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NPR "Here and Now": Choreographer Mark Morris Puts 21st-Century Spin On 12th-Century Love Poem

Mark Morris speaks with "Here and Now's" Robin Young. 

"The music is very, very appealing. The story is, of course, universal, like every good story...people who aren’t used to hearing this kind of music — try it first of all. It’s incredibly ecstatic and thrilling. It reminds me of... very popular, a couple of decades ago... the Qawwali style of singing from Pakistan, the Sufi tradition… It’s the heart singing to another heart…” - Mark Morris (interview excerpt)