Cirque du Soleil has come a long way since its founding by two French-Canadian street performers in the 1980s. It translates to "Circus of the Sun" and is now dubbed the largest theatrical producer in ...

Stephanie Cortes teaches astronomy from the front of a Pima Community College classroom and also while dressed in a colorful cosmic bodysuit atop the shoulders of her acrobat friends. Cortes, who has ...

Where: First Interstate Center for the Arts, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. The imagination runs wild when there’s a story about a child who takes off to Nepal to join the circus. Did the fledgling ...

I tried to ignore the pounding in my head and focus on the encouraging words of Oyun-Erdene Senge, the world-class contortionist holding me by the legs in an effort to teach me a headstand. As I ...

Lessons she learned from her nearly 25 years in the circus help with her current job as a stage rigger — someone who wears harnesses and handles ropes and cables that performers hang from. She works ...

Cirque du Soleil returns to West Sacramento under the big top with its iconic show “Alegría,” which opens Thursday, July 28. The show runs through Aug. 28. The production, which premiered in 1994 and ...

Experts believe any class that gets people moving is good for a population's health Ever convinced yourself that buying a hula hoop or picking up aerial gymnastics is just the thing to get back in ...

It’s safe to say this woman jumped through a lot of hoops to get here. A Las Vegas woman twirled her way into the record books after spinning a hoop so huge, she had to wear protective gear, Guinness ...

Sante Fortunato, who performs in Cirque du Soleil's "Corteo" show, discusses the challenges of working in the show. Spinning Hula Hoops And Swinging From A Chandelier: Life As A Cirque Du Soleil ...