Cal Performances sponsored a few events last month, but for many, the season opened at Zellerbach Hall Friday, Sept. 30, with the world premiere of “Layla and Majnun,” Mark Morris’ choreographed ...

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“A story about unrequited, thwarted, and tragic love is catnip,” says Mark Morris, the celebrated choreographer who has created a series of intoxicating dances set to music inspired by some of ...

The Silk Road, consisting of ancient trade routes that connected Asia, the Middle East and Africa with Europe, shaped modern American culture today. Trade between Eastern and Western cultures promoted ...

With “Layla and Majnun,” the opener in its 2016-2017 dance season, Meany Center for the Arts simultaneously welcomes a native son home for a visit and embraces a cultural touchstone. That native son ...

Yann Damezin, trans. from the French by Aqsa Ijaz and Thomas Harrison. Humanoids, $29.99 (176p) ISBN 978-1-64337-948-7 Through a vibrant visual tapestry, French cartoonist and Angouleme’s Prix Orange ...