Janoah the Jester

last chance to see "CHRONIC PAin au chocolat" in PortFringe - Maine's Fringe Festival
tonight (friday)! 8:30pm The Apohadion Theater
https://portfringe.com/portfolio/chronic-pain-au-chocolat-janoah-the-jester/

"maybe angels" Sheryl Crow
video courtesy of the Atlanta Fringe Festival

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