Midburn

Midburn
Location(s) Negev Desert, Israel
Inaugurated June 16–19, 2014 [1]
Most recent June 10–16, 2015[2]
Participants 6,400 (2015)
Website
midburn.org/en/

Midburn (Hebrew: מידברן; Arabic: ميدبيرن) is a 5-day event held in the Negev Desert in southern Israel.[3] The first annual event was held in June, 2014, and was attended by 3,000 people.[4] The second event was held in May 20-24, 2015, and was attended by 6,500 people. The name itself is a portmanteau of the Hebrew word for "desert" (מידבר midbar) and the English word "burn" in reference to the annual Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert. [5]

The festival is held near Sde Boker,[6] and the themes of the event are creativity, art and personal expression.[7] The event culminates in a bonfire of wooden sculptures.

US television presenter Conan O'Brien mentioned Midburn on his show, Conan, during his opening monologue.[8]

References

  1. ↑ http://midburn.org/en-past-events/
  2. ↑ http://blog.burningman.com/2015/01/regionals/midburn-2015-seeking-transcendence-at-the-israel-regional-burn/
  3. ↑ "Inside Midburn, Israel’s version of Burning Man", Al Jazeera, 9 June 2014, retrieved 16 June 2014
  4. ↑ "Midburn in Israel’s Negev desert was a bizarre first attempt at the popular US festival Burning Man", News.com.au, 11 June 2014, retrieved 16 June 2014
  5. ↑ "Now You Can Go to Burning Man After Birthright", TIME, 9 June 2014, retrieved 16 June 2014
  6. ↑ "Israele: il Midburn festival, il deserto diventa "creativo"", la Repubblica (in Italian), 11 June 2014, retrieved 16 June 2014
  7. ↑ Cyril Bonnet (10 June 2014), "Midburn : festival déjanté en plein désert d'Israël", Le Nouvel Observateur (in French), retrieved 16 June 2014
  8. ↑ CONAN Monologue 06/09/14, 9 June 2014, retrieved 18 June 2014

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