Swan Lake may be the original deepfake story
It has been almost a century and a half since Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece first took to the stage, but, said Cape Ballet Africa founder and artistic director Debbie Turner, its themes of deception, manipulation and mistaken identity have become even more relevant in an age of artificial intelligence, fake online identities and social media.
Modern audiences, Turner said, are more likely to recognise both characters as representing different aspects of human nature, with vulnerability and strength, innocence and corruption existing alongside one another rather than as complete opposites.
Turner said that idea may resonate even more strongly today, where one click, one message or one decision can have consequences that mushroom almost instantly.
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