Contortion is an act of twisting and deforming. Contortion may also refer to: Contortion, a performance art Contorsion, a concept in differential geometry described by the Contorsion tensor an old term for complicated geological folds Contortions may also refer to: James Chance and the Contortions, a musical group Contort may additionally refer to: Contort (law), an informal legal term combining "contract" and "tort" Contort, a botanical term for a type of aestivation See also Contortion Spur, a glacier spur in Antarctica