A ballet about painted surfaces, Christopher Wheeldon’s new Strapless never digs beneath them. It’s the true story of a scandalous portrait: John Singer Sargent’s too-revealing picture of society ...

LONDON (Reuters) - When acclaimed choreographer Christopher Wheeldon first saw "Portrait of Madame X", he was captivated by the painting that caused a social uproar in 19th century Paris. The John ...

This Christopher Wheeldon programme includes the premiere of one-act ballet Strapless, whose scandalous heroine Madam X is all attitude and frocks Christopher Wheeldon is getting very clever at ...

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The two older works on this all-Wheeldon bill outshine his new 'Strapless', even if it does star a perfectly cast and brilliantly on-form Natalia Osipova Christopher Wheeldon has had plenty to ...

This rousing mixed bill from the Royal Ballet opens with William Forsythe’s notoriously demanding work The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude. From the opening bars onwards it continues at a rapid, ...

In this showy evening of Christopher Wheeldon works, the unwieldy Strapless was squeezed between two succulent treats: After The Rain and Within The Golden Hour. Strapless, set to undanceable music, ...