Britt Hertz attempts painful and nearly impossible contortion stretches that challenge the limits of flexibility and ...

She’s been dubbed the world’s bendiest woman and, as these extraordinary pictures show, contortionist Julia Guenthel is nothing if not supple. The blonde bombshell, who performs under the stage name ...

Watching a ballet dancer or circus acrobat perform, who hasn't winced at the thought of trying to replicate the impossible flexibility on display? Emilie Mackie '07, a neuroscience major, wondered ...