The art of contortion creates nearly impossible feats with the human body where toes wiggle next to ears and backs become like bendy straws, but contortionists like Jared Rydelek (pictured here) say ...

It was back in 1994 on a family trip to Disney World when I saw my first Cirque du Soleil show. I was no more than 6 years old, and I was mesmerized by the acrobatic magic before me. With wide eyes, I ...

With hardly a sound, Lindsey Morrow climbs two bolts of merlot-colored silk that hang from a 30-foot ceiling. Near the top, the 26-year-old wraps the cloth around her legs and tumbles down in a ...

Three touring aerial artists and a contortionist with Paper Doll Militia are bringing “Warped,” a mysterious tale of gears, cranks, levers and ropes, on March 1 to the River Campus in Cape Girardeau.

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 ...

Attendees can watch stunning acrobatic, contortionist and aerial performances on a custom-designed 35,000-gallon water stage.

Aerial contortionist Asa Kubiak likes to say that her life is a series of magical mystery tours. Having honed her craft with the Cirque du Soleil, Kubiak, 24, is now a Japan-based freelance performer.

Ninth-grade student Abby Richert makes dangling in midair look easy.The 15-year-old, who's a self-described aerialist, contortionist, hand balancer, foot archer, dancer and unicyclist, has her sights ...

FREMONT, MI – Expect flips, dips and tricks at the Dogwood Center for the Performing Arts' upcoming show, "Aerial Angels." The Aerial Angels are a self-described "high-flying show from Kalamazoo" that ...

Contortionist and burlesque champion Kate Finegan tells our reporter how keeping her flexibility is a constant learning curve Tribe Fitness and Dance has become something of a second home for Kate ...