Uranbileg Angarag (Urnaa) is a professional Mongolian contortionist, hand balancer, aerial artist, coach and active international performer with more than two decades of experience.

Urnaa started contortion training at the age of five. At six, she entered the Mongolian National Circus School, where she trained under legendary Mongolian contortion teacher Majigsuren Dashpuntsag. She started performing on stage at the age of nine and has since performed in more than 30 countries around the world.

Today, Urnaa continues to perform internationally in circus productions, theaters, festivals, corporate events and special events. Throughout her career, she has worked with well-known companies and organizations including Cirque du Soleil and the Ringling Museum etc.

Urnaa is a versatile circus artist. Her skills include solo contortion, hand balancing, contortion archery, aerial hoop (lyra), aerial duo silks, adagio, duo and trio contortion, chandelier and other specialty acts. She has also used her contortion skills in films as a specialty creature actor.

Her achievements include receiving the Leading Employee of the Mongolian Cultural Sector honor in 2014, becoming a finalist on Mongolia’s Got Talent in 2015, winning first place at the international Cirque Life competition in 2020 and winning bronze at the Princess Circus Festival in 2021. Urnaa is also an internationally certified yoga instructor and became a Yoga Athlete National Champion in 2021.

Alongside her performing career, Urnaa loves sharing her knowledge and experience with other contortionists. She teaches private lessons, workshops and special training programs for students from around the world.

Urnaa has successfully organized four international contortion retreats. Her first three retreats were held in Mongolia, Japan, and Mexico.

In 2026, she returned to Mongolia to organize her fourth retreat, “Train Like a Mongolian Contortionist,” in Ulaanbaatar. Contortionists from different countries traveled to Mongolia to train together and experience the culture. The retreat combined traditional Mongolian contortion techniques with Urnaa’s own training methods developed through her many years of performing and teaching.

Today, Urnaa continues to perform, travel, teach, and create around the world. She is proud to share Mongolian contortion with international audiences and students while continuing to grow as an artist and create new work.

For Urnaa, contortion is more than a performance, it is the art and tradition she grew up with and continues to carry with her wherever she performs.