About
Ylva Maia is a multidisciplinary artist, renowned for her astonishing ability to contort her body into seemingly impossible shapes.
Immersed in the world of circus from a young age, she honed her craft and eventually graduated from the Academy of Modern Circus in Copenhagen, specializing in the mesmerizing art of contortion. She has now become a unique sought-after sensation, reshaping the very definition of a circus princess.
While she calls Copenhagen home, she grace stages internationally and performs at a diverse array of venues from cabarets to high end clubs, dinner shows and various events. Alongside appearing in music videos, modeling and more.
Her artistic visions extend to the creation of her own costumes, which is an essential part of the visual narrative of her performances, that often íncludes not only contortion but a variety of aerial disciplines as well as her remarkable stilt walking.