Meridian (left), captain of the Blue Man Group performers, shows a journalist how to play music with a PVC "piano". (Photo provided to China Daily)
"The show is about things that are universal to people. It's about deeper things we share－our desire to connect with each other, to be creative and to enjoy life," says the captan of the Blue Man Group performers, who calls himself Meridian.
Wearing a poker face and keeping silent throughout the show, the three characters explore the world like newborns full of curiosity and playfulness, juggling with candies and playing music with PVC tubes.
"The character exists in every person," says David Bray, the show's director. "When people walk out of the theater, they start to see the world in a different way through the eyes of a child. For example, they will see the potential of a mundane glass table to be a musical instrument and begin to create something."
The audience is a huge part of the show and "kind of like the fourth blue character", says Tony Aguirre, the show's musical director.
There are many moments during the show when performers interact with the audience in a more engaging way, rather than simply leading them to clap and sing a chorus.
For example, it has been a tradition of the show in the past 25 years to invite an audience member onto the stage to have a dinner with the three blue characters, during which they play naughty tricks on the newcomer, making improvisations based on how he or she reacts.
