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BRC Art, Official Announcements, The Theme

Burning Man 2022: Waking Dreams

October 14, 2021 By Stuart Mangrum

The 2022 Burning Man theme will explore the transformative power of dreams, both literal and figurative, and celebrate the dreamers who channel this potent energy in eye-opening, often surrealistic, sometimes ...Read More

The Ten Principles

Burning Man Culture in a Time of Plague

March 17, 2020 By Caveat Magister

I haven’t seen them in over two weeks, but I now have a close friend who has been tested for ...Read More

Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles

What is Burning Man Leadership? A Model

November 22, 2019 By Caveat Magister

It’s a cliché at this point to suggest that there is a crisis of faith in leadership and expertise across ...Read More

Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles

What Is “Burning Man Education” and Why? A Manifesto

November 21, 2019 By Caveat Magister

When Burning Man started offering “educational programming” or “educational content” depends on what you think that is. The first survival ...Read More

Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles

The State of the Diversity Conversation (Observations From the Field)

November 20, 2019 By Caveat Magister

I don’t want to talk about diversity right now — I don’t have anything new to say about diversity at ...Read More

Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles

Am I a “Burner?”

November 6, 2019 By Caveat Magister

I’ve recently been traveling around the U.S. talking to people in open forums about Burning Man’s philosophy and culture, and ...Read More

Rhymes with Burning Man, The Ten Principles

Four Insights About Gifting After Watching “Gift”

November 4, 2019 By Caveat Magister

Burning Man didn't invent "Gifting," and the ideas presented in Lewis Hyde's seminal book "The Gift" have been extremely influential ...Read More

BRC News, The Theme

Burning Man 2020: The Multiverse

October 15, 2019 By Stuart Mangrum

The 2020 Black Rock City event theme explores the quantum kaleidoscope of possibility, the infinite realities of the multiverse, and ...Read More

Speak up Step up

Regionals, The Ten Principles

Do-ocracy Rant

October 7, 2019 By John "Halcyon" Styn

The Participation and Civic Responsibility Principles mean that we operate in a Do-ocracy. If you don’t like how something is ...Read More

Metamorphoses, Part 8 — Why Burning Man Facilitates Transformation

August 14, 2019 By Caveat Magister

This is the final installment of a series on the theme of Metamorphoses, looking at what causes change and transformation ...Read More

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