contortionist

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That word came up many times during the show’s first audition rounds as dancers, singers, magicians, acrobats and a contortionist took the stage.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

Alfonso Cuarón’s Apple TV+ miniseries, premiering Friday, is a fairly straightforward revenge story, though whether or not the revenge is deserved is a central question of its contortionist plot.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2024

Now, thanks to social media, he has begun to establish himself as a professional contortionist and is training others to do the same.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2023

It’s like one of those contortionist yoga poses that somehow simultaneously touches the earth while reaching for the sky.

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2021

Bailey takes a closer look as he walks by, wondering if the contortionist is somehow concealed in the platform, but it is solid wood and open underneath.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern