# Burning Man drone show – Drone Stories

> Together with our friends from DRIFT, we lit up the Playa at Burning Man. With 1000 drones, 4 different show designs and 15 shows in total, there are only 2…

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Fifteen shows in the desert

# Burning Man

Together with our friends from DRIFT, we lit up the Playa at Burning Man. With 1000 drones, 4 different show designs and 15 shows in total, there are only 2 words to describe how we used the Black Rock City sky as our canvas: absolutely legendary!

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| Client | Burning man |
| Location | Black Rock City, Nevada |
| Drones | 1,000 |
| Show length | 11 minutes |
| Audience | 80.000 |
| Type | festival |

More [drone shows in Black Rock City](/drone-shows/in/black-rock-city/)

## The story behind the lights

We had the opportunity to express a message of collective inspiration, that weaves technology with tradition, light and darkness, and mind with spirit. Our intention was to render magic in the skies of the Playa and inspire humanity to a common dream of unity. We are grateful to be able to contribute to the mission of Burning Man, which is to produce the annual event known as Burning Man and to guide, nurture and protect the more permanent community created by its culture.

## More about the Burning Man drone shows

The Playa is a place where we can experiment with the magic we are creating. At this year’s 2022 Burn we had a beautiful opportunity to express a message with technology that inspires people to come closer to each other and to the dream of unity.

‘Space Invaders’ is an ode to the Japanese game that was released in 1978. With ‘Man vs. Machine’ we translated the interesting relationship between human beings and the machines that are becoming part of our lives.  Our ‘Endless Show’ is flown to inspire attendees to dream big. Nothing is impossible! The technique enabled us to fly a show for 2,5 hours. More to come soon… Our last show ‘Spirit of the Man’ is a special, iconic, custom-designed Burning Man show. It is a translation of the man walking around the playa, burning down and rising from the ashes.

Impact

## What it did online

Our own posts about Burning Man on Instagram, and what the audience wrote back.

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| Video views | 162k |
| Likes | 15k |
| Comments | 293 |

* “Saw the performance, it was awesome”

 @tomhegen.de · Instagram
* “You guys nailed it once more. Hope I can see one of your performances live one day… maybe in Amsterdam?”

 @magari.maelis · Instagram
* “We are so glad that you guys had a chance to perform the drone show before the storm. Congratulations once again, it is beautiful ❤️”

 @droneshow\_animations · Instagram

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[All shows](/drone-shows/)

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