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Lesbianism, witches and prison in a kitchen-sink magical setting.
 
Lesbianism, witches and prison in a kitchen-sink magical setting.
  
=== Background ===
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===Background===
 
[[Karin Edman]] had a vivid dream in 2015 that she described to the Facebook group [[Larp Women Unite]]. Members of the group encouraged her to make the dreamed larp into a real larp and in November 2016 that happened.
 
[[Karin Edman]] had a vivid dream in 2015 that she described to the Facebook group [[Larp Women Unite]]. Members of the group encouraged her to make the dreamed larp into a real larp and in November 2016 that happened.
  
=== Music ===
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The larp has had different theme songs, in 2016 and it was a cover of <nowiki>''Creep,'' recorded by Post Modern Jukebox, in 2017 an artist was paid to record a cover of Leonard Cohens song ''You Want it Darker''</nowiki> and in 2018 the event paid the musicians of [[Mary Read]] to write them the song <nowiki>''Truth to Tell''</nowiki>.
 
The larp has had different theme songs, in 2016 and it was a cover of <nowiki>''Creep,'' recorded by Post Modern Jukebox, in 2017 an artist was paid to record a cover of Leonard Cohens song ''You Want it Darker''</nowiki> and in 2018 the event paid the musicians of [[Mary Read]] to write them the song <nowiki>''Truth to Tell''</nowiki>.
  
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Latest revision as of 22:22, 13 January 2019

Häxorna på Ästad Gård
English nameWitches of Ästad Farm
Duration43 hours
Designed by
Techniques
Websitewitchesofastadfarm.wordpress.com/english

Witches of Ästad Farm was a larp about interned witches in an alternate history Swedish world war II.

Setting and Themes

Lesbianism, witches and prison in a kitchen-sink magical setting.

Background

Karin Edman had a vivid dream in 2015 that she described to the Facebook group Larp Women Unite. Members of the group encouraged her to make the dreamed larp into a real larp and in November 2016 that happened.

Music

The larp has had different theme songs, in 2016 and it was a cover of ''Creep,'' recorded by Post Modern Jukebox, in 2017 an artist was paid to record a cover of Leonard Cohens song ''You Want it Darker'' and in 2018 the event paid the musicians of Mary Read to write them the song ''Truth to Tell''.

Runs

Häxorna på Ästad Gård (2016)
English nameWitches of Ästad Farm (2016)
Run ofWitches of Ästad Farm
Information
Date2016 (2016)
LocationÄstad 4H Farm, Sweden
Participants40?
Budget~5,030
Participation fee92
Credits
Crew
Häxorna på Ästad Gård (2017)
English nameWitches of Ästad Farm (2017)
Run ofWitches of Ästad Farm
Information
Date2017 (2017)
LocationÄstad 4H Farm, Sweden
Participants40?
Budget~5,030
Participation fee100
Credits
Crew
Häxorna på Ästad Gård (2018)
English nameWitches of Ästad Farm (2018)
Run ofWitches of Ästad Farm
Information
Date2018 (2018)
LocationÄstad 4H Farm, Sweden
Participants40?
Budget~5,030
Participation fee120
Credits
Crew

The larp has been run three times: In 2016, 2017 and 2018.