National Geographic Live Series
Life on Thin Ice with Photographer Kiliii Yüyan
Tuesday, October 29
7:30pm
Capitol Theater
$25 - $65
Age Recommendation
6 and up
Meet the Artist
Stay after the show for a brief informal Q&A session in the theater with the performers.
Journey into the heart of the Arctic with National Geographic Live! Explore the icy landscapes teeming with life, where sea ice is as essential as desert sand. Half a million Indigenous people call this frosty land home, but they’re not alone. Polar bears, musk ox, whales and caribou co-exist with their human neighbors. Join Kiliii Yüyan, our first speaker of indigenous descent, as he reveals the deep bond between Native peoples and the majestic creatures of the North through beautiful images and awe-inspiring moments.
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Meet the Speaker
Photographer
Kiliii Yüyan
Kiliii Yüyan is an award-winning photographer capturing the human experience in some of the world’s harshest environments. He is a 2023 recipient of National Geographic’s Eliza Scidmore Award for Outstanding Storytelling. Yüyan has a unique talent for showcasing stories of the Artic and the human communities connected to the land. He leans on his ancestry that is both Nanai and Chinese American as he explores other cultures. In addition to National Geographic, Kiliii is a contributor to Vogue, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Guardian and Nature Conservancy.
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