AN INNOVATIVE NEW MUSICAL FEATURING BODY PERCUSSION AND BRAZILIAN RHYTHMS

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

CREDITS

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

Photos by Krystal Pagán

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