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.

Known For

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
The Royal Ballet: Mayerling
The Royal Ballet: Mayerling
The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet
The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet
ROH Live: The Nutcracker
ROH Live: The Nutcracker
Coppélia (Royal Opera House)
Coppélia (Royal Opera House)
A Month in the Country
A Month in the Country
Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)
Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)
La Bayadère
La Bayadère
Swan Lake
Swan Lake

Filmography

2022 The Royal Ballet: Mayerling
as Emperor Franz Joseph
2022 A Month in the Country
as Yslaev
2021 The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet
as Herr Drosselmeyer
2021 ROH Live: The Nutcracker
as Herr Drosselmeyer
2020 The Sleeping Beauty (Royal Ballet)
as King
2019 Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
as Edward Elgar
2019 Don Quixote (Royal Opera House)
as Don Quixote
2018 The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker
as Dr Stahlbaum
2017 Anastasia
as Tsar Nicholas II
2017 The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
as Armand's Father
2017 Coppélia (Royal Opera House)
as The Burgomaster
2017 The Sleeping Beauty
as King Florestan XXIV
2016 The Nutcracker
as Dr Stahlbaum
2015 Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
as Lord Capulet
2015 La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)
as Thomas
2014 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Father / The King of Hearts
2014 Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)
as Don Quixote
2014 Giselle
as The Duke
2013 Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)
as Lord Capulet
2011 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House)
as Father / King of Hearts