CREATING A THEME CAMP
The Mission of a Theme Camp
It is the missionof a theme camp to provide a public home for other citizens of BlackRock City. The purpose of a theme camp is not simply to be with friendsor share domestic arrangements. It is to work with your fellow villagers on a project that will connect you with hundreds of other participants. Like a theme camp or an artwork, a theme camp is a gift that you contribute to our city. A theme camp is self-expressive, a theme camp helps others, and a theme camp should be fun. In taking responsibility for a theme camp you enter the ranks of the founders and organizers of Burning Man and Red Earth City. You should expect to work very hard, play very hard and experience an immense satisfaction. Please read the following description of what a theme camp is, and if you are interested followthe link to the theme camp/village questionnaire.
What is a theme camp?
The concept of a theme camp spontaneously emerged from the experiences of participants that have come to the event in the past. Friends camped together, perhaps working o na theme camp, and in the process they met other camps and decided to form a group the following year. They embraced each other's ideas and, as other participants passed through, they too were brought into the fold. Strong friendships were formed, future plans and commitments were made, and asa result, these communal groupings over the years have prospered. We can now expect each village to contain a great number of theme camps, venues for entertainment, individual living quarters, a central meeting area, public art, communal eating arrangements, and above all, a willingness to welcome and embrace everyone that ventures into their domain. a theme camp is, in fact, a micro-model of "community" within the larger macrocosm of Burning Man. a theme camp citizen's duty has grown from a communal commitment to a civic commitment: Offering gathering areas, help, entertainment and information to those who enter the space.
Theme Camp contact: The Theme Camp contact must compile all of the information needed to complete the Placement Questionnaire. You are responsible for the early arrival requests. Art in your village, fire in your village, storage of flammables in your village we want to know about. The village layout is your responsibility.
By forming a theme camp, you develop a close-knit relationship with the Burning Man community at large. And don't be fooled by the name "village." a theme camp is not a remote suburb. A theme camp has its own identity but also incorporates the identity of the city. Remember, we are all actively creating our Burning Man experience with our pre-event efforts. By building a theme camp, you are setting the tone of our city. What we create this year will be something everyone will remember. Shared ideas, resources and an ever-present concern for every individual make community. To create a theme camp is to take on the responsibility for creating an environmentin which people live together with the intention of creating something to give back to the community. To these ends, it is a place to maximize the potential that everyone brings to Burning Man.
