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Christopher delivered the opening keynote address at the 42nd Annual ASAH Conference in Atlantic City, NJ on November 15, 2019. He's honored to have worked with ASAH and its educators since 2002.

ASAH is a not-for-profit organization of private schools and agencies in New Jersey which provide highly specialized services to more than 11,000 infants, children and young adults with disabilities. The ASAH Conference provides Professional Development opportunities for these incredible educators.

"Christopher Eaves was an amazing presenter who was extremely motivating, informative, kind, and fun - by far - my favorite workshop at ASAH."
—ASAH Conference Educator, 2017

Learn more about ASAH at www.asah.org.

Christopher Eaves presented his keynote address The Art of Questions at The Higher Order Thinking Schools 24TH Annual Summer Institute on July 10, 2017. STEAM—The HOT Approach Makes STEM Sizzle was held at The Hartford Hilton, Hartford, Connecticut, July 10-14, 2017.

Which questions are you listening for? Are you comfortable with more than one answer? With The Art of Questions Eaves provides a framework for educators, administrators and teaching artists to explore the integral role inquiry plays in scientific method, artistic process, development of critical thinking and cultivation of curiosity.

During the five-day residential institute Eaves will also be faciliting a HOT 101 workshop and his four-day sequential learning track Multiple Intelligences—Multiple Solutions.

Learn more about The Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Schools program at www.higherorderthinkingschools.org.

BULLSEYE written, designed and performed by Christopher Eaves is a theatrical memoir on brotherhood, bullying, identity and intolerance. Eaves tells the story of his younger brother who was "the most bullied kid in school."

Two adopted brothers growing up in a rural American town: Christopher is quick, bright and adaptable. His brother is small, a poor student and achingly innocent. Amid the pastoral beauty of their surroundings, the brothers come up against the inherent cruelty in all of us. Christopher manages to survive through speed and wit. His less nimble, sweet-natured brother is caught in the cross-hairs of his tormentors, with nowhere to run.

Threaded through his brother's story is Eaves' own struggle—a kid fighting to keep his identity a secret because he knows that if it's revealed then he too will be bullied. Ultimately the play is a love letter to his brother who he not only failed to protect but also, unwittingly, bullied. This is the story of a deep and abiding love. This is the story of BULLSEYE.

BULLSEYE premiered on March 9, 2013 at the Indiana Convention Center as part of the Bullying Prevention: Creating a Culture of Acceptance symposium. Andi Hauser, television host of Indy Style: Lifestyle, heralded BULLSEYE as "A world class performance."

In October 2014 BULLSEYE toured South Korea with the support of the U.S. Embassy, Seoul. Following the program’s success, Eaves was selected for the U.S. Department of State Speakers Bureau.

BULLSEYE made its New York stage debut at Stage Left Studio’s Left Out Festival in April 2015 with two sold-out performances to benefit Bailey House.

BULLSEYE is dedicated to the life and friendship of Tina Minton Rogalski.

Christopher Eaves' CANOPY—A Rainforest Odyssey

CANOPY—A RAINFOREST ODYSSEY written, designed and performed by Christopher Eaves premiered November 20, 2010 at Stepping Stones Museum, Norwalk, CT. In celebration of the Museum's 10th anniversary and grand re-opening, following a 22,000 square foot expansion, Stepping Stones commissioned Eaves to write, design and perform a play about world rainforests that would fully utilize the Museum's newly opened State-of-the-art Multimedia gallery and also honor the Museum's philosophy of inquiry-based learning through play.

Eaves responded with CANOPY—A RAINFOREST ODYSSEY, an adventure-filled journey of an extraordinary leaf, hidden deep within a rainforest. Performed on a stage illuminated by 35' by 12' projected animations and immersed in a 5.1 surround soundscape, CANOPY—A RAINFOREST ODYSSEY continued Eaves' theatrical design and construction of performative works that are lit by projected animations.

CANOPY—A Rainforest Odyssey played to audiences of all ages who delighted in the interactivity of light and sound, song and dance and earnest storytelling.

As Stepping Stones Museum's 2010 artist in residence Eaves also designed and facilitated Community Voice & The Art of Play, a year-long professional development series for the Stepping Stones Museum staff.

For more information about Stepping Stones Museum for Children visit them at steppingstonesmuseum.org. Photo: Christian Villa

THE LEDGE wins 2007 New York Innovative Theatre Award for "Outstanding Solo Performance."	SELF AT HAND is "one of the year's stellar performances" according to the Baltimore City Paper.	©2009 Jim R. Moore / All Rights Reserved	"You haven't lived until you've seen the light." FINISHING HOUSE premiered MAR 2009 at Dixon Place.

Christopher Eaves / eavesdrop^® awarded 2006-07 Space Grant by BAX \| Brooklyn Arts Exchange.	Step, Glide and Lift: A Profile of 2008 CJC Artist-in-Residence Christopher Eaves at the Roland Park Country School.		eavesdrop^® donates portable synthesizer keyboards to PS/IS 66, Brooklyn so students can rehearse music at home.