Documentation for So You Think You Can Dance?, a Palestinian edu-larp
20 January 2019
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Five players
Designed by Riad Mustafa, Ureib Samad, and Mohamad Rabah
Organized by TLS
Documentation for So You Think You Can Dance?
Winter Schedule
The hubbub of the holidays is behind us and we are pleased to announce our tentative Winter 2019 event schedule! We are still working out the details for each of these, and the lineup is subject to change. Watch this space for future announcements about these events!
We still have room for a couple more submissions. Contact the Creative Director if you have an idea.
Larp House Presents: So You Think You Can Dance?
During the 2002 Israeli military invasion of Ramallah, people were arrested at random and put placed in a transitional prison camp while they decide whether to release the prisoners or transfer them to a permanent prison.
By coincidence a group of former classmates from Birzeit University are arrested in the middle of the night. They are held at this prison camp with hands tied and eyes covered.
In So You Think You Can Dance? the players will take the roles of characters that each represent different political views on how to end the occupation, as well as different visions for the Palestinian State. During the scenario the characters will revisit their political arguments from 1993 (year of the first Oslo Accords), and explore how these arguments and political views have developed by 2002.
What
So You Think You Can Dance? is an educational live-action game for non-Palestinians about the internal Palestinian political situation, for 5 to 10 players.
Designed by Riad Mustafa, Ureib Samad, and Mohamad Rabah
Organized by TLS
When
Sunday, 20 January 2019, from 2 pm to 6 pm
Where
So You Think You Can Dance? will take place at SpringBOX, located at 262 University Ave W in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Parking on site. METRO Green Line and bus lines stop nearby.
Registration
If you are interested in participating, fill out our So You Think You Can Dance? registration form before 11:59 pm on Saturday, January 12th. We’ll let you know if you are in the larp by Monday January 14th.
SpringBOX is a space for community events and programming, operated by Springboard for the Arts. We are requesting a pay-what-you-want goodwill donation ($5 suggested) to support the work of SpringBOX in appreciation for the use of their space. No one will be turned away if they are unable to make a donation.
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