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Date
October 24, 2012 – March 6, 2013
- Location Phoenix, AZ
- Price Series tickets start at $78.
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Explore vanishing traditions of Africa with Angela Fisher and Carol Beckwith, October 24.
Photograph by Carol Beckwith and Angela FisherNow in its sixth season, National Geographic’s popular speaker series at Arizona’s premier performing arts complex brings entertaining and visually spectacular presentations by dynamic National Geographic explorers, scientists, photographers, and filmmakers to the Valley of the Sun. From deep within the underwater caves of the Bahamas to high in the rainforest canopy of New Guinea, and from documenting traditional African ceremonies to sailing around the North Pole, Nat Geo Live speakers report from the cutting edge of adventure and exploration. And don’t forget that parking at Mesa Arts Center is convenient—and still free!
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Thirty years of work on the African continent have carried Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher across 270,000 miles and through remote corners of 40 countries in exploration of more than 150 African cultures, following their passion to document and create a powerful visual record of these vanishing ways of life for future generations.
Largely unexplored, unimaginably beautiful, and considered among the most hazardous places to dive, the flooded caves, or “blue holes,” of the Bahamas are a potential treasure trove of scientific knowledge. Kenny Broad, National Geographic’s Explorer of the Year for 2011, will guide you through this incredible underwater world.
Join photographer Tim Laman and ornithologist Ed Scholes as they recount their wild and hairy adventures in the New Guinea rain forest in search of some of nature’s most extraordinary wonders—the birds of paradise.
Heir to a great Norwegian tradition of polar voyages, explorer Børge Ousland has replicated the feats of pioneers such as Nansen and Amundsen. Hear about his latest expeditions with photos direct from the field and hair-raising video.
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