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 ...

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.

Combining ballet, aerial, contortion, and visual arts, Metamorphosis acknowledges the changes everyone has experienced during the pandemic, with an emphasis on its impact to the arts. These artists, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...