American CircusFest
· 4th Edition
American CircusFest
Audition only please submit your act by email to casting@americancircusfest.org
If you are represented by an agent or sponsor,
please explain in the email.
The 4th American CircusFest will take place
from March 25th and 26th, 2025 at Circus Vazquez.
When
March 25th and 26th, 2025
Venue
Circus Vazquez tent at Riders Field, 7300 Roughriders Trail, Frisco, TX 75034
American CircusFest 2025
Creating dreams, excellence
and international exposure
for Circuses and Artists.
March 25th and 26th, 2025,
in Frisco, Texas,
under the Circus Vazquez
State-of-the-Art
Big Top Tent.
Mission and Purpose
Mission:
Creating dreams, excellence, and international exposure for Circuses and Artists.
Purpose:
American CircusFest is a non-profit organization. Our purpose is to promote excellence in the performance and education of circus arts by producing
an annual circus festival to stimulate community appreciation and interest in circus arts, sponsoring and operating an annual circus festival with competition judged by a panel of qualified judges for emerging circus artists to acquire professional performance experience and international exposure to obtain work, and sponsoring symposium on education and performance of circus arts.
February 11, 2025 Rodney Huey
rhuey99@gmail.com
American CircusFest® Returns to Frisco for its Fourth Year
at Riders Field (in Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex)
(Frisco, Texas): The fourth annual edition of American CircusFest® returns to Frisco under the Big Top canvas of Circus Vazquez March 25–26 at Rider’s Field. The annual festival attracts professional circus artists from around the world competing in two consecutive performances before a distinguished panel of judges, vying for Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards. Tickets for the festival are now on sale at www.AmericanCircusFest.org.
“We are thrilled to once again bring the American CircusFest® to Frisco,” said Fanny Kerwich, Founder of the Festival. “The festival has grown over the past three years and performances have become more competitive. It is really a one-of-a-kind circus competition in the United States featuring some of the world-best circus artists as well as emerging artists, and it offers the people of Frisco a unique opportunity to enjoy classical circus acts presented in new and innovative ways.” As a special added attraction this year, Ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson will serve as The Voice of the festival while decked out in traditional Ringmaster’s Top Hat and Tails. A two-decade Ringmaster with The Greatest Show on Earth and “the Last Ringmaster” of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Johnathan has rightfully earned the coveted title of “America’s Ringmaster.”
A panel of international judges will once again gather in Frisco to make the difficult decision of deciding who is the “best of the best” among competing circus artists. Eight judges hailing from across the globe collectively represent more than three centuries of professional circus experience as owners, producers, directors, and artists. They are:
- Regina Bouglione of the legendary Cirque d’Hiver-Bouglione in Paris, France;
- Charlie Burrows, Casting Director for Resident Shows for Canada’s Cirque du Soleil;
- Sarah Davison, former Las Vegas circus performer and now Casting Director for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey;
- Li Chi, President of the China National Acrobatic Troupe in Beijing, China;
- Diane Arata, former artist from The Netherlands and now with Circus Vargas-USA;
- Adans Peres, former Spanish hand-balancing artist and now President of Starlight Production & Showbusiness.
- Sandor Donnert of Hungary’s Donnert Entertainment; and
- Maxim Nikulin, son of the beloved Russian clown Yury Nikulin and General Director of Nikulin Circus.
“Circus Vazquez generously hosts the competition in the circus ring under its 1,700-seat custom-designed blue-and-white, climate controlled Big Top canvas as part of its annual Spring engagement in Frisco,” Ms. Kerwich added. Circus Vazquez will be appearing at Rider’s Field March 14-30. She also acknowledged the Hilton TRU hotel in Frisco as the official hotel of the festival.
American CircusFest® was created in 2022 by Fanny Kerwich, an eighth-generation circus performer of French descent and the Founder and Artistic Director of Lone Star Circus® in Dallas. Since 2024, American CircusFest® is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit charity whose purpose is to create dreams, excellence, and international exposure for circuses and their artists. For more information, visit americancircusfest.org.
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