It featured fire breathers, a nightmarish clown on stilts, contortionists and burlesque dancers. He also presented impressionists and contortionists as part of his shows. These joints allow him to bend, compress, and contort in ways even master contortionists cannot. He has shared the stage with contortionists, strippers, glass-eaters and folksingers. Her Great Aunt's Karina and sister the world famous Eve - were renowned contortionists. Chair contortionists use the chair as a prop for moulding their bodies around. At that time she was one of the very few professional male contortionists in Germany.