Acting
Christopher Saunders
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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
Filmography
Minkus: Don Quixote - Royal Opera House
as Don Quixote
The Royal Ballet: Mayerling
as Emperor Franz Joseph
The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet
as Herr Drosselmeyer
ROH Live: The Nutcracker
as Herr Drosselmeyer
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet, 2019)
as The Burgomaster
Royal Opera House: Don Quixote
as Don Quixote
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
as Edward Elgar, Stage Director
The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker
as Dr Stahlbaum
Manon (The Royal Ballet)
Stage Director
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
as Armand's Father
Anastasia
as Tsar Nicholas II
The Sleeping Beauty
as King Florestan XXIV
The Nutcracker
as Dr Stahlbaum
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
as Lord Capulet
Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)
as Don Quixote
Giselle
as The Duke
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Father / The King of Hearts, Stage Director
Royal Ballet: Manon
as Monsieur G. M.
Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)
as Lord Capulet, Stage Director
La Bayadère
as Rajah
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Father / King of Hearts
The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatre
as Self (Archive Footage)
Swan Lake
as An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart
The Sleeping Beauty
as King Florestan XXIV
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
as The Duke