Indie-rock royalty Yo La Tengo will perform a live score to The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller at FringeArts

Renowned local arts organization FringeArts just announced an exciting addition to its Spring calendar: the “live-documentary” The Love Song of R. BuckminsterFuller, which will be performed at its Waterfront stage,with narration from Oscar-nominated director Sam Green and a score performed by indie rock legends Yo La Tengo.

The film follows the career of the 20th century designer and architect (and inventor of the geodisic dome) from whom the title borrows its name, and uses his story to explore issues of sustainability and conservation. Fuller himself lived in Philadelphia from 1972 until his death in 1983.

Diverting from the more traditional approach to documentary, director Sam Green will narrate each “screening” of R. Buckminster in person while cuing images and video from a laptop, with ever-eclectic indie rock royalty Yo La Tengo providing a live score to the proceedings (watch a 15-second clip of a 2013 performance here).

FringeArts will host two showings on Friday, April 4 at 7 and 9 p.m.; tickets for the general public go on sale March 1, more information can be found here. Watch the video for Yo La Tengo’s “I’ll be Around” off of the 2013 album Fade below.