Yona Appletree and his friends are doing something different for Burning Man 2013.
They are building a dome where each face has been fitted with an illuminated plexiglass panel that is controlled by a computer. The computer runs custom visualization software that is interactive to music and movement.
They created a prototype of their final project using a 2v 16′ dome using Domerama calculators. The dome shown in the video below is a 16′ 2v made with 1″ EMT. The full size project will (as noted) be a 38′ 5v dome made with 1″ EMT. The “mini” dome in the video is a 5v 36″ scale model of the final project.
The small dome on the inside is a model of the final project: a 5v 38′ dome. It was created using brake tubing and the standard cut-press-drill-bolt process.
Visit their website at http://beyondfire.org where people can see more pictures and video and get in touch with Yona and the rest of the group if you are interested in performing in the dome or teaching dance.
Yona and friends are building the project in collaboration with Tangoed Up in Blues (http://bluestango.com/), where the dome will serve as their dance space this year on the Playa.
