About
Manuela Mücke (née Mullahi) is a contortionist and acrobat, born in Tirana, Albania as the third daughter of a non artist-family. She began her career at the National States Circus of Albania (Cirku Kombëtar) in Tirana at the age of nine years. This institution, which is only for the most talented artists of Albania, enjoys a very high reputation in Eastern Europe and it was an honor for Manuela to be trained at and later to perform for the National Circus for many years.
During her apprenticeship it became obvious that Manuela was much more flexible than any other student. During this time she began a special training to become a fully trained contortionist with a variety of shows. After finishing her apprenticeship, she worked as a professional artist for the National States Circus in Tirana for seven years. When she left the circus, she was a big star in Albania, known for her beautiful shows and presentations.
In the year 2000 Manuela Mücke left Albania to gain more experience in Europe, travelling with various circuses and show companies in Italy and other parts of Europe until 2013.
In 2013, Manuela moved to Germany, where she decided to improve her skills by taking additional training included lessons in Choreography and Dance as well as learning additional languages.
Under the guidance different coaches, Manuela took on learning new contortion elements, training every day to create new poses, tricks, and elements for a completely new show.
Amongst these new tricks, Manuela learned to shoot a balloon in a contortion pose on a so called Marinelli Toothstand. Both tricks are normally performed separately. Either the Arrow & Bow Trick or the Marinelli Trick.
Manuela is the only artist WORLDWIDE to perform this highly difficult combination in a single pose or trick!
