A remarkable contortionist family has amazed viewers after showcasing their extreme flexibility skills together in a unique ...

ROCHESTER — Elia Oldenburg didn't have to run away to join the circus. Her parents drive her up to train and practice almost year-round. The 17-year-old has been involved with Circus Juventas for 14 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today, most of us have a bit more time at home on our hands then we are used to. Whether you want to bulk up the special skills section of your résumé or just want to try something new, Playbill is ...

It’s tempting to say that Otgo Waller’s life has taken some bizarre twists. But that’d be too easy. So let’s offer, instead, that Waller always has been flexible about dealing with curves that life ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) --You don't have to run away and join the circus to get your chance to hang from ribbons and jump through hoops. More and more places are now offering circus training as the ...

If you’re looking for a fun and unique way to workout, you might want to run away and join the circus — the Fort Collins Circus Center, that is. “The circus community in Fort Collins has been kicking ...

Teaching circus skills to young people as a way of preparing them for many aspects of life is the goal of the five-day American Youth Circus Festival to be held in Seattle later this month. The event, ...

Hannah Lam always knew she wanted to travel with the circus, something she started doing as a child. Her parents were traveling circus performers who trained exotic animals such as tigers. At age 12, ...