Knutepunkt 1997

Knutepunkt 1997 was the first Knutepunkt-conference. It was held in Norway 1997.

This text is adapted from an old email located in the depths of my ancient filevault, where dragons roam. Spelling errors and such are true to the original text. Ståle.

FRIDAY 10. January

 * 16.00
 * Check-in open
 * Sign on «Loose Treads»: your favorite live-debate-issue
 * Make the exhibitions
 * Mingle in the Tavern


 * 19.15  BLOOD-KNOT: BIG OPENING-SEREMONI: Knotting the Knots
 * Ropes, drums, heralds, speach.


 * 20.00  «THIS MAKES THE LIVE TAKE-OFF!»           Aud 1
 * Intro and Group-discussions about how to create the Ultimate Larp-experience. Summary


 * 22.00  Time for socializing (and eating?)
 * Workshops open (Handicraft / role-experiments))


 * 23.00  «DANCE-MUSIC-HAPPENING»
 * The different delegations teach the others a new dance/song o.s.

SATURDAY

 * 10.00  SPECIAL KNOTS
 * Magic in Larp                                                  Aud 3
 * To create a world                                              Aud 5
 * Parents-board-debate: What do we need to know?         Aud 4
 * Workshop opens                                                 HF 2
 * Role-experimental-room                                 Gr.room 9


 * 11.00  Leadership in Larp - Tyrann or guider       Aud 2
 * Common sence                                           Gr-room 1


 * 12.00  PRESENTATIONS (of larp and larp-groups)         Foajeen
 * Dance-course A)        (3 hours, nkr 50,-)                     Aud 3


 * 13.00  LOOSE THREADS (YARNS)                   Gr-rom 1-8 (Aud 2, 4)
 * Many of you have interesting issues to discuss, here is your change to find mind-sisters. (3 x 1 hour)


 * 15.00
 * Introduktion: De-roling:                               Aud 2
 * Ritual-workshop                                         Aud 3


 * 16.00  PRESENTATIONS                                           Foajeen
 * De-roling: Psykodrama-workshop                         Gr-rom 1
 * Drum/music-workshop                                            Gr-rom 4


 * 17.00  SPESIAL KNOTS
 * Debate:        Male and Female roles                           Aud 4
 * Economy for Organizers                                         Aud 2


 * 18.00  Logistikk (What to remember) for org.                   Aud 2
 * 19.00  Breaking your Limits                                            Aud 2
 * Catapults and warfare (history w. dias)                Aud 4
 * Best by night (How to make Vampire-lrp)                        Aud 3


 * 20.00  BLOOD KNOT: CONGRESS-DINNER             RF-kjelleren
 * (possibilities for seperat rooms for informal discussions/gatherings)


 * 01.30  Closing-time

SUNDAY 12.JANUARY

 * 11.00
 * FIGHT yourself awake     Frederikke-plass
 * Tavern opens


 * 12.00
 * BLOOD-KNOT «NORDIC LIVE IN THE FUTURE» (2 h)                 Aud 1
 * Danse-course B) (3 h)                                          Aud 3


 * 14.00          Cleaning-hour
 * 15.00  SPECIAL KNOTS:
 * The structures of plot (2 h - seminar)                         Aud 2
 * Organizing : structure and the meaning of it                   Aud 3
 * Soldiers on larp (debate)                                      Aud 4
 * (How to deal with media)
 * (Make-up)


 * 16.30  LAST PRESENTATIONS OF LRPs (Make it short!)     Foajeen
 * 17.00  Closing seremony                                        Foajeen/Aud 1
 * Cleaning
 * More discussions for those who never get tired!