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 ...

This year marks 250 years since the start of modern circus. It was in 1768 that Philip Astley began his circus entertainment in Waterloo in London. To celebrate, here's the latest in our new series of ...

As a globe-trotting contortionist and circus performer, Bendini’s talents include sword-swallowing, juggling and fitting two tennis racquets through his ultra-flexible body. We spoke with the ...

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 ...

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.

FAIRFIELD — The Great DuBois delivers everything audiences love about the circus — Juggling, hula hoops, contortion, circus stunts, and magic mixed with comedy and much more. “The Great DuBois is a ...

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME IN BECAUSE THEY SAW CIRQUE DU SOLEIL AND THEY WANT TO TRY IT BECAUSE THAT LOOKS REALLY FUN. AND IT IS. BUT I COULD TOTALLY SEE IT IN ABBY’S FUTURE. >> IRON CITY ...

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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, ...

If you’ve ever wanted to fly on a trapeze or juggle 10 bowling pins at once, a new school will now let your circus dreams come true. Deco checked out a circus academy that’ll prepare you for a ...

Conakry (AFP) – In the heat of a warehouse-like building in Conakry, five young men twirl, contort and juggle to the rhythm of percussions, defying the laws of gravity and distorting the anatomy of ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - It’s time to step right up for the Venardos Circus in Pooler. The nine-day event kicks off Thursday, Dec. 4! The traveling Venardos Circus is making a stop in the Savannah area ...