A Hypnotic Collaboration

The notion of Philip Glass and Leonard Cohen collaborating seems so natural that it’s strange that Mr. Glass’s new “Book of Longing” brings them together for a full-length work the first time.

For “Book of Longing,” which had its New York premiere at the Rose Theater on Saturday evening, July 14th, as part of the Lincoln Center Festival, Mr. Glass chose 22 poems from Mr. Cohen’s 2006 compilation of the same name. Mr. Cohen’s drawings are used as well, arrayed on a gallerylike wall behind the ensemble, with a central video screen showing a continually morphing selection.

To read a review of this performance from the New York Times, click HERE