Blue Man Group
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Blue Man Group is an American performance art company formed in 1987. Blue Man Group is known for its stage productions, which incorporate many kinds of music and art, both popular and obscure.[1] Its performers, known as Blue Men, have their skin painted blue. They are mute during shows and always appear in groups of three.
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Formation | 1987; 37 years ago (1987) |
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Type | Theatre group |
Purpose | Performance art, music |
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Website | blueman |
The company has continuing shows in Berlin, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas and New York City. A typical production employs seven to nine full-time Blue Men who are selected by audition. In addition to their stage shows, Blue Man Group has toured nationally and internationally, appeared on TV programs as characters and performers, released multiple studio albums, contributed to a number of film scores, and performed with orchestras around the United States.
It was purchased in July 2017 by the Canadian company Cirque du Soleil.[2][3][4] On June 29, 2020, Cirque du Soleil filed for bankruptcy in Canada. Two days later, on July 1, 2020, they filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy.[5][6]