The popularity of circus arts is increasing around the world, however knowledge about injuries and illness in performers is lacking. Circus arts take many forms, including professional companies, ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Aleksei: Many people ask me weird questions, and one of them is, "Aleksei, do you have bones?" and I often say, "Yes, I do have bones, but before I go to work, ...

Many people would bend over backwards to avoid performing stunts in front of an audience. But Ariana Ferber-Carter — a professional contortionist and circus coach — is far more flexible, and her ...

Rema Raman is a 50-year-old medical researcher with an office job, but she’s flexible enough to do the splits. At age 43, Anna Kataoka was inactive because of an injury. Now, at 48, she does ...

You might not guess it to watch me type, but once upon a time, I was pretty flexible. This is in large part due to a class I took (more years ago than I care to admit) at the San Francisco School of ...

Contortionist and Miami resident Ricardo Sosa, 52, will perform Friday through Feb. 18 at Cirque Italia in North Miami. BERT HINDMAN Photo provided by Cirque Italia At 52, there’s no stopping ...

"I've always been a shapeshifter," says Kyla Carter, 23, a contortionist with limbs that move in the most labyrinthine of ways. "Growing up, people would see my muscles and equate them to being ...

Watching a ballet dancer or circus acrobat perform, who hasn't winced at the thought of trying to replicate the impossible flexibility on display? Emilie Mackie '07, a neuroscience major, wondered ...

Contortionists and acrobats with celestial skills train in squalid conditions as the promise of a former sumo wrestler to restore the national circus to its past glory has gone mostly unfulfilled.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A remarkable contortionist family has amazed viewers after showcasing their extreme flexibility skills together in a unique family ...