Press


 

2024 - Xero Shoes

Steve Zavitz wrote an article about our youth programming and the benefits of outdoor training


2021 - Bonjour Realty

Jesse Danger interview with Antoine for L’Interview about his parkour journey.


2021 - US News

Jesse Danger was featured in this article about senior parkour and fall prevention.


2020 - SELF

Jesse Danger and Mike Araujo try gymnastics skills


2020 - SELF

Jesse Danger and Mike Araujo share the history of parkour and test gymnasts on their parkour skills.


2019 - News12

Coaches and community members interviewed by News12


2018 - Crain’s NY

Jesse gave an interview for Crain’s New York Business page


Hollywood stuntman Flip Rodriguez is a hero to many, but not solely for the gravity-defying stunts that landed him on "American Ninja Warrior." A beloved contestant, he hid a personal struggle. As a child, Rodriguez was sexually abused by his father. Once he shared his story publicly, others found their own courage through his bravery.

2018 - Great Big Story

Team member Steve Zavitz and the NYC community featured in A Great Big Story’s narrative on Flip Rodriguez


„Jesse Danger believes everything is a game and that play is the highest form of mastery. He doesn't believe in time or injuries. He believes everyone gets better at whatever they do. He believes that building community is the easiest way to grow." The PKast (Parkour Podcast) is a mix of interview and conversation about Parkour.

2018 - PK One PKast

PK One invited Jesse to their PKast podcast to talk about The Movement Creative and his history with parkour.


Playable design invited the best Parkour group from New York - The Movement Creative, to lead the public running through the city blocks, to feel and map the city with the body.

2017 - Playable Design

Jesse and coach Brendon Trombley went to China to teach a workshop on parkour and game design

 
 
 

 

2017 - Petapixel

Photographer Ben Franke shot photos of Jesse and coach Melanie Hunt in formalwear across NYC

 

 

2017 - Bedford + Bowery

Spotlight on outdoor classes featuring soundbites from Jesse and members of the community

 

 

2015 - New York Times

Blog post from New York Times’ Well Book Club featuring author Christopher McDougall, author of the book “Natural Born Heroes”

 

 

2013 - American Parkour Interview

Jesse gave an interview on American Parkour about the history of Movement Creative and his personal movement practice.

 

 
Jesse Danger and The Movement Creative @TheFeast 2013 Many people will agree that getting fit can be a very tedious task. Exercise has been redefined as a chore as we force ourselves to perform repetitive movements in order to conform to unrealistic standards of beauty.

2013 - The Feast

We were invited to The Feast’s 2013 event in NYC. Co-founder Caitlin Pontrella gave a brief talk on the benefits of parkour while Jesse and members of the Movement Creative community gave a live demonstration. Event attendees were also given an opportunity to try some basic parkour movements on our pop up set after the conclusion of the presentation.

 

 
Parkour instructor Jesse Danger shows Off Duty host Wendy Bounds exercises that let human beings perform Spider-Man moves. From the "Spidey Crawl" to the "Precision" jump, these are high-flying workout maneuvers you can take to the streets.

2012 - Wall Street Journal

Jesse gave an interview and taught one of the hosts for Wall Street Journal’s “Off Duty” series.