Most Boulderites who stroll along Pearl Street are familiar with the city’s colorful cast of street performers. There’s Peter Irish, the juggler and weapons wrangler who makes spinning a burning chair ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever seen a Cirque du Soleil show, you’ll know the performances are always filled with death-defying stunts and feats of great strength that will often have audiences gasping in both fear ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are some performances that are difficult to watch and also difficult to look away from — and Ukrainian contortionist ...

This world record comes with a serious twist. Full-body contortionist Shakirudeen Alade, 25, landed a Guinness World Record for his skills walking on his hands — with his legs flexed behind his back, ...

Sideshow performer Jared Rydelek is no second banana. The sword-swallowing, walk-on-glass escape artist is a world record holder who has been featured on the National Geographic and Discovery channels ...

Young Gazan contortionists train with the dream of taking part in international competitions, such as a yoga competition in India in November they have been invited to. Israel's blockade of the ...

Sixty-four years on, her lithe body can still perform that remarkable feat. Did she imagine, as a little girl, that she’d still be doing those tricks, bending over backwards to collect a $10 note with ...