Layli and Majnun Nezami Ganjavi, trans. from the Persian by Dick Davis. Mage, $50 (320p) ISBN 978-1-949445-15-2.

“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 ...

With “Layla and Majnun,” the opener in its 2016-2017 dance season, Meany Center for the Arts simultaneously welcomes a native son home for a visit and embraces a cultural touchstone. That ...

That’s the case with Layla and Majnun, his collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma’s splendid Silk Road Ensemble. His appealing steps are a danced frame for what is almost a concert staging.

Layla and Majnun. Susana Millman. As if to demonstrate the contrast between tremendous talent and tremendous lack of same, last week also brought us a remarkable new work by Mark Morris, a staging ...

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 ...

Majnun and Layla: Songs from Beyond the Grave Yann Damezin, trans. from the French by Aqsa Ijaz and Thomas Harrison. Humanoids, $29.99 (176p) ISBN 978-1-64337-948-7.

Sorrow may suffuse Layla and Majnun from the start but it also mounts to the end in one of the most moving dances Morris has made. Festival to November 15, whitelightfestival.org ...

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