Christopher Saunders

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 Character Artist in 1997. He appointed Ballet Master in 2001 and Rehearsal Director in 2017.

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Christopher Saunders Movies

  • 2015
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    Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

    Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

    1 2015 HD

    Kenneth MacMillan’s passionate choreography for Romeo and Juliet shows The Royal Ballet at its dramatic finest. Sergey Prokofiev’s...

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  • 2022
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    The Royal Ballet: Mayerling

    The Royal Ballet: Mayerling

    1 2022 HD

    Inspired by dark and gripping real life events, this Royal Ballet classic depicts the sexual and morbid obsessions of Crown Prince Rudolf leading to...

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  • 2021
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    The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet

    The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet

    1 2021 HD

    The Royal Ballet brings their annual presentation of The Nutcracker to life, streamed in cinemas throughout the world.

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  • 2021
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    ROH Live: The Nutcracker

    ROH Live: The Nutcracker

    2 2021 HD

    Tchaikovsky’s much-loved music is matched to a story of magic on Christmas Eve, and the journey of Clara and her Nutcracker to the Land of...

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  • 2017
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    Coppélia (Royal Opera House)

    Coppélia (Royal Opera House)

    1 2017 HD

    A classic returns to the Royal Ballet repertory with Ninette de Valois’ charming and funny Coppélia– a story of love, mischief and...

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  • 2022
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    A Month in the Country

    A Month in the Country

    1 2022 HD

    Ashton gracefully reimagines Turgenev's play A Month in the country as a one-act ballet where all the drama unfolds in the family's living room upon...

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  • 2014
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    Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)

    Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)

    8 2014 HD

    Carlos Acosta's first venture directing one of ballet's 19th century classics was eagerly anticipated, as was his own starring role in the production...

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  • 2011
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    La Bayadère

    La Bayadère

    1 2011 HD

    Marius Petipa’s exotic ballet set in legendary India is a story of love, death and vengeful judgement. Natalia Makarova’s sumptuous...

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  • 2009
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    Swan Lake

    Swan Lake

    10 2009 HD

    Yolanda Sonnabend's Faberge'-inspired designs evoke a world of Imperial Russia in Anthony Dowell's acclaimed production for The Royal Ballet of ...

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  • 2000
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    Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)

    Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)

    10 2000 HD

    Coppélia, a mechanical doll made by the toy-maker Dr. Coppelius, is so life-like that some believe she is his daughter. The mistake leads to...

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  • 2014
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    Giselle

    Giselle

    1 2014 HD

    The peasant girl Giselle discovers the true identity of her lover Albrecht – and that he is promised to another. This is one of The Royal...

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  • 2011
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    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House)

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

    7.7 2011 HD

    A full-length ballet created by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon for the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The ballet is based...

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  • 2016
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    The Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker

    6.5 2016 HD

    The young Clara creeps downstairs on Christmas Eve to play with her favourite present – a Nutcracker. But the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer...

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  • 2017
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    The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand

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

    8 2017 HD

    The Dream: Frederick Ashton’s delightful interpretation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a classic of The Royal...

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  • 2013
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    Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)

    Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)

    1 2013 HD

    Given its premiere by The Royal Ballet in 1965 with Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn dancing the title roles, Kenneth MacMillan's first full-evening...

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  • 2017
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    Anastasia

    Anastasia

    1 2017 HD

    Royal Ballet Principal Natalia Osipova dances the title role in Kenneth MacMillan’s haunting ballet, to atmospheric music by Tchaikovsky and...

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  • 2017
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    The Sleeping Beauty

    The Sleeping Beauty

    1 2017 HD

    The Sleeping Beauty holds a special place in The Royal Ballet’s repertory. It was the ballet with which the Company reopened the Royal Opera...

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  • 2019
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    Don Quixote (Royal Opera House)

    Don Quixote (Royal Opera House)

    1 2019 HD

    Don Quixote and his servant Sancho Panza set out to have a chivalrous adventure. They meet Kitri and Basilio, a young couple who cannot marry because...

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  • 2020
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    The Sleeping Beauty (Royal Ballet)

    The Sleeping Beauty (Royal Ballet)

    7 2020 HD

    The wicked fairy Carabosse is furious she wasn’t invited to Princess Aurora’s christening. She gives the baby a spindle, saying that one...

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  • 2019
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    Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)

    Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)

    1 2019 HD

    From The Royal Ballet’s classical origins in the works of Petipa, to the home-grown choreographers who put British ballet on the world stage,...

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  • 2018
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    The Nutcracker (Royal Ballet)

    The Nutcracker (Royal Ballet)

    1 2018 HD

    Clara is given an enchanted Nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve. As midnight strikes, she creeps downstairs to find a magical adventure awaiting her and...

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  • 2014
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    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    1 2014 HD

    At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she...

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  • 2015
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    La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)

    La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)

    1 2015 HD

    Frederick Ashton's La Fille mal gardée (The Wayward Daughter) is one of the choreographer's most joyous and colourful creations. Inspired by...

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  • 2006
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    The Sleeping Beauty

    The Sleeping Beauty

    6.2 2006 HD

    Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty is one of the best loved of classical ballets, combining in a single work all the enchantment and virtuosity that...

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  • 2013
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    Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)

    Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2019
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    Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)

    Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    The Royal Ballet: Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight Pattern

    The Royal Ballet: Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight Pattern

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2018
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    Manon (The Royal Ballet)

    Manon (The Royal Ballet)

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2014
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    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    1 2014 HD

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