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Due to poor air quality and high temperatures, Skyline Mini Golf is closed, and Green Roof Poetry will move indoors to the McGuire Theater.

Koyaanisqatsi with The Philip Glass Ensemble

Tue, Mar 9, 2027
Performances
Eight people, including men and one woman, pose in an industrial-style room with large windows. Some hold musical instruments, including a saxophone and a flute. They are dressed mostly in black.
The Philip Glass Ensemble. Photo: Ryuhei Shindo. Courtesy the artist.

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When Tue, Mar 9, 2027
Where Northrop
Time 7 pm
Price Tickets start at $30

“The [Philip Glass Ensemble] represents the most authentic performance practice of my music in our time.” —Philip Glass

Koyaanisqatsi takes its name from the Hopi concept of “life out of balance,” or a way of life marked by moral corruption and turmoil. Released in 1982 and scored by Philip Glass, Godfrey Reggio’s wordless cinematic masterpiece spotlights the complex relationship between nature, humanity, and technology. For this presentation at Northrop Auditorium, the nine-piece Philip Glass Ensemble performs the entirety of the soundtrack live, with film projection. Moving between time-lapse visuals of urban decay and slow-motion sequences of natural landscapes, the documentary creates a poignant portrait of the beauty and turbulence of our modern world.

Copresented with Northrop and Liquid Music.

Accessibility

For more information about accessibility, content and sensory notes, or to request additional accommodations for this program, please call the Northrop Box Office at 612-624-2345, or email umntix@umn.edu.