Introduction
It was in 1982 that the experimentally minded American director Godfrey Reggio created his film Koyaanisqatsi, which went on to gain cult status among audiences receptive to new concepts. In the language of the Hopi Indians, the word means ‘Life Out of Balance’ – which, translated into various languages, was the title used when it was distributed in Hungary and other countries at the time. The work suggestively depicts the absurdity of modern societies turning away from nature and the ancient balance of life – with neither plot nor text, but accompanied by the music of Philip Glass, which is an inseparable part of the work. The Müpa Budapest audience will now get to see and hear all this in an authentic performance by the Philip Glass Ensemble, with the Cantemus Mixed Choir, the Budapest Academic Choir Society and the Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra also taking part.

Performers

Conductor, music director: Michael Riesman
Philip Glass Ensemble:
sound: Dan Bora
saxophone: Peter Hess
onstage sound: Ryan Kelly
keyboards: Mick Rossi
saxophone, flute: Sam Sadigursky
flute, piccolo: Andrew Sterman
Guest musician:
keyboards: Feico Deutekom
Featuring:
Budapest Academic Choral Society (choirmaster: Ildikó Balassa)
Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra
Cantemus Mixed Choir (choirmaster: Soma Szabó)
Creators:
music: Philip Glass
written and directed by: Godfrey Reggio
Philip Glass Ensemble production manager: Michael Amacio

2024-09-23 - 20:00
Müpa Budapest - Budapest, Komor Marcell u. 1, 1095
Philip Glass, Godfrey Reggio: Koyaanisqatsi – Life Out of Balance (1982)
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