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San Rafael festival reimagines classic plays
The Seeds of Time Festival continues this weekend with "Leili and Majnun," a fusion of ancient poetry and contemporary performance, at 1 p.m. Saturday and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, and "Rap Monologues," ...
“Layla and Majnun,” a classic Azerbaijani tale of young lovers and meddling parents, has been compared to “Romeo and Juliet.” In Mark Morris Dance Group’s production, which opened at the ...
Drawn from a 1,000-year-old epic story of love, heartbreak and dedication, Mark Morris’ new work “Layla and Majnun” debuts Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at UC Berkeley.
Layli and Majnun Nezami Ganjavi, trans. from the Persian by Dick Davis. Mage, $50 (320p) ISBN 978-1-949445-15-2 ...
Cal Performances sponsored a few events last month, but for many, the season opened at Zellerbach Hall Friday, Sept. 30, with the world premiere of “Layla and Majnun,” Mark Morris ...
The classic Azerbaijani love story, “Layla and Majnun,” will take the Power Center stage on Oct. 13-15. Promising to be a huge, unique production, the show features two Azerbaijani solo singers, two ...
Bag & Baggage's mashup of "Romeo and Juliet" and "Layla and Manjun," which likely influenced Shakespeare, represents an unprecedented cross-cultural collaboration.