Born in Montreal, Éric Gauthier entered the École supérieure de ballet at the age of nine, continued his studies at Canada's National Ballet School, and joined the National Ballet of Canada at 17. In 1996, he followed his artistic director and mentor Reid Anderson to the Stuttgart Ballet in Germany, where he performed the most beautiful roles in classical and modern dance. Since 2007 Gauthier has been the director of Gauthier Dance, resident company of the Theaterhaus Stuttgart.
Gauthier Dance//Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart is a young, dynamic company featuring 16 highly individual, versatile dancers, directed by dancer, choreographer, and musician Eric Gauthier. Founded in 2007, Gauthier Dance established itself in the German dance scene with record speed and has quickly become an international brand.