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New music for the silent Len Lye film, Tusalava
Composer Andrew_Faletau
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Artist Len Lye was known for not only his kinetic sculptures, but also his experimental films.
One of his best known films is Tusalava - an animated black and white short form film showing the evolution of a cellular creature.
The work was created in 1929 and while the film still exists the sound track has been lost.
However Samoan composer Andrew Faleatua has written a new composition to be performed with the film as part of Wellington's midwinter arts festival Lōemis.
He joins Kathryn to talk about writing the new music for a piece that heavily features Māori and Pacific motifs.
Tusalava will be played along with a number of other silent, avant-garde films, featuring new scores played by the music ensemble Stroma at Wellington's Roxy Cinema, Monday 16 June.
