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

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House)

as Father / King of Hearts

The Sleeping Beauty

as King Florestan XXIV

The Nutcracker

as Dr Stahlbaum

The Sleeping Beauty (Royal Ballet)

as King

ROH Live: The Nutcracker

as Herr Drosselmeyer

Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)

as Don Quixote

Swan Lake

as An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart

Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)

as The Duke

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

as Armand's Father

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

as Lord Capulet