Incredible images show Maria Pucciarelli, 19, bending and twisting into a series of mind-boggling positions that would be completely impossible for the average person MEET Maria Pucciarelli – a ...

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.

MEET Maria Pucciarelli – a super-flexible contortionist who has spent hours in training to realise he dream. Maria, 19, from New York, has spent thousands of hours training – including being stood on ...

Birmingham’s National Sea Life Centre has had many attractions in 20 years from star fish to sea horses, penguins and sharks. But, while the Brindleyplace attraction will never be big enough to take a ...

In order to travel around the world, Jacki Ward had to bend over backward. Ward, a contortionist for the past five years, has turned her passion for the art form into a $25,000 fellowship that will ...