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Burning Man Festival: Dancing in the Nevada Desert

It's been described with such superlatives astemperatures can exceed 37C, yet by night
"Mad Max meets Disneyland". Many have tried,they can drop down to around freezing.
and failed, to liken Burning Man to otherThunderstorms and dust storms can arise with
festivals around the world; parallels havelittle notice, transforming the playa into
been drawn to Woodstock, the legendary rockone massive mud puddle in a few minutes. With
festival that famously got out of hand whenno trees or natural shelter, winds average
thousands crashed the gate and the heavens25mph under normal conditions and can rise to
opened to douse the whole event with heavy70mph  during  a  storm.
rain.
Unlike other festivals where the
England's much celebrated three day festivalentertainment is laid on by the organiser -
of music and arts - Glastonbury, has alsoat Burning Man it's the festivals' own
been compared to Burning Man, and though itpunters that are the entertainment. There is
is probably the closest contender thatno main stage, no comedy tent, no dance
exists, the concept is very different to thatarena. Visitors are encouraged to participate
of Burning Man. The truth of the matter isin the creative culture of Burning Man by
that Burning Man is a completely uniqueproviding entertainment for others, whether
event, the likes of which the world has neverit is in the form of amplified music,
seen  before.theatre, performance art, sculpture - at
Burning  Man  -  pretty  much  anything goes.
Every year, for five days, some 50,000 people
make their way to the flat, parched playa ofTravellers from all over the States, and the
the Black Rock Desert, 120 miles north ofrest of the world, descend on Nevada every
Reno in Nevada. They come to form a temporaryyear to be part of this bizarre festival. En
community, named "Black Rock City" that isroute - many spend a night in hotels in
dedicated to self expression and radical selfCarson City, Reno or other nearby
reliance. Unlike other festivals - Burningsettlements, grabbing their chance for a
Man is a commerce-free event; there are nonight in normal civilisation before heading
burger vans, no bars, and no shops, in factdeep  into  the  desert  the  following  day.
there are only two things for sale in Black
Rock City: coffee, and ice, both of which areWhat the future holds for Burning Man is
found in the Centre Camp. Everything elseunsure, but the steady growth of this unique
(food, water, and shelter) has to be broughtevent is likely to continue to attract tens
in,  or  traded  for.of thousands each year, as long as the motto
of  the  festival  remains  true:
Black Rock Desert can be an unforgiving place
and is subject to extremes; by day"We will always burn the man".



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