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Minx Contortionista
I am Minx Contortionista, a freelance model, dancer, contortionist and performance-artist located in Sydney Australia. I am both an extreme front-bender and skillful backbender. My style of contortion is a flowing, graceful dance that seeks less to impress the onlooker with a "look-at-me,-aren't-I-incredible" motivation than to captivate and delight audiences with the grace of a form of movement and posture that is still beyond the capabilities of the average dancer. My training is in various forms of dance (contemporary, jazz ballet, Bharat Natyam, Middle Eastern, Bhuto), in martial-arts (Tai Chi, Chi Gung, Shaolin-based Kung Fu), in yoga (Iyengar, Ashtanga, Synergy) and in acrobatics. I have performed in a variety of clubs and venues around Sydney, most recently at the Sydney Opera House in the 2002 Studio production Sleepless Beauty.
My performances range from the more classic and elegant style of routine for which contortion is traditionally known, to more unusual avant-garde, off-beat, or fetish-erotic contortion. Hence my costumes range from sparkly, slinky catsuits, to latex, gasmasks and full blacklight theatre fleuroescence. Similarly my music ranges from tranquil modern classical pieces by the likes of Arvo Part,to oldtime and modern songsters (from Ella Fitzgerald and Edit Piaf to Sheila Chandra and Dead Can Dance), right through to Japanese industrial and experimental music, drum&bass, funk, hiphop, acid-jazz and heavy-metal. Some of my favourites for the more fetish-oriented performances are Moloko, Prodigy, Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails. I particularly welcome opportunities to collaborate with live musicians and I am open to adapting my routines to suit the ambiance of any kind of quality original music.
I am available to perform at private functions and parties, corporate events, festivals, clubs and dance-parties, or to act as a contortion or yoga model for artistic and news-magazine photography.
My performance requirements are fairly simple: there will need to be a sound system with a cd player, and a private room in which I can warm-up and get changed. The area in which I perform should be at least 2m x 1.5m and should preferably be at chest-height or above relative to the audience (a small stage or rostra is ideal for this, otherwise a large solid table is acceptable). I will need to see the performance area prior to the event (earlier on the day of the performance at latest)in order to  establish what sort of routine it is possible for me to do under the available conditions and to check the surface for grip. My blacklight shows are particularly suited to club and dance-party venues. In these performances my entire body is 'blacked-out' with only the highlighted areas (decorated with fleuroescent fabric) left glowing. Ideally some UV light should be available in your venue already since although I am able to provide some UV bars, the more UV there is the better. The area in which I am to perform will need to be covered with black cloth so nothing glows other than me, and there will need to be a TOTAL blackout of all other lights in the venue (exit-signs excluded, of course). The effect is eerie, hallucinogenic and quite spectacular. I hope to be able to load some pictures onto this site soon, since the impact of my blacklight contortion shows is difficult to describe in words. For other types of shows I require no particular lighting, as long as it is not too bright and harsh, or too dark so that the audience cannot see me. I am happy to travel both throughout Australia and abroad to perform at festivals, resorts and conferences. In this case naturally I will need for all travel, lodgement and meal expenses to be provided for in addition to my performance fee. If you would like to see further photographs of my performances or to make any other enquiry with regard to hiring my act, feel free to contact me by phone or email. Written proposals can also be forwarded to the P.O. Box address listed. As much notice as possible is desirable for me so that I can tailor a routine with appropriate costume and music especially for your event. All my routines are unique and individual, hence it will be something your guests have never seen before and which will truly stimulate and charm them.
Please check with me before using any of my pictures on another website. I am generaous with images but I also like to know where they end up.
Contact Information:
Minx Contortionista
minxcontort@bigpond.com
P.O. Box 1781 Strawberry Hills 2012 NSW Australia
ph. (61) [0]412 941294