Crazy in Love: The Story of Layla and Majnun premieres in London

A tragic love story from the Middle East and Central Asia has been reinterpreted in a 21st-century contemporary dance.

Dancers from the Mark Morris Dance Group interpret the ancient poem that tells the story of two young people who fall in love but aren’t allowed to marry.

A tragic love story told all through the region has been re-interpreted in a 21st-century contemporary dance.

Al Jazeera’s Jessica Baldwin reports at the UK premiere of Layla and Majnun.