Janoah Bailin's rOng: a cOmmunity circus shOw

janoah ... anygoodjokes? conjures a circus ring that centers "rings" in their myriad forms - juggling props, jewelry (and associated myths/meanings), reverberating sounds and so much more! Combining circular motions from dance, theatre and circus, this family-friendly, (optionally) interactive experience creates circuitous connections between movement, music, stories and humans. Spinning, wobbling, oscillating, Janoah explores the center, edges, insides and outsides of performance, ultimately asking, "what rings true?" Featuring live music by Kafari.

This is a free performance at the Kennedy Park Basketball Courts on Fox Street, near Mayo Street Arts.

Artist Bios

Janoah Bailin (ze/zir), aka janoah…anygoodjokes? creates and performs energetic, stimulating and educational shows for family audiences with zir unique blend of circus, puppetry, story and dance. Ze learned unicycling in the empty corridors of zir middle school, practicing after-hours.

Janoah grew up juggling with the Suspenders Juggling Troupe in Falmouth (MA) then traveled New England with the Circus Smirkus Big Top Tour. Ze graduated in 2014 from College of the Atlantic, focusing in performance and movement. Janoah now coaches the Gym Dandies Children’s Circus of Scarborough (ME), as well as the Children's Circus of Middletown (CT).

Janoah currently performs internationally for festivals, stages, and parades, leaving behind a wake of tumbled juggling props.

'Kafari’ (he/him) is the alias of Cincinnati, OH-born, Portland, ME-based pianist, rhythm bones player, beatmaker, and teaching artist Ahmad Muhammad.

Kafari’s music synthesizes his love of ambient piano music, spiritual jazz, and experimental hip-hop, inspired by the musical legacies of Dorothy Ashby, J Dilla, Chopin, and the Carolina Chocolate Drops, who in a 2014 performance sparked his interest in the rhythm bones - an Irish percussion instrument popularized in America through blackface minstrelsy which Kafari often distributes and teaches to his audiences.

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Friday, October 18 at 5:00 PM, approximately 60 minutes

Free by Donation ($15 suggested)

Rain Date: Friday, October 25 at 5:00 PM

Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.

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EVENT PARKING

Free on-street parking is available in the area.

ACCESSIBILITY

Kennedy Park is wheelchair accessible, there will be seating available, and the performance will be amplified.

If you would benefit from additional information or accommodations, we invite you to contact us at info@mayostreetarts.org or 207-879-4629.

COMMUNITY HEALTH

Audience members — in addition to artists, staff & volunteers — who feel sick or exhibit symptoms of illness should stay home out of respect for others.