page_title: Contortion
section_title: List of notable contortionists
hierarchical_section_title: Contortion / List of notable contortionists
caption_attribution_description: Joseph Clark, a contortionist. Line engraving by Thornton. Iconographic Collections Keywords: portrait prints; engravings; Thornton; Joseph Clark; clark, joseph
context_page_description: Contortion is a performance art in which performers called contortionists showcase their skills of extreme physical flexibility. Contortion acts often accompany acrobatics, circus acts, street performers and other live performing arts. Contortion acts are typically performed in front of a live audience. An act will showcase one or more artists performing a choreographed set of moves or poses, often to music, which require extreme flexibility. The physical flexibility required to perform such acts greatly exceeds that of the general population. It is the dramatic feats of seemingly inhuman flexibility that captivate audiences.
context_section_description: Arne Arnardo (October 12, 1912 - May 4, 1995) - A Norwegian circus performer.
  Joseph Clark (died before 1697) - A famous British contortionist.
  Christine Danton - An Australian contortionist who appeared once on Australia's Got Talent.
  Sofie Dossi - A contortionist and YouTube star who appeared in season 11 of America's Got Talent receiving the Golden Buzzer.
  Leilani Franco - A British contortionist who appeared on Britain's Got Talent.
  Takako Fuji - A Japanese actress.
  Alexey Goloborodko - A Russian contortionist.
  Troy James - A contortionist who appeared in season 13 of America's Got Talent. Troy has also portrayed Rag Doll in The Flash and Baba Yaga in Hellboy.
  Doug Jones - An actor and creature performer.
  Irina Kazakova - A Russian contortionist and gymnast.
  Leonid the Magnificent - A Russian contortionist who appeared in season 1 of America's Got Talent.
  Elena Lev - A Russian contortionist who performed in several Cirque du Soleil shows.
  Bonnie Morgan - An actress and contortionist. She used her contortion when performing Colette in Netflix' adaption of A Series of Unfortunate Events.
  Olga Pikhienko - A Russian contortionist and circus performer.
  Yash Shah - A contortionist having title of "Rubber Man Of India" and also appeared in India's Got Talent.
  The Ross Sisters - A trio of sisters who were also singers, dancers, and acrobats.
  Daniel Browning Smith - A contortionist who has been nicknamed "Rubberboy". He owes his flexibility to his Ehlers–Danlos syndromes.
  Lilia Stepanova - A Moldovan contortionist who appeared in season 1 of America's Got Talent.
  Emerald Gordon Wulff - A contortionist who appeared in Australia's Little Big Shots and season 15 of America's Got Talent.
  Major Zamora (1890s) - A dwarfish dime museum contortionist and escape artist.
caption: Line engraving of Joseph Clark of Pall Mall, London, “the most extraordinary Posture Master”
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