Wednesday November 20, 2024

By the People, For the People.

The Commons

“Cuentos Del Mochilero”

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Last Winter Finn Cubitt (@dance_on_the_obstacles_of_life) traveled to Chile to escape the cold, visit family, and make new friends. Cuentos Del Mochilero documents his adventures from his travels. In this interview Egg (@klickstein) chats with Finn about parkour travel, the parkour scene in Chile, and finding community far away from home. Enjoy! Egg: I’d love to […]

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Locals

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Wiz and Gavin’s video “Locals” captures their time together causing a ruckus down in Puerto Rico. Egg sat down with them to chat about the project, their relationship, and perspective on training. Egg: Congrats on the project! I was lucky enough to see it a good minute ago when you first sent it to David. […]

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David Witchell’s “One Year Of Yard”

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A conversation with David Witchell (@david_witchell_dop) hosted by Egg Klickstein (@klickstein) Egg: To kick things off, I want to ask a bit about the origins of this idea. I think you said in the video that you’ve been wanting to do something like this for close to 10 years.  David: I started training in Horsham […]

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Trev Kunkel’s “Sprout”

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The Commons reached out for me to snag an interview with Trev to go up with his new video part. Out of all the interviews I’ve done so far, this somehow felt both super natural and a bit strange. I’ve been close friends and roommates with Trev for years, and I really wanted to make sure my prior knowledge of him wouldn’t get in the way of properly highlighting his talents as a movement artist. Trev is one of my favorite movers, and a big inspiration for moving in a way that feels authentic and unique. It’s my hope that our chat gives some solid inside into his thought process.

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About Us

Born in Boston, The Commons is a grassroots publishing company, event organizer, and community leader. Through hosting events, uplifting local communities, and providing opportunities for athletes and artists we are working to spread authentic parkour culture and put American parkour on the map. Being a community project means that anybody and everybody can contribute to […]

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Get Involved

Come train! The best way to get involved is to come out and train! We try to host community sessions every week and mini-jams regularly. Follow our Instagram page @thecommons.boston or join our discord to get the when and where. Work with us The Commons is always looking for new athletes and artists to work […]

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Happy Little Traffic Cones: with Niko Selski

On a cold February Friday I spoke with Niko Selski for the first time. Perhaps better known by their moniker online, @lowertownlavender, Niko has made a name for themself across the parkour community through their unique and expressive art style, and their intuitive movement skill alongside the other members of Norf. Niko’s work as an […]

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The Effect of a Parkour Jam

“Jams have always been about connection. With friends new and old, with greater influences outside of your normal routines/training and with places you’d never have the context to visit on your own.” David Ehrlich, one of the founding fathers of The Commons, summed up what it means to be at a jam. It doesn’t revolve around your training and the clips you get; it’s about exploring the community and what parkour can be. 

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