Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Russian contortionist Zlata poses at the start of the international contortionists conference in Bergisch ...

Louisiana-born Lance Centanni-Sachs started studying Mongolian contortion at the age of 23. Now at 29, he is preparing for his second trip to Mongolia as part of a documentary project to trace the ...

When most people see contortionism for the first time, their reaction is often one of shock or disbelief: how is that even possible? The performance art, which involves twisting the body into poses ...

Russian contortionist Aleksei Goloborodko’s jaw-dropping performance in Cirque du Soleil’s Luzia almost defies description and certainly challenges credibility. In a highly balletic routine, he twists ...