Amourous Ava
auckland, new zealAnd
Queen of the New Zealand Burlesque Festival 2019
The Great DIY Burleskiwi 2019
Most Innovative – Golden Garter Awards 2019
Best Costume – Taormina Burlesque Festival, Italy 2018
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Amourous Ava pushes the creative boundaries of burlesque, exploring the strange, the beautiful, the comedic, and occasionally the absurd. A performer with expansive range who utterly embodies every fibre of each of her wild, endearing, theatrical, imaginative and kooky characters.
Amourous Ava, a character described as “Part wolf, part grrl and part naked,” brings out the audience's inner freak with her hypnotic dance routine. – Theatreview
Amourous Ava is a creative force who surprises and enthrals with her wit, humour and artistic flair. Whether depicting an evangelical priest, a B-Grade movie monster or even a dolphin, Ava redefines the scope of burlesque and always leaves you wondering what’s next. – Fanciforia Foxglove
Since 2011 Amourous Ava has romped gleefully across stages large and small throughout New Zealand, Australia, Italy, and Canada. She has performed in front of the Right Honourable Helen Clark and scandalised Waiheke Island with her butt bells. An Auckland-based performer, her moves are as filthy as some of the local dive bars she has performed in. She was the New Zealand Burlesque Festival Highness of Hustle 2018, won the Best Costume crown at the Taormina Burlesque Festival 2018 (Sicily, Italy), is a three-time winner of the 'Most Innovative' Golden Garter Award (2014, 2015 & 2019), and was awarded the Golden Garter for International Recognition in 2018. She is also the founding editor of Pastie Politics, a journal that explores the intersection of burlesque and feminism.
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photo: Peter Jennings
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Photo: Peter Jennings
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Awards & titles2019
Queen of the New Zealand Burlesque Festival 2019 The Great BurlesKiwi 2019 Most Innovative – Golden Garter Awards 2019 2018 Best Costume – Taormina Burlesque Festival, Italy 2018 The Highness of Hustle – New Zealand Burlesque Festival 2018 International Recognition (Judges Choice) – NZBF Golden Garter Awards 2018 2017 Favourite Costume (Half and Half) – NZBF Golden Garter Awards 2017 2016 Most Terrifying – Grand Tease Final 2016 Show Stopper – Grand Tease Final 2016 2015 Most Innovative – NZBF Golden Garter Awards 2015 Favourite Costume (The Dark Act) – NZBF Golden Garter Awards 2015 2014 Most Innovative – NZBF Golden Garter Awards 2014 2013 Runner-up – Baby Bombshells, Australian Burlesque Festival 2013 Sponsor’s choice – Miss Burlesque New Zealand 2013 Runner up – Miss Classic 2013 |
International Burlesque FestivalsAmourous Ava has performed at:
2019 New Zealand Burlesque Festival – Queen and King of the Festival Competition (winner) 2018 Taormina Burlesque Festival, Sicily, Italy – Lady Taormina Competition Como Lake Burlesque Festival, Italy – Queen of the Lake Competition New Zealand Burlesque Festival – Opening Night 2017 Montreal Burlesque Festival, Canada Australian Burlesque Festival – Tropical Tease Newcastle New Zealand Burlesque Festival – Ending HIV King and Queen of the Festival 2015 New Zealand Burlesque Festival – The Promenade Australian Burlesque Festival – The Big Tease Sydney 2014 New Zealand Burlesque Festival – The Promenade Australian Burlesque Festival – Nouvelle Royalle 2013 Australian Burlesque Festival – Baby Bombshells Melbourne (runner-up) |
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Other Notable Appearances:
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The Big Burlesque Blowout, Caburlesque, Auckland City Limits, Classique/Erotique, MOTAT, The Menagerie, Grandiose Burlesque, The Grand Tease, The Rock n Roll Circus, Speakeasy Burlesque, Maison de Tease, and many more...
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