All posts by Allie Wollner

Allie Wollner (Lotus Position on playa) has been a theme camp lead with Milk + Honey and proud camper since 2011. She lives in Oakland, CA. Low-budget, high-concept parties are her preferred creative medium.

Civic Initiatives

From Playa to Profession: Lessons in Leadership from Black Rock City

October 17, 2025 By Allie Wollner

The global Burning Man community is full of people whose daily lives are as dynamic and creative as their time ...Read More

Technē in the Dust: How Burning Man Rewrites the Boundaries of Art and Technology

July 29, 2025 By Allie Wollner

Science and religion. Order and chaos. Innovation and tradition. These dualities are often cast as opposing forces in tension, destined ...Read More

BRC Art, Participate in BRC

Forget the (Electronic) Beats; Let’s Talk About the (Live) Bands

June 19, 2025 By Allie Wollner

As with so much of the magic of Black Rock City, you never know what you'll find as you wander ...Read More

BRC Art, Building BRC

The Art of Leveling Up: Your Small Project Can Have a Huge Impact

March 5, 2025 By Allie Wollner

There comes a time in the evolution of (almost) everyone who goes to Burning Man: the day the timer goes ...Read More

Building BRC, Regionals

Building a Beacon: The Global Community Behind Burning Man’s 2025 Temple

February 11, 2025 By Allie Wollner

Other than the Man itself, it’s hard to imagine any element of Burning Man more iconic than the Temple. Though ...Read More

Global Art, Global Programming

Playa Experiments to Global Solutions: Black Rock City’s Living Legacy

November 19, 2024 By Allie Wollner

For one week each year, we all know that a portion of the Black Rock Desert transforms into a city. ...Read More

BRC Art, Regionals

Sparking Kindness & Connection, From the Windy City to Rural Romania

October 8, 2024 By Allie Wollner

When it comes to the international reach of Burning Man, the fire metaphor is the gift that keeps on giving. ...Read More

Tales from the Playa

So You Fell in Love on Playa. Now What?

September 6, 2018 By Allie Wollner

What can you do; it happens to the best of us. Love strikes like lightning out there. But now that ...Read More

Spirituality, Tales from the Playa

Burning Love Podcast Episode 2: Twin Flames, When Love Lives Only on Playa

May 25, 2018 By Allie Wollner

So, what if you had a soulmate, but your love only lived for one week a year in a mostly ...Read More

Tales from the Playa

Burning Love: A New Podcast About Falling in Love in the Dust and Trying to Bring It Home

August 21, 2017 By Allie Wollner

Burn long enough and it will happen: you’ll fall in love out there. But once we return to the land ...Read More