Burning Man Festival - February 28, 2025
JRS: Camp Symposium + Burning Bureaucracy
The Jackrabbit Speaks by Burning Man Project | V29:#10 ...
| No images? Click here  Volume 29, Issue #10 | February 28, 2025   You may have heard this phrase floating around: "It's going to be the best Burning Man ever!" What EXACTLY does that mean anyway? Far be it for anyone to impose their best Burning Man on another soul. Only YOU can imagine what your best Burn might be — it's a marvel of your own creation, hatched from your imagination. You are officially empowered to dream up your most playful, audacious, innovative or oddball Tomorrow Today. Then go out and find the others — you know they're out there — and bring it. Burning Man is, after all, a permission engine: a moment in time and space when anything is possible. You just have to make it so! Count on this bunny to serve the freshest updates on Black Rock City tickets — embellished with a fluffy tail. Stewards Sale allocations close today — Friday, February 28 at 12pm PT. Ticket Aid and Resilience programs are open now. When you choose a higher-priced ticket to Black Rock City, you are subsidizing lower-priced tickets for your fellow participants, and supporting more awe and creativity in your favorite dusty metropolis. Listen to a new podcast conversation with key Black Rock City leaders about how they're streamlining processes and discarding red tape for this year's event. Read Caveat's enlightening Journal series on developing bureaucracies that feel like Burning Man. Tune up your Burn and set intentions at a new writing workshop in Burning Man Hive. Have a penchant for khaki (and helping your fellow Burner)? YOU may have what it takes to become a Black Rock Ranger. Drop by March office hours for answers to all your theme camp, mutant vehicle or art questions. If running a theme camp is your flavor of fun, be sure to register for the March 22 Camp Symposium. “The disco ball is a reminder that life is meant to be enjoyed.” – Diana Ross   Black Rock City Ticketing Update: Stewards Sale, Ticket Aid & Resilience  Hold onto your sparkle pants. We've got the freshest Black Rock City ticket updates right here, right now. New this year, ticket pricing is on a sliding scale — from $550 to $3,000 with the $750 ticket covering the cost of your BRC experience. Check out the ticket price tiers on this page to decide which is best for you. A giant thank you to those who opt for higher-priced tickets — you're making the life-changing experience of BRC possible for others. Ticket Aid and Resilience Program applications are open. Ticket Aid offers reduced-priced tickets to participants who are on a limited income. Resilience makes Black Rock City possible for people severely affected by natural disasters or geopolitical conflict. The Stewards Sale is open March 5 to 12. This program offers tickets for groups registered as theme camps, art projects, mutant vehicle crews and other core contributors. Stewards Sale seeds have until Friday, March 28 at 12pm PT to add invitees. If you were invited by your crew or camp lead, the Stewards Sale will be open March 5 to 12. (Photo by Amber Skelley)   Caveat Asks: How Do We Make Bureaucracy Feel Like Burning Man?  Whether planning shenanigans in a city or on a Nevada lakebed, bureaucracy is a necessary evil for collaboratively bringing wonderful things into the world. In a new Journal series, Burning Man's Philosopher laureate, Caveat Magister, asks: How do we develop approaches to bureaucracy that “feel like Burning Man...” by incorporating Participation, Civic Responsibility, and Communal Effort (at least)? In this exploration, Caveat unpacks the challenges of creating superstructures that encourage local self-determination and agency, and local systems that foster connection and collaboration. Then he shares the ingredients for inventing a bureaucracy that feels like Burning Man, as defined in a past series of community workshops. Keep an eye on the Journal for the third and final piece in Caveat’s series, coming soon. Read the Journal posts here:
Art: "The Corporate Ladder” by Michael Spraker Night Visions Studios, 2022 (Photo by Ales Prikryl)   Support Burning Man Project  Burning Man is a spark for a better world, where people can discover the most beautiful aspects of themselves and share them with others. That spark needs to continue! Thank you for all that you do. Your contributions of time, participation, and philanthropy bring Burning Man to life. The nonprofit requires support beyond ticket sales to build Black Rock City and ensure the awe of Burning Man remains financially accessible. FOMO tickets are no longer offered; instead, Burning Man Project has launched the Patron of Black Rock City. This program embodies Communal Effort and Gifting by subsidizing lower-priced tickets, while financing Honoraria art grants and other programs that nurture creativity in Black Rock City. As a Patron of Black Rock City, you gain easy access to buy BRC 2025 tickets, without needing to pre-register. Because of the community's generosity, we will continue to build Black Rock City and stoke this wonderfully connective culture that has changed so many lives. We will continue to bring people together to imagine and build grand things that infuse the world with awe. Become a Patron of Black Rock City today (Photo by Scott London)   Listen to "De-bureaucratizing Your Burn" on Burning Man Live  How can we better balance Radical Self-expression with the necessities of cohabiting in a temporary metropolis? Host Stuart Mangrum joins BRC Event Operations Director Louder Charlie, Chef Juke of the Department of Mutant Vehicles Council, and Associate Director of City Planning Level to talk about preserving the magic while navigating the complexities of growth. Be sure to listen for key details of how they are streamlining processes and discarding red tape for anyone who dreams of making things happen in BRC 2025.   Creative Writing Workshop for Burners — Hive — March 17 to 21  Where: Online in Burning Man Hive Playa Soul Repair is your creative garage — a space to tune up your spirit, reconnect with your experiences, and set intentions for your next Burn. Over one week, with daily one-hour sessions, Nicholas Powers Ph.D. will guide you through a mix of creative writing exercises, storytelling, and reflective discussions. Using simple yet powerful tools — talking, writing, and sharing — you’ll connect with your playa magic. Art: "Cosmic Love" by Michael Benisty, 2022 (Photo by Stephane Lanoux)  Become a Black Rock Ranger — Applications Open March 1  Do you enjoy helping people while strolling the city, checking out art, and interacting with other participants? You may be a future Black Rock Ranger! The application window opens on March 1 and will remain open until April 30 — or until the maximum number of applications is reached. (Photo by Maritta Renz)  New for 2025: Monthly Office Hours with DMV, Art & Placement  Have questions about bringing art, a mutant vehicle, or creating a theme camp in Black Rock City? Curious about getting involved with one of these teams? The Art department, Department of Mutant Vehicles (DMV) and Placement are hosting monthly office hours to assist you with all your queries. RSVP below. Art Office Hours Department of Mutant Vehicles Office Hours Placement Office Hours Art: "Together For-never" by Simon Bellamy, 2024 (Photo by George Post)   2025 Camp Symposium — Online — March 22  Where: Online The Camp Symposium is an annual online gathering for Black Rock City camp organizers and leaders to connect and learn from one another. Whether you're a seasoned Theme Camp Organizer, or you are bringing a camp to Black Rock City for the first time this year, YOU are welcome to participate in a day of panels, a plenary, and breakout discussions. Register for the Camp Symposium (Photo by Susan C. Becker) AfrikaBurn: Out of the Blue— South Africa — April 28 to May 4  Where: Tankwa Karoo, South Africa South Africa's mind-bending Regional Event invites you to get deep into the blue — a slippery slide into the depths with 10,000 of your best friends. Everything is under the surface and everything is under the sun. Be what you want to be, see what you want to sea. Dusty dreams and sandy sleep in your eyes, dive deeper and slip into the coolness of the Karoo nights and bask in the sunrise. You're in luck. There are tickets!   We were listening to... Anton Tumas @ Never Sleep Again, Black Rock City 2024 | Listen on Soundcloud   Burning Man Facebook Page   Post Request: Credits: More Information: Previous Editions of the Jackrabbit Speaks: Subscribe & Unsubscribe:    You are receiving this because of your interest in and support of Burning Man Project. Burning Man Project • 660 Alabama St. San Francisco, CA 94110 • 415-865-3800 |
