Contortion

Circus News

Think Inside the Box – Views of a Contortionist

May 11, 2022May 13, 2022 CircusTalkContortion

Tori Kubick started circus late and proved that everything is possible! Tori, aka CONTORTIONIST – THE CALMNESS CONNOISSEUR, is a

Reviews

Review: “China’s Bending Bodies” by Mariam Ala-Rashi Covers the Development of Global Contortionists

March 23, 2022March 22, 2022 Diane DonovanBook, Contortion

China’s Bending Bodies: Contortionists and Politics in China is a research study monograph that covers the theories, history, and development of global contortionists.

Contortionists Jenny and Sara Haglund perform at the Cirque de Demain festival

Research

The Science of Contortion

February 13, 2022February 15, 2022 Marion CossinContortion, Physical Health

I was very impressed in 2019 at the 40th Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain when I saw the contortionist

Artists & Creators Podcast

Live Like An Acrobat Podcast Ep.41: Contorting as “ SAMARA” in “ The RING” Franchise & Iconic Creature Creation with Bendy Bonnie

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Shenea StilettoContortion

On this episode of the Live Like An Acrobat Podcast, host Shenea Stiletto interviews Bonnie Morgan, a third generation performer.

News and Events North America

Who is Scarlett Business? All About the Contortionist/Drag Queen Whose Exhilarating Performance Left the AGT Judges Impressed

July 16, 2021July 15, 2021 Media MonitorCirque du Soleil, Contortion

Scarlett Business, aka Kyle Cragle, is the latest performer to leave the judges heavily impressed on “America’s Got Talent.” The

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Circus Immersion: The Human Body in All Its Simplicity

June 15, 2021April 20, 2022 Martin FrenetteCircus Immersion Series, Contortion

Flexibility, or a lack of it, finds its way in each and everyone’s life. Daily reminders come when one bends

Artists & Creators

An Interview with World Acrobatics Society Member Panni Speirs

November 25, 2020April 19, 2021 CircusTalkCoaching, Contortion

Panni Speirs is a contortion master coach, jazz musician, and motivational speaker who also holds the Guinness World Book of

Asia History

Mapping Contortion in Japan– Part Three: Cultural Heritage & The Lion Dance

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 Mariam Ala RashiContortion

Following up with part one of my series, Mapping Contortion in Japan, I continue exploring the history of contortion and body

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Mapping Contortion in Japan — Part Two, The Future

September 1, 2020September 15, 2020 Mariam Ala RashiContortion, Japan

Having explored early traces of contortionism throughout Japan’s entertainment history in Part One of this series, I will now discuss

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Mapping Contortion in Japan– Part One, A History

March 10, 2020March 22, 2020 Mariam Ala RashiContortion

I recently published my anthropological research study The Art of Contortionism: An Introduction to and Analysis of Chinese Contortionism in