Return to rive gauche: how Christopher Wheeldon adapted An American in Paris
How do you remake an MGM classic? Christopher Wheeldon tells Judith Mackrell why his An American in Paris goes where Gene Kelly feared to tap' Five of the best dance shows based on film"Gene Kelly," says Christopher Wheeldon, "was one of the reasons I first wanted to dance. Of all those MGM stars, he was my favourite. I loved him in An American in Paris." Now the choreographer is in Paris himself, staging a new …