The New Yorker Festival

The New Yorker hosts an annual festival in Manhattan. This year, David Belle, the creator of parkour, was brought to New York from France to talk about and demonstrate the movement he developed. The author of the article, along with a translator, interviewed him in front of a large gathering before exhibiting his skills alongside fellow traceurs (people who practice the art of parkour). VentilationX attended the event to network with others traceurs, document the occasion, and meet David Belle. After the interview and group demonstration, we approached David Belle and spoke with him briefly through an interpreter. The New Yorker Festival was an extremely worthwhile experience for the team; we got to meet the leader of a movement and a community to which we belong, while promoting our efforts to a new group of people.