Wheeldon triple bill review " vividly evokes 1880s Paris, without getting beneath the surface
Royal Opera House, LondonThis 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 narrative ballets. Together with his designer Bob Crowley, he's learned to pace, control and clarify his storyline, distilling dramatic essentials with near filmic ease. At the very least, his new one-…