Christopher Saunders

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Christopher Saunders

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.

Known For

Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

77%

Father / King of Hearts

2011

The Sleeping Beauty

62%

King Florestan XXIV

2006

The Nutcracker

77%

Dr Stahlbaum

2016

Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty

70%

King

2020

ROH Live: The Nutcracker

20%

Herr Drosselmeyer

2021

The Sleeping Beauty

80%

King Florestan XXIV

2017

Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)

80%

Don Quixote

2014

Swan Lake

100%

An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart

2009

Don Quixote from Birmingham Royal Ballet

Stage Director

2023

The Royal Ballet: Mayerling

Emperor Franz Joseph

2022

A Month in the Country

Yslaev

2022

The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet

Herr Drosselmeyer

2021

ROH Live: The Nutcracker

20%

Herr Drosselmeyer

2021

Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty

70%

King

2020

Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)

Edward Elgar

2019

Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)

Stage Director

2019

The Royal Ballet: Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight Pattern

Stage Director

2019

Royal Opera House: Don Quixote

Don Quixote

2019

The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker

Dr Stahlbaum

2018

Manon (The Royal Ballet)

Stage Director

2018

Anastasia

Tsar Nicholas II

2017

The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand

80%

Armand's Father

2017

Royal Opera House: Coppélia

The Burgomaster

2017

The Sleeping Beauty

80%

King Florestan XXIV

2017

The Nutcracker

77%

Dr Stahlbaum

2016

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

Lord Capulet

2015

La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)

Thomas

2015

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Father / The King of Hearts

2014

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Stage Director

2014

Royal Ballet: Manon

Monsieur G. M.

2014

Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)

80%

Don Quixote

2014

Giselle

The Duke

2014

Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)

Lord Capulet

2013

Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)

Stage Director

2013

Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

77%

Father / King of Hearts

2011

La Bayadère

Rajah

2011