2013/11 - Brad Ludden - Bravery

November's global theme was BRAVERY, and our speaker was Brad Ludden, founder of First Descents. Founder of First Descents (firstdescents.org), Brad became Nike’s first sponsored whitewater kayaker, was on the cover of Outside Magazine, traveling the globe in search of first descents on remote rivers, and filming with the largest production companies in the outdoor industry—all by the age of eighteen.

The event was hosted at New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (nyuskirball.org), the premier venue for the presentation of cultural and performing arts events for NYU and lower Manhattan.

Since opening in 2003, the 860-seat Skirball Center has been an educational and community building resource, providing NYU's first large-scale, professional performance space on campus. Through university events, presentations, and partnerships, the Skirball Center offers a unique multi-arts performance program in its intimate proscenium theater located on the south of Washington Square in the heart of Greenwich Village.

All photos taken by Bekka Palmer.