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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

Midburn

Hagit Refaeli Mishkin (Courtesy)
October 29, 2023, 4:41 pm
Hagit Refaeli Mishkin, 48: Educator, activist & ‘Midburn’ organizer
Murdered near Kibbutz Be’eri, October 7; ‘My mother is my role model,’ said daughter Noa
By ToI Staff
People protest at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv against the decision of the police and the Supreme Court to cancel the Doof Festival, June 7, 2019 (Adam Shuldman/Flash90)
June 8, 2019, 11:39 am
15 arrested as hundreds demonstrate in Tel Aviv over cancelled trance festival
Doof festival scrapped over drug concerns; police say individuals detained at illegal protest for disturbing public order, attacking police officers, vandalism; 2 officers injured
By ToI Staff
The kind of massive float that will travel to Israel as part of the Jewish unity parade, slated to take place on December 3, 2018 in Jerusalem (Courtesy public relations)
November 20, 2018, 11:56 pm
Deflating hopes, Jerusalem parade to be ‘in spirit of Macy’s’
Raining on reports of actual balloons from Thanksgiving procession making their way to Israel, PR official says march will instead capture some of atmosphere of New York event
By Jessica Steinberg
Two of Nirit Levav Packer's Afghan dogs, welded from many sets of bicycle chains (Courtesy Nirit Levav Packer Art Gallery)
October 2, 2018, 6:48 am
Broken bikes, twigs, and bric-a-brac become art in sculptor’s studio
In her new Jaffa gallery, Nirit Levav Packer shows off her collections of dogs and pregnant women, made from recycled parts and pieces
By Jessica Steinberg
The Temple of One burns on the last night of the Israeli Burning Man festival, Midburn, in the desert near Sde Boker, May 24, 2015. (Ben Kelmer/Flash90)
May 31, 2015, 11:22 pm
Israeli Burning Man may have accidentally damaged prehistoric tools
Central art installation of last week’s Midburn festival was built atop 150,000-year-old archaeological site
By Melanie Lidman
A Midburn participant twirls a flaming baton at the second annual festival modeled after America's Burning Man on May 24, 2015. (Ben Kelmer/Flash90)
From the WebMay 28, 2015, 6:54 pm
Ancient temple burned by mistake at Israel’s Burning Man
Revelers at Midburn festival accidentally torch remnants dating back to Paleolithic and Chalcolithic periods
By AP and ToI Staff
The Temple of One burns on the last night of the Israeli Burning Man festival, Midburn, in the desert near Sde Boker, May 24, 2015. (Ben Kelmer/Flash90)
May 26, 2015, 8:44 pm
Dust and ashes: Israel’s Burning Man explodes in the Negev
Desert art festival with 7,000 goes forth despite challenges with police permits, two bomb disposals and a fatal heart attack
By Melanie Lidman
Revelers watch the wood installations burn at the second annual Midburn festival, the Israeli version of Burning Man, on May 24, 2015. (Ben Kelmer/Flash90)
May 25, 2015, 11:30 pm
Thousands descend on Negev for Midburn
Second annual desert festival, Israel’s version of Burning Man, celebrates radical culture and self-reliance
By ToI Staff
'Sabale' or Grandfather, which was lit up with LED lights each night at 2014's Midburn (Courtesy Faluja)
May 19, 2015, 4:52 am
Police, Israel’s Burning Man reach final agreement
Midburn organizers told to limit nudity, install CCTV cameras as work on 70+ art installations proceeds before next week’s launch
By Melanie Lidman
'Sabale' or Grandfather, which was lit up with LED lights each night at 2014's Midburn (Courtesy Faluja)
May 18, 2015, 6:29 pm
Police ordered to permit Israeli Burning Man event
Midburn organizers ordered to limit nudity, install CCTV cameras as work on 70+ art installations continues
By Melanie Lidman
The early stages of Temple 1, the central installation built by Itamar Polege and Lior Peleg for this year's Midburn (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
May 17, 2015, 9:11 pm
Burning down the house at a desert festival
A Temple is built for Midburn, Israel’s homegrown Burning Man, where participants come to contemplate creation before it all goes up in smoke
By Jessica Steinberg
The art installation known as the 'Temple,' a giant, climbable structure built to resemble three trees, was burned at the end of Midburn in 2014 after more than 24 hours of negotiations with police. (Sharon Avraham/MIdburn)
May 17, 2015, 1:14 am
Israeli Burning Man faces permit challenges
Midburn Festival, set to begin Wednesday with 6,000 participants, runs into difficulties with police
By Melanie Lidman
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