A limber Lothario, Arslan performs on command for his sadistic entourage, who take pleasure in watching him squirm. Redefining flexibility, his elastic body bends, twists, and contorts into nature-defying positions.

The artist appears wearing boxers, socks and garter belts; his ordinary appearance gives no hint of his extraordinary talents - he is a dislocation artist. To an upbeat brass-heavy jazz accompaniment Mouktar performs an act I describe as extreme contortion, not only do his bones bend in ways they're not supposed to but the performer has a unique ability to dislocate some bones altogether to shocked amazement of the audience, which gasped audibly throughout this act. Mouktar turns himself into a human pretzel before our very eyes. This is quite literally the most twisted act of the show and I couldn't shake the feeling that this performance would be more suitable for Ripley's Believe it or Not instead of Cirque du Soleil.

Contains text written by Wayne Leung, as published in the “Fascination! Newsletter”.