Northwest Ballet, Boston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He has performed lead roles in various ballets such as Beauty and the Beast, Alice in Wonderland, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker. Christopher has also been performing and teaching for Ballet Repertory Theatre since 2014. In addition, he has worked in sales, finance, and hospitality and holds a Bachelor’s degree in communications from UNM. This is his first season with New Mexico Ballet Company (NMBC).