Based in NYC, Broadway Barkada, a collective of professional Filipino artists on and off Broadway, is excited to debut a new song entitled "Stories Like Air” — a FilAm ARTS EXCLUSIVE tribute to theatre and to theatre artists for this year's 27th Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture 2020 "Tuloy Po Kayo". It is written from the perspective that theatre is an art form in which a community of artists comes together to tell stories through words, music, movement, and design. Built into the song is a call for the importance to keep telling stories. Artists are truly essential workers, especially during this challenging time.
Composer, Paolo Tirol notes, ""Stories Like Air" is a tribute to theatre and to theatre artists, written from the perspective that theatre is an art form in which a community of artists comes together to tell stories through words, music, movement, and design. In writing the song, I asked our cast about the role that theatre as an art form has played in people's lives during this pandemic, and I made it my goal to capture the thoughts and feelings they shared, as well as the passion with which they shared it. Built into the song is a call to keep telling stories as we get through this time."
Composer, Paolo Tirol notes, ""Stories Like Air" is a tribute to theatre and to theatre artists, written from the perspective that theatre is an art form in which a community of artists comes together to tell stories through words, music, movement, and design. In writing the song, I asked our cast about the role that theatre as an art form has played in people's lives during this pandemic, and I made it my goal to capture the thoughts and feelings they shared, as well as the passion with which they shared it. Built into the song is a call to keep telling stories as we get through this time."
