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Jan Damm
Cabaret & Nightlife, Circus, Clown, Theater
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Compulsive vaudevillian and international romantic Hans Lieberdich wants to bring curiosity and spontaneity back to the circus, and his own life. Pushing the limits of acrobatics, manipulation, and teutonic comedy, Hans digs deep while balancing atop precarious objects and extended metaphors. Hans had to travel from his native Germany to a new continent, to a land that shared his absurd, possibly fatal, level of optimism to create a new variety arts. Along the way, he will ask: What are the theatrical dimensions of physical risk? How does curiosity react with danger? And what happens when you lose the plot at the height of the Big Top?
After a lifetime spent honing his craft and performing with some of the most famous circuses around the world, Hans now explores new acrobatic props of his own design, to try to find a spark of creativity amidst the sparkle of showbiz. The results are by turns absurd and poetic, and surprisingly human.
Expect thrills, laughs, pathos, and hopefully you, too, can say you’re ‘Happy to Be Here!’
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.
September 12, 2025 6.30pm
1400 N American St
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
September 13, 2025 6.30pm
1400 N American St
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
September 14, 2025 3.30pm
1400 N American St
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
September 17, 2025 5.30pm
1400 N American St
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
About the Artist
Jan ("Yahn") Damm has been touring in the U.S. and internationally as a circus artist for 18 years. Originally from Maine, he has worked street corners, big-top tents, theaters and opera houses.He specializes in clown, juggling, acrobatics, balancing and eccentric skills. Jan enjoys collaboration and creating original work, but is also at home in classic spectacles inspired by the greats of vaudeville and circus. He has toured with 'Clowns Without Borders' to Haiti, Indonesia, Lebanon and Greece. Career highlights include Celebrity Cruises, Cirque Mechanics'Pedal Punk, and Big Apple Circus' 40th Anniversary Tour. Most recently he appeared as lead character and solo act in Ringling's 2023 revival of The Greatest Show on Earth'. He lives in Brattleboro, Vermont with his wife Ariele and their two children.
- Jan Damm Creator and Performer
- Mark Lonergan Creative Consultant
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This event is appropriate for all ages
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