The self-proclaimed “international narcissist” Me the Drag Queen will be hitting the stage at The George performing a double act called Zizi & Me with their deepfake clone.
In honour of this year’s Science Week theme, ‘Infinite Possibilities’, project artist Jake Elwes paired up with Me the Drag Queen to use artificial intelligence to create a clone of the drag queen through video-to-video synthesis. To achieve this, they used film footage of the performer to train a programme to create a virtual body that can be controlled by feeding it new reference movements.
This unique performance is aiming to use cabaret and musical theatre to challenge narratives surrounding artificial intelligence and society. The show will be accompanied by an informative talk by Jake Elwes about what artificial intelligence can teach us about drag, and what drag can teach us about artificial intelligence.