Christopher Saunders
Biography
Christopher Saunders is a British dancer. He trained at The Royal Ballet School. He entered the The Royal Ballet in 1983. He was promoted to Soloist in 1991 and to Principal Character Artist in 1997. He appointed Ballet Master in 2001 and Rehearsal Director in 2017.
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Known For
Acting History
2022
The Royal Ballet: Mayerling as Emperor Franz Joseph
2022A Month in the Country as Yslaev
2021The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet as Herr Drosselmeyer
2021ROH Live: The Nutcracker as Herr Drosselmeyer
2020Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty as King
2019Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet) as Edward Elgar
2019Royal Opera House: Don Quixote as Don Quixote
2018The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker as Dr Stahlbaum
2017Anastasia as Tsar Nicholas II
2017The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand as Armand's Father
2017Royal Opera House: Coppélia as The Burgomaster
2017The Sleeping Beauty as King Florestan XXIV
2016The Nutcracker as Dr Stahlbaum
2015Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet as Lord Capulet
2015La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet) as Thomas
2014Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as Father / The King of Hearts
2014Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet) as Don Quixote
2014Giselle as The Duke
2013Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet) as Lord Capulet
2011Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as Father / King of Hearts
2011La Bayadère as Rajah
2010The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatre as Self (Archive Footage)
2009Swan Lake as An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart
2006The Sleeping Beauty as King Florestan XXIV
2000Coppélia (The Royal Ballet) as The Duke