Do we watch the incomparable musicians [of the Silk Road Ensemble]? Or do we fix our gaze on the 16 amazing dancers of the Mark Morris Dance Group enacting this tragedy of impossible love in front of the boldly hued and textured backdrop by Howard Hodgkin, all aglow in James F. Ingalls’ lighting?
Inevitably, as the 65-minute work progresses, you find yourself immersed in something organic and wonderful.