About the Work
The Story
The Music
Libretto
The New Production
Program Notes - The Music
Program Notes - The Story
About the Artists
Creative Team
Performers
Composer
About Our Partners
Commissioning Partners
Commissioning and Funding Credits
Cal Performances
Harris Theater
Hopkins Center for the Arts
The Kennedy Center
Krannert Center
Lincoln Center
Meany Center
Melbourne Festival
Sadler's Wells
University Musical Society
Multimedia
Source Material
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Production photos and videos
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Layla and Majnun

About the Work
The Story
The Music
Libretto
The New Production
Program Notes - The Music
Program Notes - The Story
About the Artists
Creative Team
Performers
Composer
About Our Partners
Commissioning Partners
Commissioning and Funding Credits
Cal Performances
Harris Theater
Hopkins Center for the Arts
The Kennedy Center
Krannert Center
Lincoln Center
Meany Center
Melbourne Festival
Sadler's Wells
University Musical Society
Multimedia
Source Material
Set and Costume Design
Rehearsals
Interviews
Production photos and videos
Ancillary Activities
Press
Performance Calendar
Contact
Layla and Majnun at School

Layla and Majnun at School

Layla and Majnun Faint on Meeting

Layla and Majnun Faint on Meeting

Layla in the Palm Grove

Layla in the Palm Grove

Majun Brought to Layla's Tent by the Old Woman

Majun Brought to Layla's Tent by the Old Woman

Miniatures, Gouache, 23.7x13.7 cm

Origin: Iran, 1431-1431, Timurid Dynasty

Album: The Khamsa by Nizami

Personage: Majnun

Source of entry: First Branch of the State Hermitage Museum, 1924

School: Herat

Theme: Literature

Majnun Conversing with a Raven

Majnun Conversing with a Raven

Majnun in the Desert

Majnun in the Desert

Majnun Receiving a Letter from Layla

Majnun Receiving a Letter from Layla

Majnun Taken to the Kabah by His Father

Majnun Taken to the Kabah by His Father

Majnun Trading His Clothes for the Captured Stag

Majnun Trading His Clothes for the Captured Stag

Majnun Trading His Horse for the Captured Gazelle

Majnun Trading His Horse for the Captured Gazelle

Majnun Visited by Salam Bagdadi

Majnun Visited by Salam Bagdadi

Majnun Watching the Battle of the Tribes

Majnun Watching the Battle of the Tribes

Majnun Dies on Layla's Grave

Majnun Dies on Layla's Grave

Majnun in the Desert

Majnun in the Desert

Ink Watercolor. Late 16th Century

Manuscript Khamsa by Nizami

Manuscript Khamsa by Nizami

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Layla in the Palm Grove
Majun Brought to Layla's Tent by the Old Woman
Majnun Conversing with a Raven
Majnun in the Desert
Majnun Receiving a Letter from Layla
Majnun Taken to the Kabah by His Father
Majnun Trading His Clothes for the Captured Stag
Majnun Trading His Horse for the Captured Gazelle
Majnun Visited by Salam Bagdadi
Majnun Watching the Battle of the Tribes
Majnun Dies on Layla's Grave
Majnun in the Desert
Manuscript Khamsa by Nizami
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Layla and Majnun is a Mark Morris Dance Group/Cal Performances, UC Berkeley, California production in association with Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Chicago, Illinois; Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.; Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, College of Fine + Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, New York; Meany Center for the Performing Arts, Seattle, Washington; Melbourne Festival, Victoria, Australia; Sadler’s Wells, London, England; and University Musical Society of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 

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