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World Service,9 mins

The twists and turns of becoming a contortionist

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Aleksei Goloborodko is a contortionist with the world-famous entertainment company Cirque du Soleil, despite not having a circus heritage. He came into the studio to tell Emily Webb how he performs his feats, and showed us a couple of moves. Photo: Aleksei Goloborodko in the Outlook studio Credit: BBC

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