Amber Blais
Producer . Director . Writer . Aerialst . Tarot Reader . Marketer . Immersive Creator
Amber dreams of one day growing wings and learning to fly.
She is Founder and Producing Director of Starry Night Productions, was a Founder and Producing Director for Rainbow Militia Circus, and has over 15 years of PR, marketing, donor relations, theater, event planning and production experience.
Amber has been practicing the aerial arts for over 10 years, with fabric as her favorite apparatus. When not in the air, she also performs as a tarot reader, actor, and public speaker. She has performed all over the front range but thrives when she is able to perform with live musicians. One of her favorite collaborations was with Chimney Choir at the Levitt Pavilion in a space themed circus extravaganza.
She has been featured in 5280 Magazine, Denver Post, and Denver Westword as one of Colorado’s Creatives and as one of 9 People to Watch in 2021
——- ALL PRESS FOR AMBER BLAIS ———
SELECTED LARGE SCALE PRODUCTIONS
Full listing below
Producing Director & Performer - The Bureau of Memories - 2022
Producing Director & Curator - Love and Murder: A Valentine’s Day Experience - 2022
Executive Producer, Director & Performer - Thief Queen - Beer Quest - 2021
Executive Producer, Director & Performer - Nemesis - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Executive Producer, Director & Performer- Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Executive Producer, Director & Performer - Las Sombras de las Brujas - Gnome Away from Home - 2020
Executive Producer, Director & Performer - Bride of Frankenstein / Ghost - A Very Victorian Monster Soiree - 2019
Executive Producer, Writer, Director - Zabiti - 2019
PERFORMANCE SKILLS
Aerial Silks, Tarot, Stilt Walking, Aerial Duo, Aerial Bartending, Rope & Harness, Invented Apparatus, Rock Climbing, & over 20 years of theater experience.
“Amber Blais is a fearless visionary creative leader here in Denver. Her productions combine circus arts, dance, storytelling, installation, visual art, and music into innovative experiences that have altered the genre of immersive performance. Her leadership inspires and expands communities of creatives, and she has been integral to the evolution of the arts in Denver.”
David Rynhart | Musician & Composer
“Amber is an absolute creative force. She combines her intuitive creative spirit with an extraordinary ability to organize efforts, develop ideas to maturity, and follow through on logistics and execution. Look through her resume and you will witness a constellation of creative achievements and marketing savvy. She is easily one of the most talented people I know, and any project she joins will benefit immensely.”
Michael Edwards | Ember Frame Productions
FULL ARTISTIC PORTFOLIO
2023
DIRECTOR OF ENTERTAINMENT
Casa Bonita Denver
Manages and directs all entertainment for Casa Bonita Denver
WELCOME BACK TO WONDERLAND
Producer & Performer
A full-length production created on commission for Stages Houston. This interactive experience featured aerial, circus, live music, and fire dance in an all original show exploring Alice’s return to wonderland.
ZOTTO - REPRISE
Associate Producer
Thanks to support from DCPA, the Japanese Arts Network Presents In Collaboration with Luster Productions, Theatre Artibus, American Lore Theater, and Control Group Productions, an Immersive and multi-sensory supernatural Japanese folktale and theatrical journey.
Rocky Mountain PBS won an Emmy for their mini documentary on Zabiti. Check out this short but powerful piece on this incredible production.
2022
ZOTTO
Associate Producer
The Japanese Arts Network Presents In Collaboration with Luster Productions, Theatre Artibus, American Lore Theater, and Control Group Productions, an Immersive and multi-sensory supernatural Japanese folktale and theatrical journey.
FILM ON THE ROCKS: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN PRE-SHOW Producer & Performer
Starry Night Productions at Red Rocks featuring circus performance to live music by Gora Gora Orkestar
FROM ON HIGH
Marketing Manager
OddKnock Production’s incredible immersive theatrical dance production told the story of a darkly hilarious 80’s office.
STARRY NIGHT CABARET
Executive Producer & Performer
This sold out production at the Ramble Hotel was an interactive performance featuring 12 circus performances set to live music, and a market of artists featuring tarot readers, visual artists, musicians and more.
A NIGHT OF LOVE AND MURDER
Executive Producer
This sold out performance at Enigma Bazaar was an immersive evening featuring live music, dance, and circus along with a mystical market and a mysterious murder to be solved.
—Production Highlight—
Beer Quest
July, 2021
16th Street Mall
12 show run
Beer Quest was a magical journey that brought adventurers on a journey into a pixelated world. This mix between dungeons and dragons and fairytales, combined the beers of Denver in a dodgeball fueled, dungeon scaling experience ending in an epic dragon fight and beer garden.
2021
SANTAS VISIT TO CURTIS PARK
Producer & Performer
Santa (played by James Brunt) rode his sleigh through Curtis Park with a trusty elf by his side. For some kids, this was the only way they were able to see the mythical figure during quarantine.
MCA DENVER PARADE FOR THE PEOPLE
Producer & Curator
Taking place from City of Cuernavaca Park to the door of the MCA, this people powered parade featured over 60 Colorado artists and performers
BEER QUEST
Executive Producer & Performer
This 12 show run of sold out performances on the Welton Street Park on the 16th Street Mall, featured a dungeons and dragons inspired quest for Denver’s best beers.
DENVER FRINGE FESTIVAL CIRCUS WAGON STAGE VENUE
Venue Manager, Producer, & Performer
The Zabiti Circus Wagon Stage acted as a venue at the Denver Fringe Festival. Over the three day festival, the stage hosted a number of workshops and professional performances.
CELESTIAL CHAOS
Executive Producer & Performer
This collaboration with the award winning artists at Prismajic took place at Exdo Events Center. The 12 show run was one of the first safe, in person productions post quarantine and featured an immersive story set in Greek Mythology. The production featured live music, circus, and theatrical artists.
—Production Highlight—
Gnome Away from Home
&
Death’s Unraveling
July-October, 2020
Art House on Tennyson
12 show runs
Two sold-out, COVID safe productions took place in the Art House on Tennyson, a soon to be demolished bungalow which allowed artists to curate 12 rooms. For both productions, each room featured a 5 minute performance, taking audiences on a theatrical circus journey into fantastical worlds. The evening culminated with live music in the back yard. This innovative production was one of the first live performances in Denver allowing artists to make a living during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020
SANTAS VISIT TO CURTIS PARK
Producer & Performer
Santa (played by James Brunt) rode his sleigh through Curtis Park with a trusty elf by his side.
CLOCKTOWER STRING OUT
Executive Producer & Performer
A 2 minute brightly lit circus video projected on the side of Denver’s Clocktower as part of Night Lights Denver
DEATH’S UNRAVELING
Executive Producer & Performer
This sold out immersive production featured a 12 show run at the art house on Tennyson Street. 5 minute performances in each of 12 rooms told the story of Death coming to the conclusion that it was time to quit its job.
SPIRITS AND SPIRITS
Producer & Performer
Four Mile Historic Park’s annual halloween production featured live music and immersive storytelling and circus performance
MCA DENVER’S PARADE FOR THE PEOPLE
Producer & Coordinator
MCA Denver’s Parade for the People featuring over 80 Colorado artists and performers.
THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE: FIT TO BE TIED
Executive Producer & Performer
A short video pairing circus with poetry for the History Colorado Presents Fit to Be Tied with Stephen Brackett. One of a 3 part video series as part of the “This is What Democracy Looks Like” exhibit at History Colorado. Each video featured Colorado musicians paired with circus performers.
“As a fixture of the community, Amber seems to know everyone--her show at the Ramble Hotel, Bureau of Memories, was a veritable who’s who of the community between those involved in the production and those that packed the house.
She’s one of the most active members of DIAL, is a regular face at industry networking events, and seems to be the link between dozens of folks across disciplines, from the press to musicians to circus performers to burning-man artists to venue owners. It is a familiar refrain, when asking colleagues for a recommendation on an artist or other contact, to hear “You should ask Amber, she probably knows someone.””
Christine Woods | Director, Immersive Denver
“Amber is the rare blend of talent that combines raw creativity with organizational prowess. She is a gifted dancer, emcee, performer, and imagineer, who brings magic and whimsy to everything she touches.”
Sarah Baie | Director of Programming, MCA Denver
2020 cont.
GNOME AWAY FROM HOME
Executive Producer & Performer
This sold out 14 show run took place in the Art House on Tennyson Street and told the story of a gnome who was losing his home and searching through folk and fairytales across the world. Taking place throughout 12 rooms and featuring a series of short 5 minute performances, the production was the first of its kind - entirely COVID safe with performers behind plastic.
ANTI-GRAVITY
Executive Producer & Performer
A 2 minute aerial circus video projected on the side of Denver’s Clocktower as part of Night Lights Denver.
DENVER FRINGE FESTIVAL: VIRTUAL EDITION
Executive Producer
Denver Fringe Festival virtual edition featuring the best of the Rainbow Ruckus
CBCA PRESENTS: BEST OF - RAINBOW RUCKUS
Executive Producer
CBCA Presented the Rainbow Ruckus - Best of featuring 10 acts of circus performers creating acts to Colorado music.
THE RAINBOW RUCKUS
Executive Producer, curator, & Performer
The Rainbow Ruckus - a series of 3 virtual performances that showcased over 70 Colorado musicians and circus performers. The online performances paired circus with local music to create a quarantine cabaret filmed in bedrooms, bathrooms, back yards, and more.
MCA DENVER PRESENTS: ONE TWO KAZOO V.1 & V.2
Producer & Emcee
MCA Denver’s One Two Kazoo was A wacky storytelling gameshow featuring Colorado storytellers. This virtual production was created in lieu of live events during quarantine.
BLACK MUSIC MATTERS
Performer & Curator
Aerialist and curator of circus performers as part of the Black Music Matters production at the Newman Center
INVISIBLE CIRCUS: RAMBLE ON
Executive Producer
12 acts of performers including magic, aerial dance, contortion, stilt walking, and more from the Colorado performer community featured at the Ramble Hotel
MONET AT THE DAM
Producer
Light up lily pad sculptures and circus performances at the Denver Art Museum’s Monet opening party
HANDSOME LITTLE DEVILS MAGIC SHOW AT THE MAGIC CASTLE
Stage Hand, Production Assistant
The Magic Castle in L.A. hosted Denver artists, the Handsome Little Devils with magic, illusion, and feats of wonder.
—Production Highlight—
Zabiti Circus Adventure
July-August, 2019
Denver Rock Drill
12 show run
Inspired by Russian Folklore, this incredible sold out production featured a choose-your-own-adventure style experience that allowed audiences to come in and journey through a cursed forest. Audiences could choose to join our heroine and her best wolf friend, or with the evil queen. An original score played live accompanied the performances, and puzzles created by Puzzah Games could be solved throughout the evening. Throughout all of it incredible circus and theatrics dazzled audiences.
2019
RUBY HILL WAGON SHOW
Producer & Emcee
A pop up neighborhood performance on a magical traveling circus wagon stage. Featuring circus workshops, a neighborhood talent show, and a professional circus show set to live music.
A VERY VICTORIAN MONSTER SOIREE
Producer & Performer
An immersive Halloween experience featuring vampire queens, monsters, and an epic monster hunter battle at the Denver Rock Drill.
ELYRIA/SWANSEA WAGON SHOW
Producer & Emcee
A pop up neighborhood performance on a magical traveling circus wagon stage. Featuring circus workshops, a neighborhood talent show, and a professional circus show set to live music.
ZABITI CIRCUS ADVENTURE
Executive Producer, Writer & Director
A choose-your-own-adventure circus experience featuring live music, circus performance, puzzles, and more.
CURTIS PARK WAGON SHOW
Producer & Emcee
A pop up neighborhood performance on a magical traveling circus wagon stage. Featuring circus workshops, a neighborhood talent show, and a professional circus show set to live music.
MONTBELLO WAGON SHOW
Producer & Emcee
A pop up neighborhood performance on a magical traveling circus wagon stage. Featuring circus workshops, a neighborhood talent show, and a professional circus show set to live music.
LEVITT PAVILION PRESENTS: RAINBOW MILITIA
Producer & Performer
Rainbow Militia + Chimney Choir + Decollage featuring an evening of circus and live music on the Levitt Pavilion stage
“Amber’s creativity is unique. She creates everything out of nothing and can make it happen, not only because she works hard but also because she has fostered strong relationships with the most talented artists in Denver, as well as people in the media industry.
As an event producer myself, I am always looking for performers and the first person I ask is Amber because she knows everyone and has the best recommendations, whether is a circus performer or a storyteller. Also, when I am concerned with an event ticket sales I ask her advice, as she has experience and is always willing to help me create a promoting strategy or connect me with her media contacts.”
Vanessa Valerio | CO & NY Storyteller and Event Producer
“Amber has a unique ability to bring people together to organize and execute amazing productions. Her work ethic and drive have lead to amazing immersive experiences that have bolstered the Denver art community. Her artistic vision is both one of a kind and welcoming to all.”
Christian McConnell
2019 cont.
UNDER THE RUSALKA’S POND
Immersive Curator & Producer
Under the Rusalka’s Pond at Apogaea - An immersive 360 soundscape under sculpted lilypads featuring an aerial rig and aerialist performances
WEST COLFAX WAGON SHOW
Producer & Emcee
A pop up neighborhood performance on a magical traveling circus wagon stage. Featuring circus workshops, a neighborhood talent show, and a professional circus show set to live music.
INVISIBLE CIRCUS
Producer
Taking place at Invisible City this quarterly production featured an evening of 12 acts of circus performances from Colorado artists
BARNUM WAGON SHOW
Producer & Emcee
A pop up neighborhood performance on a magical traveling circus wagon stage. Featuring circus workshops, a neighborhood talent show, and a professional circus show set to live music.
CUPID’S TRIO
Producer, Performer, & Curator
A one-night-only immersive celebration at Invisible City, featuring over 20 artists in pop up performances, aerialists, contortionists, burlesque dancers, and more.
RiNo ART PARK UNVEILING
Producer
Pop up performances at the RiNo Art Park unveiling
INVISIBLE CIRCUS
Producer
Taking place at Invisible City this quarterly production featured an evening of 12 acts of circus performances from Colorado artists
—Production Highlight—
A Very Victorian Monster Soiree
October 2022
Denver Rock Drill
An immersive evening featuring an epic battle between the monsters and those that hunt them. Throughout the evening live music, DJs, and circus performance popped up. Projection mapping transformed walls and audiences were encouraged to explore the incredible landscape.
2018
GENIUS WIZARD BEER RELEASE: RATIO BEER
Producer & Performer
Immersive curation of space and performances
INVISIBLE CIRCUS
Producer
Taking place at Invisible City this quarterly production featured an evening of 12 acts of circus performances from Colorado artists
DENVER FILM SOCIETY LOUNGE
Curator
Denver Film Society lounge at the Denver Film Festival. Over 10 artists creating an immersive pop up performance
RAINBOW MILITIA AT LEVITT PAVILION
Producer & Performer
Rainbow Militia + Lady Gang + Retrofette at Levitt Pavilion featuring an evening of circus to live music.
INVISIBLE CIRCUS
Producer
Taking place at Invisible City this quarterly production featured an evening of 12 acts of circus performances from Colorado artists
2015-2017
RAINBOW MILITIA AT LEVITT PAVILION
Producer & Performer
Rainbow Militia + Chimney Choir at Levitt Pavilion
TABULA RASA CABARET
Producer & Performer
Tabula Rasa Cabaret - A cabaret at Buntport Theatre featuring over 60 Colorado Artists - musicians paired with circus performers
SAWDUST CABARET
Producer & Performer
A 12 act cabaret that paired musicians with circus performers in an evening of live art
RACONTEUR DENVER
Producer & Curator
Three seasons (18 episodes) of bi-monthly live events at bars around Denver. Each event featured three curated storytellers and then opened the floor to the public. This heartwarming evening encouraged audiences to explore Denver, share their stories, and be heard. Each evening was then made into a podcast.