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|image=Till_Death_Do_us_Part.jpeg
 
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|date=August 10th-12th 2012
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|image_alt=A group of people in festive clothing surrounding a couple on their wedding.
|full_credits=[[Fatima Abdul Karim]], [[Janan Adawi]], [[Ane Marie Anderson]], [[Faris Arouri]], [[Vilde Herning]], [[Trine Lise Lindahl]], [[Victoria Lofstad]], [[Martin Nielsen]], [[Mohamad Rabah]],[[Shadi Elias Sader]] and [[Shadi Zatera]]
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|caption=Photo from Till Death Do Us Part by [[Petter Karlsson]].
|location=Bir Zeit
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|date={{start and end dates|2012|8|10|2012|8|12}}
|country=[[Palestine]]
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|designers={{unbulleted list|[[Fatima Abdul Karim]]|[[Janan Adawi]]|[[Ane Marie Anderson]]|[[Faris Arouri]]|[[Vilde Herning]]|[[Trine Lise Lindahl]]|[[Victoria Lofstad]]|[[Martin Nielsen]]|[[Mohamad Rabah]]|[[Shadi Elias Sader]]|[[Shadi Zatera]]}}
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|location=Bir Zeit, Palestine
 
|name=Till death do us part
 
|name=Till death do us part
 
|duration=12 hour workshop, 36 hour play
 
|duration=12 hour workshop, 36 hour play
|number_of_players=35
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|participants=35
|budget=4000€
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|budget={{currency|4000|EUR}}
|participation_fee=150€
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|participation_fee={{currency|150|EUR}}
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|techniques={{plainlist|* [[Transparency]]
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* [[Pre-larp workshop]]
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* [[Meta room]]
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* [[Info wall]]
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* [[Monologues]]
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* [[Hand kissing]]}}
 
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'''Till death do us part''' was a larp about a wedding between a Palestinian woman and a Norwegian man. It was set in Ramallah, Palestine and co-written by members of [[Fantasiforbundet]] and [[The Peace and Freedom Youth Forum]]. It had local players and players from the Nordic countries, playing family, friends and colleagues of the couple.
 
'''Till death do us part''' was a larp about a wedding between a Palestinian woman and a Norwegian man. It was set in Ramallah, Palestine and co-written by members of [[Fantasiforbundet]] and [[The Peace and Freedom Youth Forum]]. It had local players and players from the Nordic countries, playing family, friends and colleagues of the couple.
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Harald and Kholoud are getting married and have invited family, friends and colleagues to the wedding. In the preparations the women hold a henna party and the men a bachelor party.  
 
Harald and Kholoud are getting married and have invited family, friends and colleagues to the wedding. In the preparations the women hold a henna party and the men a bachelor party.  
  
The story revolves around exploring differences and similarities in the Nordic and Palestinian countries, wedding traditions, family relationships, mixed relationships, friendship, old and new love, family expectations, queer issues, life under occupation and a cooruption scandal involving the brides uncle and the head of the NGO the groom works for.
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The story revolves around exploring differences and similarities in the Nordic and Palestinian countries, wedding traditions, family relationships, mixed relationships, friendship, old and new love, family expectations, queer issues, life under occupation and a corruption scandal involving the brides uncle and the head of the NGO the groom works for.
  
 
==Techniques==
 
==Techniques==
 
The game was highly [[transparency|transparent]] and made use of several meta-techniques to enhance play, for instance
 
The game was highly [[transparency|transparent]] and made use of several meta-techniques to enhance play, for instance
* [[Pre-larp Workshop]]
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* [[Pre-larp workshop]]
* [[Black Box]]
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* [[Meta room]]
 
* [[Info wall]]
 
* [[Info wall]]
 
* [[Monologues]]
 
* [[Monologues]]
* [[Hand-kissing]]
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* [[Hand kissing]]
  
 
==Video documentation==
 
==Video documentation==
Video documenation from the game and interview with participants.
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Video documentation from the game and interview with participants.
  
 
{{#ev:youtube|HWSkaQMVv5k}}
 
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* [http://www.hs.fi/paivanlehti/kulttuuri/Kunnes+kuolema+meidät+erottaa/a1346553621363 Kunnes kuolema meidät erottaa]  Article in Helsingin Saunomat  by [[Juhana Pettersson]]
 
* [http://www.hs.fi/paivanlehti/kulttuuri/Kunnes+kuolema+meidät+erottaa/a1346553621363 Kunnes kuolema meidät erottaa]  Article in Helsingin Saunomat  by [[Juhana Pettersson]]
  
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Revision as of 20:44, 6 January 2019

Till death do us part
A group of people in festive clothing surrounding a couple on their wedding.
Photo from Till Death Do Us Part by Petter Karlsson.
Techniques
Information
DateAugust 10–12, 2012 (2012-08-10 – 2012-08-12)
Duration12 hour workshop, 36 hour play
LocationBir Zeit, Palestine
Participants35
Budget4,000
Participation fee150
Credits
Designed by

Till death do us part was a larp about a wedding between a Palestinian woman and a Norwegian man. It was set in Ramallah, Palestine and co-written by members of Fantasiforbundet and The Peace and Freedom Youth Forum. It had local players and players from the Nordic countries, playing family, friends and colleagues of the couple.

In the week before the larp, the Nordic players stayed in Jerusalem and took trips from there in East Jerusalem and into the West Bank to learn more about the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Synopsis

Harald and Kholoud are getting married and have invited family, friends and colleagues to the wedding. In the preparations the women hold a henna party and the men a bachelor party.

The story revolves around exploring differences and similarities in the Nordic and Palestinian countries, wedding traditions, family relationships, mixed relationships, friendship, old and new love, family expectations, queer issues, life under occupation and a corruption scandal involving the brides uncle and the head of the NGO the groom works for.

Techniques

The game was highly transparent and made use of several meta-techniques to enhance play, for instance

Video documentation

Video documentation from the game and interview with participants.


External links