About Myschievia

We care deeply about the safety of our participants of color.

NTXB LLC and Myschievia vehemently oppose racism & are in full support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

what is myschievia?

CAMARADERIE THROUGH ARTISTIC EXPRESSION

Myschievia is a temporary community that exists as a forum for participant-driven creativity and artistic self-expression. There are no spectators, no commerce is permitted, and the event is organized entirely by volunteers. This is the only venue for tickets; none sold at the gate. It is a "Leave No Trace" event. Myschievia provides participants the opportunity to create and contribute, experience and evolve, share and accept, work and play. Respect, community, inclusivity, and cooperation are driving principles of the event. These are based on Burning Man's Ten Principles.

Which brings us to...

myschievia's guiding principles

Unity in Diversity

Everyone contributes something different. We value everyone's contributions but everyone contributes. We welcome the stranger on the condition that they respect our culture.

Consent

Personal boundaries vary by individual and it is our shared responsibility to gain enthusiastic prior agreement through active communication in order to ensure that everyone is either willfully involved or able to distance themselves from inclusion in any particular experience.

Solidarity

Welcome home! If you need something, ask. If you can share something, do. The more we work with others, the more they work with us as well.

Accountability

Nobody's perfect, you just have to own it. Ask for help if you have to.

Stewardship

We are mindful of our relationship with the land. It's okay to be trash, it's not okay to leave trash.

Playful Mischief

Growth is impossible without pushing against pre-existing limits, and the magic of inner growth and achieving the impossible happens outside of our comfort zones. Lean into your discomfort. Safety third.

Liminality

This is the leap into the unknown. This is a transitional form, a space between what is and what is to come. There is no coming back from this, only going forward different. A place of the in-between where the creation of new identities an social arrangements is possible and new potentials and limits can be challenged and explored.

Self-Organization

A community is an active process between equals. It is a collaborative negotiation toward the greater good of everyone involved, and it amplifies with every new addition until the whole is far beyond the sum of it's parts. The collective effervescence we experience at the event is the emergent property of the focused efforts and intention of countless individuals and groups acting of their own volition. There is no one place where everything coheres, it is distributed among us in a dynamic and ever-changing state but nevertheless maintains its equilibrium

past themes

2020: *canceled due to COVID-19*
2019: "We Are Star Stuff" (2019 Community Report)
2018: "Meowschievia"
2017: "Awaken and Rise"
2016: "The Wild Hunt"
2015: "For Science!"
2014: "All Out War"
2013: "Choose Yer Own Mysadventure"

2012: "Here be Dragons"
2011: "Tree of Life"
2010: "Ark of Dreams"
2009: "Pyrosynthesis"
2008: "Burning Bridges"
2007: "Unrulyman"
2006: "Burn the Coliseum"
2005: "Trial by Fire"

about NTXB

NTXB stands for North Texas Burners. We're a community of artists and eccentrics representing Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton, and surrounding locations. The majority of our members have attended or been inspired by Burning Man, and frequently attend the first Texas regional burn, Burning Flipside. As Flipside got bigger and bigger, we decided that Texas was big enough to throw our own event closer to home. So we formed an LLC, found a willing host, and launched Myschievia 1, "Trial by Fire" in 2005. And y'all must have liked it, because we haven't stopped since!

The NTXB community is not just about Myschievia. We are also a social group that will come together for bike rides, parades, fundraisers, parties, art projects, and community education. We are open to people of all walks of life who are willing to offer respect and have an understanding of self-expression outside of the norm. If you bring an open mind, we'll bring the weird.

what does LLC do?

The LLC handles all of the business affairs and operations of NTXB, such as managing money, acquiring and disposition of assets, selection and dismissal of volunteers and contractors, and all matters dealing with liability. We make sure the fun can happen legally and sustainably!

2020 LLC members

Shiny

Dawn

TAM

Kitty

Dr. Porn

Jennifer
Intern

Fugee
Intern

If you'd like to interview for a chance to be an intern for the LLC, you can apply here.
Contact your LLC members here.

what is batcave?

“Batcave” is an organizational and advisory board composed of key volunteers representing the NTXB community. We are tasked with:

Interacting with and representing the NTXB community to the organization
Facilitating the ongoing re-creation and healthy, balanced growth of Myschievia.
Selecting and supporting Volunteer Leads
Advising NTXB LLC on all matters
Providing a system of checks and balances

Batcave meets regularly during the non-winter months, and meetings are generally open to the whole of the NTXB community. We conduct our meetings loosely according to Robert’s Rules of Order, with quorum defined as “greater than half of the voting members”. Voting members are expected to attend all meetings. Repeated absences may result in removal of voting status or removal from Batcave entirely, at the discretion of the other voting members. Removal of voting status from members who have missed three or more meetings in a given calendar year does not require quorum when done at a regularly scheduled Batcave meeting.

New Batcave Members are nominated annually and voted in by a two-thirds vote. In addition, the Landowners are included as non-voting members. The Batcave is led by a Facilitator, who is responsible for calling and presiding over Batcave meetings, and assigning other duties, such as taking minutes, as deemed necessary. The Facilitator is elected by the Batcave with a ⅔ vote. A Parliamentarian is also elected by the Batcave, with a ⅔ vote. The Parliamentarian assists the Facilitator in conducting meetings following a modified Robert’s Rules of Order, keeping stack, and maintaining meeting efficiency and flow. Batcave members may only be removed by member resignation in writing, unanimous vote by the LLC, or a two-thirds vote by the voting Batcave members.

In addition to meeting with each other and the community, Batcave members each take on the responsibility of associating with a working group of leads (“camp”) to help facilitate communication within the group and provide training and support for the related leads. This takes many forms (as suits the leads involved), but ultimately results in a solid support structure for autonomous and empowered volunteer leads, while helping to keep Batcave (and thus LLC) informed and assured that everything is going well and everyone has what they need to create a successful event.