Circus Acrobats and Performers - Contortionist - A Photo Series by Peter Heckmann - from Cirque Hawaii Show 2006

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Title: Contortionist at Cirque Hawaii - Detail

Award winning Contortionist Elayne Kramer from our Cirque Hawaii show (2006) during one of her performances in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Note: The daughter of the famed circus performer Coco The Clown received the prestigious Silver Clown at the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo for her wonderful acrobatic performance.

All images are from the photo series Circus Acrobats and Performers by Peter Heckmann (Rose Entertainment).

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Title: Contortionist at Cirque Hawaii 1

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Title: Contortionist at The Ellen Degeneres Show

Elayne Kramer at the Ellen Degeneres Show performing her trademark Finale Trick: Bow and Arrow - Shot With Feet, for which she received a Silver Clown at the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo.

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Title: Contortionist at Cirque Hawaii 2

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These are great images. The strength, grace and obvious flexibility of Elayne Kramer is both impressive and inspirational.

Thank you very much for your kind comment @sneakgeekz ... you are right, she is (was) amazing. It was a few years ago :-)

Good post.

Thank you very much @jemimah

Wonderful Acrobats Voted & Followed .Your photos are always so vibrant and done well in composition.:) wish you the same:D

Thank you very much for your kind response. With best wishes @funnystuff

These acrobats are just incredible hey.. Is she balancing on a pole attached to her mouth in the 2nd picture??

Hi Zane, yup, she is biting on a mouthpiece on an L-shaped metal contraption (like a crow bar) attached to the table ... her whole body weight / balance on just that :-)

It's honestly amazing hey.. Also slightly creepy haha!

Again, nice post Peter! We should engage in each other's content more often. You have decent quality posts which is something I look for. Talk soon.

Thanks for your kind responses Zane, I am looking at your posts :-) very interesting approaches and points of view. We are an artist team ... here to enhance our visibility - @yuccarose (my amazing artist wife), myself and the artists in our Rose Entertainment community. Have a look at her art as well when you find time :-)

Even though I'm busy, I'll take a look quick :)

I am happy people take value from my content. let me know your thoughts. I recommend giving them a thorough read :)

Talk soon. And it's only my pleasure!