Event listing: Layla and Majnun, Mark Morris Dance Group | UC Berkeley, Zellerbach Hall | Fri 30 Sep 2016 at 19:30

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UC Berkeley, Zellerbach Hall Berkeley, California, United States

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Programme

Music: Hajibeyli, Uzeyir (1885-1948)
Choreography: Mark Morris

Performers

Mark Morris Dance Group
Mark Morris	Director
Howard Hodgkin	Set Designer, Costume Designer
James F Ingalls	Lighting Designer
Alim Qasimov	Vocals	Majnun
Fargana Qasimova	Vocals	Layla
Silk Road Ensemble
Stacy Martorana	Dancer
Domingo Estrada	Dancer
Lesley Garrison	Dancer

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Mark Morris / Silk Road ensemble: Layla and Majnun

Jaime Robles, 30th September

The staging required that the dancers move through and around the musicians, and this intertwining gave the piece a coherent visual identity and a flowing energy.

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