Amber Ray
“Amber Ray’s pageantry is reminiscent of many iconic genres of the past and present and a major force in the evolving future culture of popular art.
Her chameleonic qualities measure vast differences and are sure to startle with grace, confrontation and fantastical flamboyance. She embodies the dream of other mythical worlds, reavealing her stature as a provocative exotic creature.
Known for her many characterized adventures based on collaborations with style makers such as Anti-gravity, Susanne Bartsch, Thierry Mugler, ChiCHI Valenti and Johnney Dynell of Jackie 60 Fame, and a thrivingly talented New York City Performance community composed of the freak chic, theater, fashion world, and burlesque.
You will find her most often musing the masses through various stage productions, art installations, sitting for severely talented painters, photograpers and designers as well as dazzling at High end events to which she ardently shares her love of style, luster, and her brand of spiritual artistic expression of the whimsical and the real. Amber Ray is an artist, costume designer, singer, Burlesque entertainer and all around creative force of nature residing in NYC. Brace Yourself for her power-packed manifestations of absolute fabulousness”
“…Creative Sexpot…”
-Ny Magazine
“My favorite model, Amber Ray, is a veritable chameleon….”
-Molly Crabapple for Village voice interview
“Amber Ray, Dressed as an orange and black butterfly, did not enter (the costume contest), but should have won every costume contest in town. on all four days. Someone give her something.”
-Tricia Romano, Village Voice
“Sultry Burlesque Vixen…”
-Java Magazine, Amy Young, Phoenix
“…A coffin painted by Poison’s Rikki Rocket (used to dramatic effect by Burlesque vamp Amber Ray during a live strip tease that included blood, glitter and a human chandelier (Muffinhead). Deathrocks flair for the theatrical never dies, does it?”
-Lina Lecaro, LA Weekly
“A mini-malitia of flamboyant performers has taken ahold of the floorboards, armed with outlandish themes, extraordinary costumes and performances that leave the most jaded hipsters with mouth agape. Astonishingly, this battilion of BQ bad-asses all live in the heart and mind of one woman: Amber Ray. Since her arrival in NY 2 years ago, Amber Ray has become one of the most inventive and prolific performers in the burlesque and fetish scenes…”
-Kara Mae, Tease Magazine, issue #9
(6 page feature on Amber Ray titled “Genius in a G-string”)
RECENT PERFORMANCES
Please scroll down to view (too many to see!)
PHOTOS
Film
“Tales of Times Square”
A movie in the making by Paul Saviano (award winning director)
- Butterfly routine cameo/Burlesque dancer
“Bob Smith USA”
A documentary by Neil Abramson
“Betassled”
A Burlesque documentary, by Lauren Berley
- Host/Performer
“See Me”
by Suzy Chang
- Bunny Lover/Kabuki Kitty
“Ultrachrist”
by Kerry Douglas Dye
- Boxing Ring Card Girl
Television
USA Cable network’s “Show us your character” campaign
Commercials and Random Pop up ad durring programming, hourly
- Pink Geisha
Pants off Dance off
Fuse TV
- Fall 2006
Griz Music Video
Fuse/Mtv
- Pierrot Clown
Halloween Marilyn Manson Special
Fuse
- Pierrot Clown
Noteable: Mr. Manson awarded Amber Ray a limited edition print of his art, for outstanding individuality
Club Wizzards Commercial(s)
Philadelphia Area Cable
- School Girl
Print
Press packet available upon request.
Theatre
“Hollies Follies” (3 week run)
Fuse Festival @ Here Arts Center, SOHO, NYC
- Duck
“Ravaged by Romance” (5 week run)
LAMMAS Theater, NYC
- Mouse
Agencies
PINK, INC.
Work includes performance and also installs scenery.
Some events previously worked:
- Mayor Bloomberg’s company picnic, NYC 2002
- 4th of July opening for Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA 2003
- Women’s Run for Cancer @ Central Park, 2004
- Hartford Connecticut, convention 2006
- American Family insurance, convention NYC 2006
ANTI-GRAVITY
Marc Jacobs Store Opening Party//LA Fashion Week 2005
- Flowerheads
2006 Annual Marc Jacobs Xmas Party
- Matching Rhinestone Cowgirl and Cowboy
Special Past Events
Agent Provocateur Store Opening Party, NYC
Annual Libertine Ball, Philadelphia, PA – 2001/2002/2003
Annual Diabolique Charity Ball, Philadelphia, PA – 2001/2002
Viva Vavoom, Baltimore, MD (1 & 2)
Village Voice Siren Music Festival 2002
Goddessfest, Catskills, NY 2003
Peek-a-boo Review, Philadelphia, PA (2001,monthly)
Annual Betty Page Contest (2002/winner, 2003,2004)
Philadelphia Fringe Festival, w/ Peek-a-boo Review 2001
Tease-a-rama (2 & 3), San Francisco/LA
NY Burlesque festival (1, 2 & 3)
Bluespace Gallery – galleried performer and co-producer, LA (2002-2005)
DollHaus Gallery, NYC, art installations (2002-05)
Cannibal Flower Art Show, performance 2005
Arcadia Group Art Show, NYC 2003
Black and Blue Ball, NYC 2002
“Taboo” Broadway Opening Party for Rosie O’Donell/Boy George, NYC (2003)
Basil Twist’s Symphonie Fantastique, off-broadway opening party (go-go
dancer, costumer)
Burlesque BBQ in Montreal, with the producers of Cirque Du Soliels Zumanity
Andrew Watson and designer Thierry Mugler – Winter 2006
Happy Valley For Suzanne Bartsch & Kenny Kenny 2005-06
Mermaid Parade 2003, 2006
Regular/ongoing shows and performances
Bombshell, NYC
Starshine, Rififi, NYC
Vavavoom Room, the Fez, NYC
Mr. Choad’s upstairs-downstairs, NYC
Burlesque at the beach, Sideshow, Coney Island, NYC
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Chashama, NYC
Floating Vaudeville, Galapagos, NYC
Le Scandal/Blue Angel, The Cutting Room, NYC
Peek-a-boo Review, 5 Spot, Philadelphia, PA
Shock Therapy, TPDS, Philadelphia, PA
Vesago, Shampoo, Philadelphia, PA
Regular Saturday Night Go-Go @ Crobar, NYC
Cabaret Magique, NYC
Burlesque Bingo and other shows @ the Derby, LA (2005)
Ongoing Go-go for Rated X and Motherf*cker, for Michael T., NYC
Fine Art Model
School of Visual Arts, NYC 2006 – ongoing
Barnard College (Columbia), NYC 2006
Pratt Institute both Manhattan and Brooklyn, NY 2005 – ongoing
Society of Illustrators, NYC 2005 – ongoing
Private modelling for Famed Realist Steven Assael, NYC
Dr. Sketchys Anti-Art School 2006, NYC
Century Club, NYC 2006
Hunter College High School, NYC 2006
High School of Art and Design, NYC 2006 – ongoing
