John’s Query is a dance performed and created by Angie Smalis, Mark Carberry, and Colin Gee. Set in Limerick’s St. John’s Square, the work explores 1) our changing notion of the public square as both a location and a network, 2) mistranslations, and 3) the pursuit of shared perspective. Angie, Mark, and Colin perform three personae based on historical figures, all of whom inhabited St. John’s Square between 1700 and 1950. Featuring music by Jennifer Walshe, this anachronistic framing of communal life seeks a new understanding of what public life means in the context of twenty-first century connectivity and interdependence. As the lives of the characters intertwine in a dramatic narrative involving expectation, faith, betrayal, and misunderstanding, the question is posed: Will people always betray others for the sake of their own interests?

Choreographer/Director: Angie Smalis and Colin Gee | Performers: Angie Smalis, Mark Carberry, Colin Gee | Composer: Jennifer Walshe | Lighting Design: Gearoid O'Hallmhurain | Costume Design: Giordana Giache | Set Design: Martin Shannon | Audio Design: Colin Gee | Video Design: Patrick Kelley

John’s Query will be performed at Dance Limerick (premiere), Firkin Crane, and Project Arts Centre. See calendar for details.