CHRONIC PAin au chocolat - Philadelphia Fringe Festival

CHRONIC PAin au chocolat

janoah...anygoodjokes?

Circus, Dance, Theater

a joyFILLED cirCUS abOUT the huRT of boDIES in moTION – but fuNNY! gendERQUEER juggleRIST & unicycLISTER
*janoah... anygoodjokes? (ze/ZIR)*
endURES mysteRIOUS oneSIDED paIN thAT spLITS zir boDY inTO twO, smackDAB direCTLY doWN the midDLE.

*zir left feels right ZIR RIGHT FEELS WRONG*

janoah balANCES:
happiNESS throUGH huRT
being a BEING in betwEEN
dasTARDLY diviSION
binaryNESS, handedNESS, sexiNESS, and otherNESSES!

whO knOWS? wE miGHT evEN stumBLE upON a bit oF
*wholeness*

exPECT:
astounDING cirCUS triCKS
intiMATE storytELLING
soME soRT oF daNCE
perHAPS soME puppeTRY
barELY anY freNCH
&
moST definATELY a stripTEASE!

With over 100 offerings from rebellious circus, delicious dance, fearless theatre and activist art to workshops, parties, and more Cannonball pushes the boundaries of live performance at four different venues this Fringe. Come as you are and stay past bedtime at cannonballfestival.org.

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Details

Run Time: 50 mins

Ticket Price: $25

PWYC Options $5+

Venue: The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake

Dates: September 26, 2025 - September 28, 2025

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September 26, 2025 5.00pm

302 S Hicks St

General Admission: $25

PWYC Options

September 27, 2025 6.30pm

302 S Hicks St

General Admission: $25

PWYC Options

September 28, 2025 3.00pm

302 S Hicks St

General Admission: $25

PWYC Options

About the Artist

janoah bailin (ze/zir) *janoahanygoodjokes?* learned unicycling in the empty after-hours corridors of zir middle school, and juggling while bored at summer camp. Ze toured New England with Circus Smirkus as a teen, and now coaches a giant youth unicycle troupe in Maine (the Gym Dandies Childrens Circus) and a cardboard circus in Connecticut (the Children's Circus of Middletown). Ze tours 3 original circuses that meld movement, performance art, found puppetry and stories into stunning chaos: *SpinS* ("Best Variety" London Fringe 2019), *meSSeS* ("Spirit of the Fringe" Elgin 2022), and *rOng, * touring from Halifax and Orlando ("Pick of the Kids Fringe" 2023) to Vancouver and San Diego. In true juggling fashion janoah tosses together all kinds of gigs to survive, performing for fairs, festivals, schools, stages, parades, etc. leaving behind a wake of tumbled juggling props!

Janoah Bailincreator/performerjanoahanygoodjokes@gmail.com

Accessibility & Content Considerations

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This event is appropriate for Ages 18+

Nudity

Adult Language

Audience Interaction

Covid-19 Safety policy

Masks are required during this event