“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 ...

Yes, love between two young people is thwarted (though in Layla and Majnun it’s not consummated). Lives are blighted, death prevails. But that’s the end of the equivalency.

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 ...