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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 Chara…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2023
Don Quixote from Birmingham Royal Ballet
Movie Stage Director
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2022
The Royal Ballet: Mayerling
Movie Emperor Franz Joseph
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2022
A Month in the Country
Movie Yslaev
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2021
The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet
Movie Herr Drosselmeyer
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2021
ROH Live: The Nutcracker
Movie Herr Drosselmeyer
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2020
Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
Movie King
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2019
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
Movie Edward Elgar
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2019
The Royal Ballet: Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight Pattern
Movie Stage Director
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2019
Royal Opera House: Don Quixote
Movie Don Quixote
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2018
The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker
Movie Dr Stahlbaum
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2018
Manon (The Royal Ballet)
Movie Stage Director
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2017
Anastasia
Movie Tsar Nicholas II
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2017
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
Movie Armand's Father
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2017
Royal Opera House: Coppélia
Movie The Burgomaster
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2017
The Sleeping Beauty
Movie King Florestan XXIV
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2016
The Nutcracker
Movie Dr Stahlbaum
More credits
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2015
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Movie Lord Capulet
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2015
La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)
Movie Thomas
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2014
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Movie Father / The King of Hearts
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2014
Royal Ballet: Manon
Movie Monsieur G. M.
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2014
Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)
Movie Don Quixote
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2014
Giselle
Movie The Duke
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2013
Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)
Movie Lord Capulet
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2011
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Movie Father / King of Hearts
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2011
La Bayadère
Movie Rajah
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2010
The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatre
Movie Self (Archive Footage)
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2009
Swan Lake
Movie An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart
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2006
The Sleeping Beauty
Movie King Florestan XXIV
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2000
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
Movie The Duke
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Minkus: Don Quixote - Royal Opera House
Movie Don Quixote
