A larp at the end of the Covid pandemic. To try and give it a place, give it meaning. A long shortlarp, to say goodbye to the past 18 months, and hopefully welcome a new beginning. We promised everybody a happy ending to this larp, but the journey towards that ending might be challenging. Repetitive even. That was “Catharsis”.

“Vianen, December 31, 1986.

After two years of hard work, the residential area is being reopened. Some houses have been completely renovated, while others have been newly built. This is the evening of the festive opening. Everyone is present at the new community center: old residents, new residents, architects, builders, municipal officials, and many more. But this group of people radiates a massive amount of negative energy. Difficult relationships, debts, family problems. The evening is doomed to fail… Or is it?

We play in the year 1986. Because 1986 was a turbulent year, the year of Challenger, the biggest space disaster in history, the year of Chernobyl. The world is uncertain, and the atmosphere is tense. Additionally, this of course provides us with a great musical playlist!”

The LARP consists of four scenes, each lasting two hours. Prior to the LARP, there are 1.5-hour workshops for preparation. Each scene is accompanied by a curated playlist.