Performing in the Dunedin Fringe Festival has been a tight squeeze for contortionist Skye Broberg.
Broberg plays Petunia Pink in Golden Goose - The Comedy Bingo Show and part of her routine has been folding herself into a 45cm by 45cm by 48cm glass box every night.
‘‘I've always been quite flexible. I'm what's known as a ‘frontbender', so I can put my head between my legs and look at my behind. You get ‘front-benders' and ‘back-benders' and some people can do both,'' she said.
‘‘It can hurt sometimes. It depends on how warm or cold the temperature is. I always do a bit of a warm-up before the show.''
Her act includes squeezing herself through rings and performing bone and ligament defying stunts in her tiny glass prison.
‘‘At one stage, I do a quick costume change inside the box.''
The 35-year-old performer from Melbourne has been living in Christchurch for the past three years.
‘‘I came to New Zealand because I wanted to pursue circus studies full-time and there's a really good arts community here,'' she said.
Broberg works full-time as a contortionist, both as a street performer and for charity and corporate events, and recently completed a national tour for the Heart Kids Foundation.
Golden Goose - The Comedy Bingo Show is on at 7.30pm in the Fringe Lounge until Saturday.
