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How to start a Theme Camp #1 – A General Overview

How to start a Theme Camp #1 – A General Overview

The first piece in the ‘How to start a Theme Camp’ blog series is ready for reading! This week’s entry is a very high level overview of how to start your very own, shiny new Theme Camp. It’s a great starting point for preparing and planning what you need to do.

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Covid and the Paddock

Covid and the Paddock

If you’re anything like me, you love reading anything about anything Burn related, whether it’s about our beloved Kiwiburn, or if it’s about the big Burn over the far horizon. Now, if this is the case, you may have come across a particular blog post that discussed how...

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Birgin Experience

Birgin Experience

It’s done. My first Burn of any kind is over and here I sit, processing, reliving, questioning, pondering, aching about every single moment I spent on that glorious Paddock with each and every one of you. Despite spending all year reading about Kiwiburn, writing for...

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Kiwis on the Playa 2022

Kiwis on the Playa 2022

As someone whose first Burn event was Kiwiburn - close to home in a stunning part of the Rangitikei region, with a beautiful river for cooling off on those stupidly hot NZ summer days - I often wonder what exactly it is that compels my fellow Kiwis to fly halfway...

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TINKLE DRUM – THAT’S A WRAP!

TINKLE DRUM – THAT’S A WRAP!

Wow! What an adventure. The Tinkle Drum made it to Burning Man! Despite a plethora of obstacles along the way, the journey was equal parts fun, challenging, and exhausting. We couldn’t have done it without the dedicated team of Kiwis and Dutchies who gave it their all...

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PEOPLE POWERED MUSIC: THE TINKLE DRUM

PEOPLE POWERED MUSIC: THE TINKLE DRUM

A giant interactive music sculpture that people can walk in to create sound is picking up speed. People-Powered Music aka The Tinkle Drum Project is all about international collaboration, recycled materials and breaking down barriers by bringing people together...

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​​The Thirty-Year-Old Birgin

​​The Thirty-Year-Old Birgin

Yes, unbelievably there are still people in the world who have yet to experience the magic and madness of a Burn. I am one of those unfortunate few. Burning Man and all its international mutant offspring have always been known to me. When I first saw the Malcolm in...

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The Tinkle Drum: A Burning Man Art Project

The Tinkle Drum: A Burning Man Art Project

“This piece is about art and music being for—and by—all of us. Music can be created by everyone, it's about sharing, participating, and creating together with what we have." - Bibi Bliekndaal, The Tinkle Drum Project Keen Kiwiburner and creative soul, Bibi Bliekndaal,...

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