Christopher Saunders
Known for
Acting
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.
Best known work
666 Park Avenue
2012
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
2011
The Sleeping Beauty
2006
The Nutcracker
2016
Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
2020
ROH Live: The Nutcracker
2021
Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)
2014
Swan Lake
2009
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
2000
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
2017Filmography
TBA
Minkus: Don Quixote - Royal Opera Houseas Don Quixote
2023
Don Quixote from Birmingham Royal BalletStage Director
2022
The Royal Ballet: Mayerlingas Emperor Franz Joseph
2022
A Month in the Countryas Yslaev
2021
The Nutcracker - The Royal Balletas Herr Drosselmeyer
2021
ROH Live: The Nutcrackeras Herr Drosselmeyer
2020
2019
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)as Edward Elgar, Stage Director
2019
2019
Royal Opera House: Don Quixoteas Don Quixote
2018
The Royal Ballet: The Nutcrackeras Dr Stahlbaum
2018
Manon (The Royal Ballet)Stage Director
2017
Anastasiaas Tsar Nicholas II
2017
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armandas Armand's Father
2017
Royal Opera House: Coppéliaas The Burgomaster
2017
The Sleeping Beautyas King Florestan XXIV
2016
The Nutcrackeras Dr Stahlbaum
2015
Prokofiev: Romeo and Julietas Lord Capulet
2015
2014
Alice's Adventures in Wonderlandas Father / The King of Hearts, Stage Director
2014
Royal Ballet: Manonas Monsieur G. M.
2014
Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)as Don Quixote
2014
Giselleas The Duke
2013
Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)as Lord Capulet, Stage Director
2012