Heart of Darkness

• Slavery
• Colonialism
• Racism

System: LARP
Deltakere: 4-6 players

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Heart of Darkness is a larp about lies people want to believe when the truth is too uncomfortable. It explores how banal motivations – mostly money – make people take part in genocide. It is about one of the worst slave states in human history.

Heart of Darkness is the story of two young officers who have returned to Belgium in 1902 after serving in the security apparatus of Congo Free State. During a dinner party, they tell stories about their exploits in Congo. The stories are complete fabrications as the reality is much, much worse. Play alternates between dinner scenes and flashbacks to Congo Free State.

No historical knowledge of Congo Free State (nor Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness) is required. The larp will begin with a short briefing in the subject. We are aiming for historical plausibility and respectful take on the suffering of the victims, but every detail doesn’t need to be accurate.

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