Janoah the Jester

Janoah the Jester juggler...ist
unicyclist...er
fool...ish

"It opens with maybe a first anywhere on stage: a strip tease on a unicycle within the square footage of maybe 10! loved...
06/17/2026

"It opens with maybe a first anywhere on stage: a strip tease on a unicycle within the square footage of maybe 10! loved it! Then, feats of skilled juggling, storytelling thru song, video, and life snapshots. Themes of duality in body, soul, and costume. There is a lot here to explore with this talented and likable performer ... Sometimes pure circus, sometimes edgy, weird fringe. Thanks for sharing, Janoah!"
- Linda Sharry, PF26 Independent Review Team

2 more chances to catch "CHRONIC PAin au chocolat" at PortFringe - Maine's Fringe Festival

Tonight (Weds) & Fri 8:30pm The Apohadion Theater
https://porttix.com/whats-on/chronic-pain-au-chocolat/

Photos courtesy of Atlanta Fringe Festival

i'm actually on a unicycle in this first pic 😅all photos from "karaokeography" this past weekend BUT you can see MORE cr...
06/15/2026

i'm actually on a unicycle in this first pic 😅

all photos from "karaokeography" this past weekend BUT you can see MORE crazy tricks at The Apohadion Theater this week at:

CHRONIC PAin au chocolat
Today (Mon), Weds, Fri @ 8:30pm
PortFringe - Maine's Fringe Festival
https://portfringe.com/portfolio/chronic-pain-au-chocolat-janoah-the-jester/

"If you like Fringy Fringe, stop what you are doing and go see Janoah the Jester ... Layered stories cascaded against a backdrop of jester craft- unicycle strip tease, juggling, folk tales, songs, video, props and costumes- all of which was skillfully done. Even more skillful was Janoah’s clownish rapport with the audience, in particular when juggling implements fell or other performance elements went off the rails."
- Mark Shaughnessy, PF26 Independent Review Team

most pics by Kelsey Halliday Johnson, featuring Jenny Dignan, Scott McPheeters, Kristen Stake, Holly Taylor

06/13/2026

🔊🎶🎤
YOU will have the time of your life! TONIGHT at ...

karaokeography: WE dance YOU sing
ONE NIGHT ONLY
sat 6/13 @ 10:30pm The Apohadion Theater
PortFringe - Maine's Fringe Festival
https://porttix.com/whats-on/karaokeography/

Here: Janette & Lucy on the mic with dancers Jenny, Scot, Holly, Kristen and me!

Support for “Karaokeography” is provided by The Kindling Fund, a grant program administered by SPACE as part of the Andy Warhol Foundation For The Visual Arts Regional Regranting Program.

06/12/2026

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YOU don't have to walk 500 miles to see us at The Apohadion Theater TOMORROW!

"karaokeography: WE dance YOU sing"
premiers SAT 6/13 @ 10:30pm as part of PortFringe - Maine's Fringe Festival
https://porttix.com/whats-on/karaokeography/

Come prepared to sing as badly as you want! cuz we WILL be dancing has badly as WE want
Here: Scott on the mic for his choreo danced by me, Jenny, Holly, and Kristen!

Support for “Karaokeography” is provided by The Kindling Fund, a grant program administered by SPACE as part of the Andy Warhol Foundation For The Visual Arts Regional Regranting Program.

06/06/2026

lovely review for "CHRONIC PAin au chocolat" from Katie Burkholder in Rough Draft Atlanta

"CHRONIC PAin au chocolat, from Maine-based clown Janoah the Jester, left me in more awe than I was prepared for"

"The show also exhibits the capacity of the human body, though. Janoah is a phenomenal physical performer: ze strips while on a unicycle, juggles (sometimes one-handed) balls and pins and swords with beautiful fluidity, and performs a movement piece with floating fabric that was so moving it made me cry. This dichotomy between extreme limitation and extreme ability mirrors the split of Janoah’s body, and while binaries like these are often treated as disparate – one OR the other, good OR bad – Janoah invites audiences to see the wholeness that can be found in the in-between space."

"I expected CHRONIC PAin au chocolat to be silly and absurd – and it is. Janoah is funny and doesn’t take zirself too seriously. But it’s also deeply moving. Of the shows I’ve seen during this year’s Fringe Festival, I expect this one to stick with me the longest."
https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2026/06/04/queer-led-shows-atlanta-fringe-2026/

i chose this work as a career after college because i wanted to create circus shows that had a similar effect as the books and movies i was immersed in - complicated things that compelled me to rethink values, or would pop up in my imagination long after i had watched them. i see circus (and humor) as a way into complexity: you come for the impressive tricks or the laughs, and get stuck with the complicated parts too. it's beyond gratifying to hear that my show might have that impact on someone else ☺️

1 more chance to see me at the Fringe Festival
TOMORROW Sunday June 7 @ 1:45
@7 Stages
Tickets: https://atlantafringe.org/events/chronic-pain-au-chocolat/

4 chances to see me at - Maine's Fringe Festival June 13-19 Apohadion Theater
Tickets: https://porttix.com/whats-on/chronic-pain-au-chocolat/
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1567688345364705/1567688348698038/

Song: Clothes Off by Ria Mae
Video: Lisa McCusker
Costume: Chenoa Albertson

06/04/2026

so proud of myself! made juggling flip-books out of Italo Calvino's "The Cloven Viscount," the inspiration for my show.

you can get one after my PortFringe - Maine's Fringe Festival shows June 13-19
Tickets: https://porttix.com/whats-on/chronic-pain-au-chocolat/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1567688345364705/1567688348698038/

or after my final 2 shows here at the Atlanta Fringe Festival, tonight (Thursday 7pm) and Sunday (1:45) at 7 Stages
Tickets: https://atlantafringe.org/events/chronic-pain-au-chocolat/

1) me, divided in half, driving 19h to Atlanta2) merch buttons i made (with a button maker!) of a drawing my mom made a ...
06/03/2026

1) me, divided in half, driving 19h to Atlanta
2) merch buttons i made (with a button maker!) of a drawing my mom made a long time ago. new merch drops soon!
3) a polaroid taken by a kiddo watching me uni in sunlight
4) Lisa, my "beekeeper" host (i'm a "bee-kept") in Atlanta
5) a pic one of the boys at the house took of me (he's obsessed with scary clowns)
6) last 2 chances to see me at the Atlanta Fringe Festival, 7 Stages:
6/4 @ 7, 6/7 @ 1:45
7) four chances to see me in PortFringe - Maine's Fringe Festival, The Apohadion Theater! 6/13 @ 5:30; 6/15, 6/17, and 6/19 @ 8:30

leaving monday am for Atlanta - help me get there!
05/23/2026

leaving monday am for Atlanta - help me get there!

here we go!I'll be performing my new solo circus "CHRONIC PAin au chocolat" 7 Stages Atlanta Fringe Festival and my st...
05/22/2026

here we go!

I'll be performing my new solo circus "CHRONIC PAin au chocolat" 7 Stages Atlanta Fringe Festival
and my street show "mAyhEm!" at

"With disarming vulnerability and self-awareness that accompanies circus acts and character-based storytelling, Janoah brings us into zir world, delivering comedic punches that let audiences swim in the deep end of zir world of pain." Ankita Sharma, Possibilities Within Pain, ThINKingDANCE

Tickets: https://atlantafringe.org/events/chronic-pain-au-chocolat/
Friends in the area? send them my way!

Support my journey by attending:
Atlanta Fundraiser Performance
Sunday, May 24
6:30pm
Mayo Street Arts Portland

help! i bought 13 used copies of "The Cloven Viscount" by Italo Calvino (the lens for "CHRONIC PAin au chocolat") and i ...
05/20/2026

help! i bought 13 used copies of "The Cloven Viscount" by Italo Calvino (the lens for "CHRONIC PAin au chocolat") and i need ideas to transform them into readable merch for Atlanta Fringe Festival and PortFringe - Maine's Fringe Festival

how can i make them into something special? no bad thoughts!

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