Ariunsanaa Bataa does things for a living that hurt to hear her talk about – much less look at. Bataa has been a contortionist with Cirque du Soleil since 2009 and part of its touring “OVO” show for ...

Sixty-four years on, her lithe body can still perform that remarkable feat. Did she imagine, as a little girl, that she’d still be doing those tricks, bending over backwards to collect a $10 note with ...

Petal Palesa Mokone (24) is one of the few self-taught contortionists from the province. The 24-year-old from Matenteng Village in deep rural Bushbuckridge Local Municipality realised that she can ...

YOU don’t have to bend over backwards or turn yourself inside out to join one of the greatest shows on Earth – but it helps. One of the most-talked about acts in Cirque Du Soleil’s current hit Kooza, ...

At first glance you might be forgiven for thinking this image shows an elegant sculpture depicting a giraffe. But look closer and you'll see it is a woman covered with elaborate body art.

FLEXIBLE Christine Danton, 71, chats about her life as a contortionist, revealing her lithe body can still perform a trick she perfected when she was just seven years old. Sixty-four years on, her ...

FLEXIBLE Christine Danton, 71, chats about her life as a contortionist, revealing her lithe body can still perform a trick she perfected when she was just seven years old. Sixty-four years on, her ...