{"id":25074,"date":"2026-09-24T09:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T07:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/24\/this-gap-opens-up-of-doubt-and-scepticism-about-everything-jess-and-morgs-confront-the-politics-of-deepfakes\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T09:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T07:37:25","slug":"this-gap-opens-up-of-doubt-and-scepticism-about-everything-jess-and-morgs-confront-the-politics-of-deepfakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/24\/this-gap-opens-up-of-doubt-and-scepticism-about-everything-jess-and-morgs-confront-the-politics-of-deepfakes\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018This gap opens up of doubt and scepticism about everything\u2019: Jess and Morgs confront the politics of deepfakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the choreographers\u2019 new work, virtuosic movement and some green-screen magic unfurl the theatricality of high-stakes television interviews<\/p>\n

It appears the interviewer has got him on the ropes. \u201cFor the record, I did not take part in a pagan ceremony with minor members of the royal family in which we daubed ourselves in paint,\u201d states the beleaguered politician, caught outside Buckingham Palace with his flies undone and forced to defend himself. This is a fabrication, of course \u2013 I\u2019m watching the scene play out in an east London dance studio \u2013 but it doesn\u2019t feel miles away from something that could be true. And how do we know what\u2019s the truth anyway? That\u2019s the question in Deepfake<\/a>, the latest piece from award-winning dance duo Jessica Wright and Morgann Runacre-Temple, AKA Jess and Morgs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The pair tell modern stories with ambitious tech \u2013 film and live camera work \u2013 and often techy themes, too. \u201cWe\u2019ve always been drawn to where there\u2019s a crossover between the theme and the form,\u201d says Runacre-Temple. \u201cWhat gets us excited is seeing the contemporary world reflected back.\u201d The pair scored a massive hit with their 2022 piece Copp\u00e9lia<\/a>, made for Scottish Ballet, which turned a twee 19th-century ballet about a dancing doll into a cautionary tale of AI automatons and unrestrained tech bro egos. Definitely not one-hit wonders, earlier this year they made their debut at the highly esteemed Paris Opera Ballet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nIn the choreographers\u2019 new work, virtuosic movement and some green-screen magic unfurl the theatricality of high-stakes television interviews
\nIt appears the interviewer has got him on the ropes. \u201cFor the record, I did not take part in a pagan ceremony with minor members of the royal family in which we daubed ourselves in paint,\u201d states the beleaguered politician, caught outside Buckingham Palace with his flies undone and forced to defend himself. This is a fabrication, of course \u2013 I\u2019m watching the scene play out in an east London dance studio \u2013 but it doesn\u2019t feel miles away from something that could be true. And how do we know what\u2019s the truth anyway? That\u2019s the question in Deepfake, the latest piece from award-winning dance duo Jessica Wright and Morgann Runacre-Temple, AKA Jess and Morgs.
\nThe pair tell modern stories with ambitious tech \u2013 film and live camera work \u2013 and often techy themes, too. \u201cWe\u2019ve always been drawn to where there\u2019s a crossover between the theme and the form,\u201d says Runacre-Temple. \u201cWhat gets us excited is seeing the contemporary world reflected back.\u201d The pair scored a massive hit with their 2022 piece Copp\u00e9lia, made for Scottish Ballet, which turned a twee 19th-century ballet about a dancing doll into a cautionary tale of AI automatons and unrestrained tech bro egos. Definitely not one-hit wonders, earlier this year they made their debut at the highly esteemed Paris Opera Ballet. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the choreographers\u2019 new work, virtuosic movement and some green-screen magic unfurl the theatricality of high-stakes television interviews It appears the interviewer has got him on the ropes. \u201cFor the record, I did not take part in a pagan ceremony with minor members of the royal family in which we daubed ourselves in paint,\u201d states …<\/p>\n

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