"How to Survive the Apocalypse: A Burning Opera" is a Burning Man-inspired theatrical freak-out that combines rock opera, vaudeville, and a Dionysian revival show that is just as inspired and terrified by current events as you are. Part mutant mystery play, part crash-course in proactive future culture, the evening combines millennialist rants and sexy burlesque with an ambitious and ferociously inventive rock musical scored by Mark Nichols, with libretto by counterculture writer Erik Davis.

Driven by the desire to bring the burn off the playa, but without the crusty snot, "How to Survive the Apocalypse" aims to communicate the vibe of Burning Man and the culture it has helped spawn to wider audiences. On a larger level, the show aims to explore the conflicts and paradoxes of the event itself, from its tangled origins to its ongoing mutation into a mixed bag. On an even larger level, however, the evening is completely aimless, or at least shoots from the hip in your general direction with a furry thong over its eyes.

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