Britt Hertz survives a brutal training session under a strict coach determined to push contortion skills to the limit.

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 ...

If you have ever wondered what it takes to achieve those extreme back bends and flexible twists and turns seen on stage, a series of workshops in Nicosia and Limassol will reveal the tricks.

When Oliver Herzfeld did his first training session in a Manhattan athletic studio with contortion instructor Jonathan Nosan in 2016, it didn’t go quietly. “Jonathan pushed me through a lot of scary ...