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 ...

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 ...

After wrapping up the final two shows here on Nov. 9, Piccolo Zoppé will set up in North Little Rock for performances that ...

Born and bred in the deep northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. I grew up training recreational gymnastics from age 10. Though my parents were incredibly supportive, little did they know they ...

Meet the contortionist who left the circus to join OnlyFans and now makes up to £28k a month showcasing her bendiness. Luna Kennedy, 26, claims she's "always been more flexible than most". As a child, ...

The Big Apple Circus returns to Manhattan in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center from November 7, 2025–January 4, 2025.

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 ...

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, ...

Cirque Calder, or Calder's Circus, the artist's miniature rendering of a circus, is marking its 100th year with a show at the ...

You might not guess it to watch me type, but once upon a time, I was pretty flexible. This is in large part due to a class I took (more years ago than I care to admit) at the San Francisco School of ...