Beautiful Being (Human Participants)

Slow, Poetic, Physical

Designers: Nina Runa Essendrop
Number of participants: 3-5 (joining 7-10 Curious Creatures, making 10-15 total)
Duration: 2 hours (the final 2 hours of the slot)
The presenter feels that this larp IS NOT suitable for young people aged 16+

About the larp

Curious Creatures from a black and white, two-dimensional world has come to our colorful, three-dimensional reality to experience it’s beauty. They are met by a small group of generous human participants, who are there to experience themselves and our world in all their beauty, through sensitive, playful interactions. The Human Participants will play versions of themselves and will be prepared for the experience through a short workshop.

IMPORTANT: Beautiful Being (Human Participants) will start at 1700 rather than the usual 1500. This is because the Beautiful Beings will be spending time getting themselves ready to be encountered. To fill those two hours, we will have various tabletop and board games that you can play, or you might like to explore London a bit, or just chat, etc.

Content Warnings: Being observed, others making abstract drawings of you.

Nina Runa Essendrop: I am a Danish artist and larp designer with a masters degree in Theater, Dance and Performance Studies. My larp designs are often abstract with a strong focus on movement, sensory experiences and the meaning of physical action.

Parameters

Physical contact Light contact; touching hands or forearms
Romance and intimacy Not relevant for the larp
Conflict and violence Not relevant for this larp
Communication style Silent
Movement style Walking
Characters Players play versions of themselves
Narrative control There is no story as such, it’s more like abstract activity
Transparency Fully transparent – players will, or at least can, know absolutely everything in advance
Representation What you see is what you get: the space and fixtures etc are exactly as they seem
Play culture The concept of rivalry or cooperation between players doesn’t really apply
Tone Light-hearted

Saturday afternoon, Studio 0