This lyrical epic of love is more than 1,500 years old… yet the «Poem of Love» remains timelessly relevant today. The entire performance resonates with the sounds of human passion of hearts that burn, yearn, and suffer. An ancient legend tells: childhood friends Sarybai and Karabai swore to unite their children in marriage. But when the time comes to keep the vow, the treacherous and greedy Karabai changes his plans…

He promises his daughter’s hand to Kodar, the very man who stands between the two lovers.