Dance theatre explores how political images shape public belief
Jess and Morgs’ *Deepfake* turns a political interview into a dance-theatre production, as an interviewer tries to uncover the truth behind a prime minister’s bizarre alleged escapades. Its inventive staging explores how images, performance and media effects can shape what audiences believe.
Kennedy Muntanga plays the PM opposite Rebecca Bassett-Graham as his interrogator, while seven dancers in green body stockings manipulate the sets and film effects. The production uses green screen, live relay, duplicates and close-ups, shifting from conspiracy to farce, parody and absurdism. The review praises its precision and ingenuity, but says its scattered tone leaves the story feeling lighter than its premise suggests; it runs at Sadler’s Wells East until 3 October.
- A dance-theatre interview probes a PM’s surreal alleged scandal.
- Seven dancers and live film effects reshape the story.
- Inventive staging is let down by a scattershot tone.
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A new dance-theatre production explores what happens when images and media effects shape what people believe. The show, called Deepfake, reimagines a political interview as a theatrical piece to investigate how audiences form their understanding of truth.
In the production, a prime minister character faces interrogation about bizarre alleged incidents. Rather than a conventional interview, the piece uses dance, live video effects and green screen technology, with seven dancers coordinating the sets and filmed elements to create scenes that shift between conspiracy, farce, parody and absurdism.
Created by theatre makers Jess and Morgs, the production features Kennedy Muntanga as the prime minister opposite Rebecca Bassett-Graham as the interviewer, and runs at Sadler's Wells East until 3 October.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “Deepfake review – ingenious interview with a PM who dances around every issue”.