Christopher Wheeldon: how I fell for the scandalous Madame X
The acclaimed choreographer explains the origins of Strapless " his new ballet about Madame X, the It Girl of 19th-century Paris who was destroyed by a daring portrait When I moved to New York 23 years ago, I started going to the Metropolitan Museum every Sunday. On my way to the American wing one day, I spotted this portrait by John Singer Sargent hanging in a stairwell, all on its own. The woman " Virginie Am&eacut…