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Burning Man Reveals 2023 Theme, Animalia
Following a successful return to the playa in 2022, the organizers of Burning Man are starting to prepare for next year’s edition by announcing its theme: Animalia. The theme was revealed in a blog post published in The Burning Man Journal by Stuart Mangrum, the director of Burning Man Project’s Philosophical Center. “This year’s Burning Man theme will celebrate the animal world and our place in it—animals real and imagined, mythic and remembered—and explore the curious mental constructs that allow us to believe that imagined animals are real, real animals are imagined, and that somehow, despite all evidence to the contrary, mankind is somehow not part of the animal kingdom,” Mangrum wrote. That may take a minute to digest, but it leaves room for in...
Burning Man Reveals 2023 Theme, Animalia
Following a successful return to the playa in 2022, the organizers of Burning Man are starting to prepare for next year’s edition by announcing its theme: Animalia. The theme was revealed in a blog post published in The Burning Man Journal by Stuart Mangrum, the director of Burning Man Project’s Philosophical Center. “This year’s Burning Man theme will celebrate the animal world and our place in it—animals real and imagined, mythic and remembered—and explore the curious mental constructs that allow us to believe that imagined animals are real, real animals are imagined, and that somehow, despite all evidence to the contrary, mankind is somehow not part of the animal kingdom,” Mangrum wrote. That may take a minute to digest, but it leaves room for in...
10 Breathtaking Outfits That Stole the Show at Burning Man 2022
Ah Burning Man, a community-based event like none other. Since 2004, the Burning Man Project has been guided by 10 principles, among them “Radical Self-expression.” Altogether, these guidelines are a gentle reminder of what the Burn is all about: letting your imagination run amok on the playa. And it’s here where some of the most mesmerizing adornments come to fruition. While some may say that high-fashion has no place at Burning Man due to its overarching dedication to civic responsibility, fashion is arguably the highest form of self-expression. Year after year, roughly 80,000 people gather in Black Rock City in the Nevada desert. And it’s fascinating to bear witness to how each Burner shows up and, well, dresses up. In no particular order, here are the ...
How to Find the Best Music at Burning Man
80,000 people are currently flocking to the Nevada desert to find music, community, art and themselves. They’re headed to the fabled Black Rock City for Burning Man, which makes its long-awaited return on Sunday, August 28th and runs through September 5th. This year’s theme, “Waking Dreams,” has the feel of a palpable one. It’s not long before Burners find themselves rubbing playa dust out of their eyes as if emerging from a dream to discover magnificent mutant art cars, mind-bending structural art, visceral sound camps and more. Burning Man 2022 “Waking Dreams” official cover art. Tanner Boeger Every attendee is strongly encouraged to digest the 10 Principles of Burning Man to make the most of their burn, as well as the Survival guide and the...
