Layla and Majnun
Sadler’s Wells
London — United Kingdom
Performances Times
November 13, 2018
7:30 pm
November 14, 2018
7:30 pm
November 15, 2018
7:30 pm
November 16, 2018
7:30 pm
November 17, 2018
2:00 pm, 7:30 pm
Works Performed
Layla and Majnun
Music - Uzeyir Hajibeyli
We’re excited about the UK premiere of Layla and Majnun at Sadler’s Wells.
This timeless story of impossible love predating Romeo and Juliet emerges from the cultural intersections along the Silk Road. Star-crossed lovers Layla and Majnun are central characters in Persian and Arabian folklore and the subject of the first Muslim opera written more than a century ago. In this inspired adaptation by choreographer Mark Morris, celebrated Azerbaijani mugham singers Alim Qasimov and Fargana Qasimova perform with the Silk Road Ensemble onstage with the Mark Morris Dance Group, featuring bold costume and set design by the late abstractionist painter Howard Hodgkin.
Layla and Majnun is a Mark Morris Dance Group/Cal Performances, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California production in association with Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, New York; Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Chicago, Illinois; the Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC; Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois; Meany Center for the Performing Arts, Seattle, Washington; Melbourne Festival, Victoria, Australia; Sadler’s Wells, London, England; and University Musical Society at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Musicians
Alim Qasimov
mugham vocals
Fargana Qasimova
mugham vocals
Miralam Miralamov
mugham vocals
Kamila Nabiyeva
mugham vocals
Zaki Valiyev
tar
Rauf Islamov
kamancheh