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In 1975, two visionary artists鈥攆ilm director Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass鈥攃ame together to create Koyaanisqatsi, the first film in the QATSI trilogy. Named after the Hopi word meaning 鈥渓ife out of balance,鈥� Koyaanisqatsi is an apocalyptic vision of the collision of urban life and technology versus the environment. Co-presented by the Lensic and SITE SANTA FE as part of the Innovative Thinker Series, the film comes to life at the Lensic with the score performed live by the Philip Glass Ensemble.

Often said to be meditative, the score for鈥疜oyaanisqatsi鈥痳equires extremely precise concentration for live performance.鈥� The experience of the film is immeasurably enhanced by the intensity needed and the massive sound from the Ensemble for the score鈥檚 performance.鈥� Together,鈥疜oyaanisqatsi鈥痠s a multi-level experience that varies with each performance.

Philip Glass has always been interested in forging a new and deeply mutual relationship within film and music.鈥� Unlike conventional films which are completed before the musical score is written, Philip and filmmaker Godfrey Reggio worked together to form鈥疜oyaanisqatsi.鈥� From creative discussions with Godfrey, Philip wrote musical pieces that were paced by his very personal musical vision.鈥� Michael Riesman created musical demos in the studio which Godfrey鈥檚 team would listen to with portable headphones while filming and editing found footage.鈥� In this way, the music and film were created without separation.