Black Rock City | Burning Man Journal

The Ritual and Risk of Dancing with Fire: A Conversation with Crimson Rose

October 19, 2022 By Kirsten Weisenburger

To witness Crimson Rose in action wrangling performers and staff is to experience a force of nature at work in her element… and yes, that element is fire. One of ...Read More

Building BRC

It’s All About the Base

October 14, 2022 By Kim Cook

Back in June, we shared with you about the base we didn't build. Now, here's the story of the base ...Read More

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Black Rock City 2022 — We Came, We Saw, We Burned, We COUNTED!

October 12, 2022 By Census Team

Now that we’re on the other side of That Thing in the Desert, dusting off our gear and getting back ...Read More

Tales from the Playa

Black Rock City in a Maelstrom

October 12, 2022 By Roxane Jessi

Holding hands with my sister and playa family while the Man burst into flames, the dancing fire reflected in our ...Read More

Leaving No Trace

End of the Line: Playa Resto Gets Ready To Wrap It Up

October 4, 2022 By Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley

The ephemeral nature of our desert metropolis is a large part of what makes Black Rock City what it is. ...Read More

Survive and Thrive, Tales from the Playa

No One Said It Was Going to Be Easy

September 23, 2022 By John Curley

I don’t know anyone who isn’t thinking that this past Burn was one of the hardest weeks of Burning Man ...Read More

Tales from the Playa

Quiet Moments, Quiet Magic: Black Rock City 2022

September 22, 2022 By Caveat Magister

My first several days on the playa did not feel like Burning Man to me. It felt strange and unfamiliar. ...Read More

Serious Stuff, Tales from the Playa

Burning Man 2022: How Life Imitated Art

September 16, 2022 By Caveat Magister

I have a new metaphor for the way Burning Man changes. For the last 10-ish years, I’ve been a part ...Read More

Survive and Thrive, Tales from the Playa

From the Depths of FOMO to the Random Joy of Immediacy

September 15, 2022 By Kirsten Weisenburger

Light-hearted disclaimer: Just because I went to Black Rock City with a broken leg doesn’t mean you should! Black Rock ...Read More

Building BRC, Survive and Thrive

John Curley: “This Year, I’m Rewiring Myself”

August 27, 2022 By Dennis Hinkamp a.k.a. Flackmaster

You can’t document Burning Man. Most who try hit the potholes of confirmation bias or fascination with shiny objects. In ...Read More