BARBA: Brazilian Body Percussion Musical is an ensemble-driven theatrical experience inspired by the real-life Brazilian body music group Barbatuques and their founder, Fernando Barba. After a life-altering diagnosis, the group is invited to perform a make-or-break concert that could secure—or end—their future. Divided by grief and uncertainty, they must decide if they can continue without the man who defined their sound. Blending explosive rhythm with storytelling, BARBA: Brazilian Body Percussion Musical builds to a powerful realization: the heartbeat of their sound was never one man—it was always the collective.
BARBA In NYC
Upcoming
Two developmental Readings produced by theaterC and AMAS Musical Theatre
November 16, 2026 - Reading at Open Jar Studios in NYC 6:00pm
November 17, 2026 - Reading at Open Jar Studios in NYC 12:00pm
February 3, 2027 - Concert Reading at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater in NYC 7:00pm produced by theatreC
Book By
Kim Bixler & Carlos Bauzys
Music By
Carlos Bauzys
Lyrics By
Kim Bixler
Additional Music By
Fernando Barba
Based on Barba's Autobiography:
Sound from the Start: A Body Percussion Story
By Fernando Barba and Renata Ferraz Torres























