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 you think of contortionists, images of circus performers (perhaps a la Cirque du Soleil) likely come to mind. The bending, twisting, and stretching seem impossible — and never fail to mesmerize.

Fort Lauderdale artist Erin Barylski paints without a brush. Instead, she covers herself in paint and performs splits, contortions and yoga poses atop a large canvas. She calls what she does “Splits ...

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 ...

One of the most jaw-dropping acts in “Metamorphosis,” this year’s Big Apple Circus show, occurs when contortionist Odbayasakh Dorjoo fits her entire body inside an impossibly small transparent box.