Brazilian Percussion Musical Projects - BARBA: BRAZILIAN BODY PERCUSSION MUSICAL

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BARBA: Brazilian Body Percussion Musical 2024 performances

Co-book and Lyrics: Kim Bixler  Co-book and Music: Carlos Bauzys
Brazilian-born Fernando Barbosa “Barba” Ferraz discovers he has an extraordinary gift for rhythm and constructing music using his own body as an instrument. After dedicating his life to teaching and sharing this accessible form of crafting music, Barba is given a life-altering diagnosis rendering him dysrhythmic.

BARBA | 2024 musical performances preview

R.Evolución Latina and Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater performances of BARBA: Brazilian Body Percussion Musical February 22 – 25, 2024. Book & Lyrics: Kim Bixler Book & Music: Carlos Bauzys. Directed by Luis Salgado. Associate Director: Valeria Cossu. Associate Choreographer: Matthew Steffens. Music Director & Body Percussion Virtuoso: Carlos Bauzys.

BARBA | You Ready?

A sneak peek into the rehearsal studio for BARBA: Brazilian Body Percussion Musical. National Dance Institute in Harlem, NYC.

BARBA | Opening Number (Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater)

Co-book and Lyrics: Kim Bixler  Co-book and Music: Carlos Bauzys
Opening Number performed at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater, May 2023. Directed by Scott Ebersold. Musical Direction by Carlos Bauyzs, Matt Castle and Rachel Dean.
Performance and clips of rehearsals.

Just This Moment (excerpt) | Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater

Lyrics: Kim Bixler  Music: Carlos Bauzys
Performed by: Chelsea Zeno, Cesar Carreno & Carlos Bauzys
Barba takes his girlfriend Dani to the waterfall to share some news. Dani thinks she is about to get a marriage proposal.

Teaching Body Percussion & BARBA: Brazilian Body Percussion Musical to all ages!

Lawrence High School students learning BARBA from Luis Salgado

Director, choreographer Luis Salgado shares his talents with Lawrence, Massachusetts high school students.

Beyond Workshop Series – R.Evolución Latina

Learning body percussion and songs from BARBA: Brazilian Body Percussion Musical at the National Dance Institute of Harlem under the direction of body percussionist and BARBA creator Carlos Bauzys and choreographer/director Luis Salgado.

Latiné Musical Theatre Lab Benefit Concert, October 2023.

Creator, musical director and body musician Carlos Bauzys doing freestyle body percussion alongside Robin de Jesús at the Latiné Musical Theatre Lab Benefit Concert, October 2023.

More about BARBA from Telemundo and Univision (in Spanish)

Univision Channel 41 visits Pregones Theatre

Univision Channel 41 visits the cast and creative team working on BARBA: Brazilian Body Percussion Musical.

@ Acceso Telemundo

@ Acceso Telemundo interviews BARBA: Brazilian Body Percussion Musical director Luis Salgado at Pregones Theater in NYC.

HoyDia on BARBA: Brazilian Body Percussion Musical

Interviews with cast members of BARBA: Brazilian Body Percussion Musical.

Univision 24/7 talks to Luis Salgado about BARBA

Interview with director/choreographer Luis Salgado about BARBA: Brazilian Body Percussion Musical. Book & Lyrics: Kim Bixler Book & Music: Carlos Bauzys.

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