Ever heard of a "Burning man" ceremony?
As Burning Man approaches its 20th year, Bay Area artists are staging a revolt that goes to the soul of the mega-event.
Tickets for a Burning man 2005 are currently $225, going fast, and available online or via mail order
30.000 participants in 2004
People band together to create the performances, fantastic art projects, and theme camps, sometimes larger than any one person could accomplish. A person hanging upside down spinning fire would not seem nearly as amazing without all the music, dancers, and jungle scenes. By creating your own awesome experience, you end up ensuring that other people have a good time too. Your creativity is a gift to others and vice versa. When everyone creates magic together, it becomes a giant positive feedback engine, and a gift for everyone.The Burning Man festival is a week-long art and culture celebration that takes place in the desert of Northwestern Nevada. The celebration of Burning Man's annual fire ceremony began in 1986, created by Larry Harvey and Jerry James. For the next four years, its annual fire party was held at Baker Beach in San Francisco. In 1990, the Park police interceded to prevent the culminating conflagration of the statue. This was a transitional moment for Burning Man as the event evolved with a new location, a change of date, and the beginning of a new meaning for the celebration. This viewpoint is an observation of the events surrounding Burning Man's presence in that year.
Like the best art, Burning Man looks different from each perspective. From a detached distance, you might just see a big art party in the desert. Step up to it and study the details and you'll notice dusty artists toiling over impossible creations, ravers feeling their musical bliss, humans making a gift economy work, and disparate tribes building unique camps into a cohesive – and fairly substantial – temporary city.
But at its most basic level, Burning Man is now a business, a limited liability corporation with an annual budget of about $7.5 million, derived from selling tickets that will next year cost between $175 and $250, depending on when you buy them. The budget pays for permits and other direct costs and for the salaries of dozens of employees, including the board of directors, known as the Borg.
Tickets for a Burning man 2005 are currently $225, going fast, and available online or via mail order
30.000 participants in 2004People band together to create the performances, fantastic art projects, and theme camps, sometimes larger than any one person could accomplish. A person hanging upside down spinning fire would not seem nearly as amazing without all the music, dancers, and jungle scenes. By creating your own awesome experience, you end up ensuring that other people have a good time too. Your creativity is a gift to others and vice versa. When everyone creates magic together, it becomes a giant positive feedback engine, and a gift for everyone.The Burning Man festival is a week-long art and culture celebration that takes place in the desert of Northwestern Nevada. The celebration of Burning Man's annual fire ceremony began in 1986, created by Larry Harvey and Jerry James. For the next four years, its annual fire party was held at Baker Beach in San Francisco. In 1990, the Park police interceded to prevent the culminating conflagration of the statue. This was a transitional moment for Burning Man as the event evolved with a new location, a change of date, and the beginning of a new meaning for the celebration. This viewpoint is an observation of the events surrounding Burning Man's presence in that year.
Like the best art, Burning Man looks different from each perspective. From a detached distance, you might just see a big art party in the desert. Step up to it and study the details and you'll notice dusty artists toiling over impossible creations, ravers feeling their musical bliss, humans making a gift economy work, and disparate tribes building unique camps into a cohesive – and fairly substantial – temporary city.
But at its most basic level, Burning Man is now a business, a limited liability corporation with an annual budget of about $7.5 million, derived from selling tickets that will next year cost between $175 and $250, depending on when you buy them. The budget pays for permits and other direct costs and for the salaries of dozens of employees, including the board of directors, known as the Borg.
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