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Singapore - Contortionist Nomintuya Nergui flexing her physique in Singapore. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0)

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Germany - Huit-Huit of Angola performs during the world premiere of German Andre Heller's new program 'Afrika! Afrika!' in Frankfurt.

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China - Contortionist Alexey Goloborodko performs at the annual China Wuhan International Acrobatics Art Festival in Wuhan, Hubei province.

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USA - The Zuni Group, a contortionist troupe in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, performs during the Bellobration show at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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Mexico - Two members of Cirque du Soleil perform in Mexico City.

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Tanzania - Khatib Khamis Juma, also known as "Hussein Yoga," performing a combination of a cheststand and dislocation. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Australia - "Captain Frodo" from Norway squeezes his body through a tennis racket during a show at La Clique in Sydney.

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New Zealand - Contortionists perform during the Cirque du Soleil show 'KOOZA' in Auckland.

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India - Jaspreet Singh Kalra, also known as "Rubber Man," can rotate his head 180°. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Philippines - Alexandra Pivaral balances on a moving platform driven by unicycles during a circus performance at a mall in Taguig, south of Manila.

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Mongolia - A young contortionist practices at the Mongolian National Circus in Ulaanbaatar, the capital.

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Italy - Suellen Forzi demonstrates her skills as part of the Barcelona Circus performing in Izmir in western Turkey.

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Switzerland - Comedian and contortionist "Barto" performs during a Swiss National-Circus Knie show in the town of Rapperswil, near Zurich.

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Brazil - These flexible artists perform during Cirque du Soleil's 'ALEGRIA' show in São Paulo.

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England - American singer Pink and contortionist Delia du Sol have fun during a party.

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Germany - Two members of the African circus Mama Africa perform during a show in Dortmund.

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England - Leilani Franco gets all in a twist at the NoFit State Circus summer show at the Eden Project in St Austell, Cornwall.

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India - A Chinese contortionist performs during an India-China cultural exchange program in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata.

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England - Contortionist Wang Ling from the Chinese State Circus performs her act at the Royal Festival Hall in London.

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USA - A contortionist performs at a party following a screening of an episode of 'American Horror Story: Freak Show' at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.

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England - Pixie Le Knot (below) and Oohla Lowri squeeze themselves into a storage locker found in a London warehouse.

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USA - A contorted Katy Mikelle attends a fan screening of the movie 'Rings' in Los Angeles.

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England - Oyun-Erdene Sende from Cirque du Soleil's 'TOTEM' show seen bent double at Royal Albert Hall in London.

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Germany - A performing artist squeezed inside a mock television to present a campaign promoting cinema in Berlin.

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England - Three contortionists squeeze into a Perspex box in London's Leicester Square to highlight a campaign protesting overcrowded housing conditions for children in England.

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China -

Nokulunga Buthelezi, a South African contortionist, performs at the China Wuhan International Acrobatics Festival in Wuhan, Hubei province.

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England - A contortionist performing as a lizard sunning itself at the Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea in London.

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Switzerland - Nina Burri performs during a Swiss National-Circus Knie show in the town of Rapperswil, near Zurich.

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England -

Contortionist Odka performs as part of Cirque Berserk at The Peacock Theatre in London.

See also: Cirque du Soleil's deaths and controversies.

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