Welcome to the Official Home Page of Christopher Oakley - Contortionist, Aerialist, Circus Performer

All material copyright Christopher Oakley 2010 unless stated otherwise. Last updated 13 June 2010. Updated and maintained by Christopher Oakley <info@contortionchris.com>

Christopher Oakley offers many different acts, including contortion (on floor or canes) and solo trapeze. He also performs stilt walking, diabolo, ball juggling and unicycling, in addition to being experienced in walk-around character work. He is available for theatrical performances, corporate or private events, circuses, weddings and more. He can adapt any of his acts to fit the needs of a given event and is always open to new ideas and venues.

Christopher has trained with former Cirque du Soleil artists Elsie and Serenity Smith at the New England Center for Circus Arts in Vermont, the San Francisco Circus Center and EOA Contortion Studio in Las Vegas. He performs with Elsie and Serenity’s troupe, Nimble Arts, character and skill work for the company Cirque Productions, as well as freelance contortion and trapeze.

He is also the cofounder of SHOW Circus Studio. A new circus facility in Western Massachusetts focused on offering professional training space, classes and building a local circus community.