Martin Chaix was born in Albi, France, where he began his classical ballet training in 1986. In 1993, he was accepted at the École de Danse de l'Opéra National de Paris. He continued his studies there until 1999 when he completed his training and joined the Paris Opera Ballet. In 2006, he decided to leave the company to become a soloist at the Leipzig Ballet, and in 2009, he joined the Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg, where he performed until 2015.

His broad experience as a dancer in various ballets and creations enriched his choreographic spectrum with various styles and handwriting, enabling him to shape a vision as a choreographer and continue to be a strong source of inspiration in his work today.

He danced in ballets and/or creations by George Balanchine, Pina Bausch, Carolyn Carlson, John Cranko, Merce Cunningham, Mats Ek, Marco Goecke, Jiří Kylián, Edouard Lock, John Neumeier, Rudolf Nureyev, Roland Petit, Martin Schläpfer, Uwe Scholz, and Hans van Manen, among others.

Martin Chaix made his choreographic débuts in 2006 with Pars de l'Autre for the Soirée RARE (benefit gala for rare diseases) at the initiative of selected dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet.

During his career as a dancer, he participated in many “Young Choreographers” evenings in each company he was part of. In 2010, he was invited to the renowned “Noverre Young Choreographers” evening in Stuttgart.

With more than 30 works in the span of 18 years, he was commissioned by ballet companies such as the Leipzig Ballet, the Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg, the Saarland State Theater Ballet in Saarbrücken, the Mecklenburg State Theater Ballet, the Croatian National Theater Ballet in Split and Rijeka, the BallettCompagnie Oldenburg, the Cottbus Ballet, the Ballet de l’Opéra national du Rhin and the Bolshoi Ballet, among others. 

In parallel, he also organised and participated in various independent projects, such as Eine Winterreise for the Brotfabrik Bühne in Bonn or Und so weiter…  for the Moritzbastei in Leipzig.

Dedicated to investing his time and energy in the younger generation, Martin Chaix works with students and young dancers worldwide, including the KK Youth Project in Japan, the Austinmer Dance Theatre in Australia, and the Gymnasium Essen-Werden in Germany. Most recently, he created Ma Mère l’Oye for the prestigious École de l’Opéra national de Paris.

Along with his different choreographic projects, Martin Chaix enjoys making short films and photography. One of his works was selected for the One Minute Film Festival in Amsterdam in 2013.