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== External links ==*[http://fate.laiv.org/moirai/ Moirais Vev archive (in Norwegian)]
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{{GameInfobox larp run|date={{start and end dates|1997-07-|7|24 - |1997-07-|7|27}}
|location=Nesodden, Norway
|name=Moirais Vev
|english_name=The weave Weave of Moirai|organizersdesigners={{Unbulleted list|[[Eirik Fatland]], |[[Lars Wingård]], |[[Karen Winther]], |[[Martin Bull-Gundersen]], |[[Erlend Eidsem]], |[[Andreas Kolle]]}}|partners=n/a|number_of_runs=1|number_of_players_totalparticipants=20
|duration=4 days
|mottotagline=Et Skjebnespill i det mytiske Trakia|homepagewebsite=http://{{URL|fate.laiv.org/moirai/}}|homepage_link_texttechniques=Moirais Vev homepage{{Unbulleted list|game_mechanics=[[Fateplay]]|[[Act Structure]]play|[[Greek Chorus]]|[[Pre-larp Workshop]]}}
}}
'''Moirais Vev ''' was an early and highly influential experimental larp, a proof-of-concept for the [[Fate]]play method with characters and a more theatrical approach to larping, heavily designed around precursors to Meta-[[Techniques]]. Players dramatized the narrative arcs drawn from Greek myth of Orpheus & Eurydice, in a three-act dramaturgy. The first act featured the wedding of Orpheus & Eurydice - turning from celebration to tragedy as the bride dies from a snake bite. The second act saw most players take on the roles of spirits of the dead, as Orpheus ventured to Hades to beg for mythology and ultimately fail at Eurydice's return to the living. The third act returned to the overworld, as the fates of minor characters were resolved and Orpheus died at the hands of the Mænads. The minor characters - guests at Orpheus & Eurydice's wedding - incorporated several other myths into the story : the Oedipus myth, the Narcissus myth, and elements of Euripedes play ''Bachae''. The larp was opened and closed techniques inspired by the appearance of the Moirai - the three goddesses of fateGreek tragedy.
==Description== Moirais Vev, "the web of the fates", was designed as a proof-of-concept for the [[Fate]]play method and a more theatrical approach to larping, and as a substitute for a more ambitious project to depict the Illiad in larping. Players dramatized the Greek myth of Orpheus & Eurydice, in a three-act dramaturgy. The first act featured the wedding of Orpheus & Eurydice - turning from celebration to tragedy as the bride dies from a snake bite. The second act saw most players take on the roles of spirits of the dead, as Orpheus ventured to Hades to beg for and ultimately fail at fulfilling Eurydice's rebirth. The third act returned to the overworld, as the fates of minor characters were resolved and Orpheus died at the hands of the Mænads. The minor characters - guests at Orpheus & Eurydice's wedding - incorporated several other myths into the story : the Oedipus myth, the Narcissus myth, and elements of Euripedes play ''Bachae''. The opening and closing scenes were framed by dialogue between the Klotho, Lachesis and Athropos; collectively known as the Moirai, goddesses of fate. Players had limited agency - all main events of the larp (deaths, murders, weddings, journeys) were pre-scripted, while players were asked to "fill in the blanks" and build tension towards the main events. For the characters, this was the inevitable draw of Fate, while for the players it was a technique to ensure that they would experience the main trajectories of the source myths. ==Themes== The larp alternated between "dionysian" and "apollonic" scenes. Dionysian scenes were characterised by impulsiveness, revelry, strong emotions, energy, the irrational. Apollonic scenes were formal, poetic, rational, aesthetic, calm. Players rehearsed these styles of play in pre-larp drama workshops. The underlying myths came with themes of their own, such as death-and-rebirth, the crime of hybris, and the impossibility of challenging fate. == Scenography ==
The larp took place in a Norwegian forest, with tents and sunscreens forming the "wedding pavilion" of Orpheus & Eurydice. A nearby marsh, littered with the bones of large animals, star-lit from above yet shrouded in naturally occurring mist, was used to represent the kingdom of Hades.
== Themes Techniques== The *[[Fate play]]*[[Act Structure]]*[[Greek Chorus]]*[[Pre-larp alternated between "dionysian" and "apollonic" scenes. Dionysian scenes were characterised by impulsiveness, revelry, strong emotions, the irrational. Apollonic scenes were formal, poetic, rational, aesthetic. The underlying myths came with themes of their own, such as death-and-rebirth, the crime of hybris, and the impossibility of challenging fate.Workshop]]
== Techniques External links==- [[Fate]]play- [[Act Structure]]- [[Greek Chorus]]- [[Drama workshop]]
[http[Category://fate.laiv.org/moirai/ Moirais Vev archive (Larps]][[Category:Larp runs]][[Category:Larp runs in Norwegian)Norway]][[Category:1997 larp runs]]
