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 ...

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.

SEATTLE — Peter Amelia is a trapeze artist and contortionist with Seattle’s Versatile Arts and Arcadia circus schools. "Increasing flexibility has just changed my life so dramatically," Peter said.

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“A lot of people think that my pictures are actually Photoshopped,” said Montgomery resident Bella Kash. It’s easy to see why. Kash, who is from Bronx, New York, is a dancer, contortionist and ...