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 ...

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 ...

Contortionist Aleksei Goloborodko, a performer in Cirque du Soleil’s hit show LUZIA, was growing confused. His artistic ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – Cirque Italia’s Water Circus is making waves in Panama City Beach this weekend. Take a trip back ...

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 ...