Christopher Bowen
Director of Creative Development
Summary
I am a Blue Man and Director of Creative Development at Blue Man Productions. I write theatrical pieces and music for the character. I have also invented instruments for the Blue Man character to play, led writing groups to develop content for the Blue Man character, and trained and directed groups of Blue Men to perform in our shows, social media and outside appearances. I also write scores for film. They include JELLYFISH (Winner of the 2007 Cannes Camera d'Or) and the stop-action animated $9.99 (2009).
Experience
Director of Creative Development
Blue Man Productions / New York
Direct and manage a group of writers to develop Blue Man character content for the stage and social media.
Instrument Inventor
Blue Man Productions / New York
Invent interactive and visually dynamic musical instruments for the Blue Man character to play.
Writer and Composer
Blue Man Productions / New York
Write Blue Man character content for the stage and social media, and compose music for Blue Man Group recordings and live performance.
Composer
Moving Picture Music / New York, NY
Compose, arrange and record music for feature films. Films include JELLYFISH (2007) - Winner of the Caméra d'Or at Cannes Film Festival, and the stop-motion animated $9.99 (2009) - Nominated for two Annie Awards.
Blue Man Trainer
Blue Man Productions / New York, NY
Train actors into the Blue Man character role to perform in Blue Man shows.
Blue Man
Blue Man Group / New York, NY
Perform the Blue Man character on stage, TV, film, albums, social media and special appearances around the world.
Digital Content Creator
Blue Man Productions / New York
Wrote, directed and edited Blue Man character videos for the Internet.
Performer Director
Blue Man Productions / New York, NY
Directed casts of Blue Men in long term engagement shows around the world and developed workshops to further develop the character.
Education
Bennington College
Bachelor of Arts / Theatre, Music
