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American CircusFest 2025 Artists

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EMILIANO GASCA · Juggler (Mexico)

Born in Mexico City, Emiliano hails from two prominent Mexican circus families: Rosales Portugal and Fuentes Gasca. He is the youngest son of Nestor Zavara and Silvia Fuentes Gasca. Emiliano was immersed in the circus world from a very young age and quickly became a star performer in his family's shows, mastering a variety of disciplines including trampoline, aerial straps, motorcycles in steal globe, bear training, and clowning. His true passions, however, are high wire and juggling, with which he has captivated audiences everywhere.

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ANGEL RAMOS · Hand-Balancer (Mexico)

A proud 7th-generation circus performer, 20-year-old Angel Ramos was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, and was raised in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, where is parents, Derileisy (who is of Cuban origins) and Douglas Ramos, had settled. Angel trained as a high-level gymnast for eight years, before working under the tutelage of the celebrated Cuban hand-balancer Rokardy Rodriguez on the creation of his breathtaking cane-stacking hand-balancing act. Angel currently tours the U.S. with the Vernardos Circus, where he also performs along with his mother, Derileisy, in the Flying Acostas trampoline act.

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LOS PEPERONIS · Comedy Trapeze (Chile)

14-year-old Ithan Caceres Aguirre and 10-year-old Santiago Caceres Aguirre were born in Santiago, Chile, and are fourth-generation circus artists. Their parents are Marion Aguirre and Alicio Caceres – who is better known in Chile as the clown Peperoni. Their sons are following in their father's footsteps, and despite their young age, their comedy trapeze act has already been awarded at the Argentony Festival in Argentina ("Best Clown Duo"), and more importantly at the "Artist" Festival in Moscow in 2024, where they won a Bronze "Nikulin" award and a special prize from the Chinese Circus Acrobatic Federation.

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ISSEI TAKAHASHI · Baton Twirler (Japan)

Born on a Christmas Day, Issei Takahashi is a former competitive baton twirler who has participated in four world championships. Among many awards, he won a second place in the Senior Men's Twirl Division at the International Baton Twirling Grand Prix in 2017, and the fourth place in the Senior Men's Freestyle Division at the World Baton Twirling Championships in 2018. Being also a talented dancer, Issei eventually turned to performing; he was a semi-finalist in "Japan Got Talent" on Abema TV and hosts his own baton-twirling workshops.

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RAMON RAMPIN · Clown (Spain)

Born in Madrid, Spain, Ramon Santos, better known as Ramon Rampin, hails from one of the oldest circus families in Spain. Ramon is 8th generation of the Ramos-Rampin family, which has also produced 4 generations of clowns. After a successful international career as an acrobat (The Rampin Brothers) and 11 years with Cirque du Soleil, Ramon decided to follow the family tradition and created the Rampin clown trio, which had a strong reputation in Europe. Finally, in 2022, he decided to go solo with his own clown character. He is currently touring the U.S. with The Venardos Circus.

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HIRAKU FUJII · Yo-Yo Juggler (Japan)

Japan-born Hiraku Fujii began playing with yoyos in 1998 when toy manufacturers released the “Hyper Yo-Yo,” a huge success that led to yo-yo competitions all over the world. Hiraku moved to France at a young age, where he won a French Yo-Yo competition when he was only nine-year-old – the youngest contestant ever to win that contest! Later he won the Japan National and the Asian-Pacific championships twice, before becoming World Champion in 2022. His skills and breathtaking speed continue to mesmerize audiences in festivals and competitions worldwide.

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SEGURA BROTHERS · Risley Act (Argentina)


Hailing from Argentina, Leandro and Luciano are sixth-generation circus performers. They debuted at an early age in Luján Segura’s Nexus acrobatic troupe, and they were respectively 14 and 9 when they began working on their Risley act in 2017. Since then, they have performed extensively in Latin America, the U.S., and in major circuses in Europe. They have also participated in international circus festivals in Argentina, Chile (Gold Medal), Russia, and Spain (Bronze Medal in Albacete). Presented by Donnert Entertainment.

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ALEXANDER LICHNER – Trapeze (Spain)

Born in Paris, France, and fifth generation of a well-known Spanish circus family, Alexander was fifteen years old when he made his trapeze debut in 2009 at Circo Quiros in Spain, where his family was working. Then his father became ill, and Alexander remained with Circo Quiros for the following five years, where he further developed his unique and amazing trapeze act – an extraordinary mixture of Washington and swinging trapeze – and married into the Quiros family. He has since performed in Europe's most prestigious circuses and has been awarded in several major European circus festivals. He also holds two Guinness World Records related to his trapeze act.

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DUO ARINA ERIK – Hand-to-Hand Balancing (USA)

11-year-old Arina Kosakovskyy was born in Belgium, moved with her parents to Dallas, Texas, when she was 2 years old and began training in gymnastics at WOGA in Frisco the following year. In 2023, the family relocated to Sarasota, Florida, where Arina enrolled in the Circus Arts Conservatory. There she studied trampoline and hammock and trained daily in handstand acrobatics with her father Slava, who is an acrobatics coach. In Sarasota, Alina partnered with 15-year-old Erik Deubler, who began his training in martial arts, and then converted to acrobatics, which became his passion. In her spare time, Arina rides her bike, travels, goes fishing and dreams to become acrobatics world champion and to be awarded at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo. On his side, Erik, a well-rounded and driven individual, enjoys reading and writing, which fuel his imagination and sharpen his mind.

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KUNG FU BOYS – Acrobats (China)


Hailing from the People Republic of China, Sun Xizhong, Jia Jun, Yang Shiraishi, and Hou Mengyang combine traditional Chinese martial arts with high-level acrobatics. They have been performing their spectacular act in China, Russia, France, Germany, Spain, and the United States, and have participated and have participated in important international circus festivals, receiving among others awards a Gold Medal at China’s Zhejiang Acrobatic Festival and at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris, France.

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DEADLY GAMES – Knife throwing, crossbow, whips (Brazil/Spain)

Presented by Starlight Production & Showbusiness.

Alfredo Silva is a sixth-generation circus performer From Brazil; Coral Gonzales Cabañas is a professional dancer, aerialist, and actress from Spain. They met in a big production in which they both participated and decided to combine their talents in one original act that exalted passion, danger, and love: "Deadly Games." They have since performed in 5 continents and in more than 40 countries. Over the years they have received many accolades, including a Bronze Clown at the 2023 International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo, a Silver Award at the International Circus Festival of Italy, and they were finalists and Golden Buzzer on "America's Got Talent." They are also Guiness World Record holders.

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JONATHAN RINNY – Rola-Bola (Argentina)


Presented by Pastelito Tuchuela Chico.

A highly accomplished juggler, artistic bicyclist, and a remarkable rola-bola artist, Jonathan Rinny is 4th generation of an Argentinean circus family. He has performed extensively in the Americas and in Europe, including the international circus festival Elefant d'Or in Girona, Spain, one of Europe’s premier circus festivals, as well as in the Los Angeles Lakers’ halftime show. His many appearances on television include “America's Got Talent,” and “Lo Show dei Record” in Italy, where he achieved a world record with his exceptional “eight-stack lift.”

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GERALDINE PHILADELPHIA – Hula-Hoop (Germany)


Geraldine Philadelphia is seventh generation of a celebrated German circus dynasty. She has performed her dynamic and gracious hula-hoop act, which combines hula-hoop and juggling, in some of Europe's most prestigious venues, such as the Cirque d'Hiver-Bouglione, Circus Theater Roncalli, and Berlin's Wintergarten Varieté. Among other accolades, she was presented with the Special Prize at the first New Generation Circus Festival in Monte Carlo in 2012, and a Silver Medal at the 2019 Vietnam International Circus Festival in Ha Long Bay. She is currently performing her spectacular act in Las Vegas.

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JOHNATHAN LEE IVERSON

The iconic ringmaster of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for a great many years until its closure as a traditionalcircus in 2017, Johnathan began his career singing in the celebrated Boys Choir of Harlem along the likes of Quincy Jones, Lena Horne, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Tony Bennett – as well as Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. His powerful voice and towering presence have graced productions of Dallas’ own Lone Star Circus and is now that of the world-renowned Circus Vargas. Johnathan was one of Barbara Walters “10 Most Fascinating People,” and twice the subject of questions on the ABC Television quiz show “Jeopardy.” He is also Chairman of the Board of “Omnium – A Bold New Circus.

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