Activist Songbook is an ongoing performance project creating 53 new songs and raps to counteract hate and energize movements.

Composer Byron Au Yong and lyricist Aaron Jafferis interview Asian American activists, immigrants and refugees, asking:
         What are the sounds your movement needs that do not yet exist?
         How can we work together to create these songs?

Activist Songbook will be performed by soloists, local choirs, and special guests in a series of online events with the International Festival of Arts & Ideas between April and June 2020.

To participate in the virtual choir, email Bryan@octopustheatricals.com; no audition is necessary.

To be considered for a soloist role (which are paid), singers and rappers should submit audition videos below.

(please choose only one option) Upload your video to this drop box location:

https://www.dropbox.com/request/KVx3WhaZchYrikJwLziW 

Video should include one verse of a song (if you are a singer), or a rap (if you are a rapper), or both. Video is preferred, but audio-only submissions will also be accepted.