Horse (Persuasion trilogy)

Horse forms the second part of the Persuasion trilogy, which explores ethical dilemmas created where personal and public interests conflict.

Presented as a live performance and an online Screendance, Horse is a script-based dance work with unreliable narration, telling the story of five people involved in an incident during a deadly public health crisis, who struggle with the relativity of truth.

The central question facing each of the five individuals is: when relying on sources of information with uncertain credibility, in a rapidly changing shared situation, how do they assess the risks and will they help preserve the health of others?

An investigation into changing perspectives, with regard to risk assessment, personal freedom, and social responsibility, the project is informed by the collaborators' experiences of events, information, and society, during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Concept: Angie Smalis and Colin Gee

Performance: Angie Smalis, Colin Gee, Robert Jackson, Yumi Lee, Mark Carberry

Narration: Pius McGrath

Set design: Martin Shannon

Costume coordinator: Giordana Giache

Lighting design: Emily Waters 

Music: Andy Connolly

Film: Dominik Kosicki

Graphic Design: Alina O’Shaughnessy

Photography: Lucy Dawson

TOUR INSTALLATION, VENUES AND DATES

• Dance Limerick\November 24, John Square

• Dance Cork Firkin Crane\November 25, Smurfit Theatre, Shandon