As Del Close said, "it's funny when it's true". But if the moment centers around an abandonment of reality, how much truth remains? 1 year ago
Burns tend to be unreal to begin with. Bring in Improv's encouragement to go a little more over the top, and serious stupidity can follow. 1 year ago
Participatory literature might be another matter. Building on each other's stories, holding readings. Less of an invitation to be outrageous 1 year ago
"You mean the climax, Joseph?" Under the circumstances, I'd prefer not to describe it using that word, and am thankful that I don't have to. 1 year ago
The high / low point of the scene came as one performer lifted the loin cloth of another for a peek. This was what the scene built up to. 1 year ago
That's a good thing, because they're memories I should dwell on. Like the way I saw an improv set degenerate at my first burn. 1 year ago
Some of the concepts from the Cafe might still be imported, though. No participatory theatre, because I've been dwelling on old memories. 1 year ago
. What am I going to write about? To give a firm answer to that question, before I've written more than a few lines would be premature, but I can say what a lot of this will be about. Burning Man has, as a community, sometimes defined itself in a surprisingly self-deprecating manner, as a place where a thousand grand ideas are executed poorly. Why poorl […]
Pages about a few Burning Man Installations making use of a relatively coolly burning oil, allowing visitors to scoop up fire in their hands without injury, reportedly. Egeria, the most popular of these, was a working fountain of gently burning fire.
Do you remember that giant fire breathing metal dragon you saw in the middle of the Playa, a few years ago? It was (and is) a bus of sorts, which doubled as a chill space, and it has a homepage.